The scale of our members’ operations
At present the World Gold Council has 24 members who include the world’s leading and most forward thinking gold mining companies, representing approximately 60% of global corporate gold production. They are headquartered across the globe and have mining operations that stretch to almost every inhabited continent.
Members’ active support of the World Gold Council represents their shared vision of ensuring a sustainable gold mining industry, based on a deeper understanding of gold’s role in society, now and in the future.
For more information on our members please see below.
We also have Associate members who include the Hutti Gold Mines Co Ltd, Royal Gold Inc, China Gold Group Corporation and Mitsubishi Materials Corporation.
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African Barrick
Headquarters: London
Website: http://www.africanbarrickgold.comAfrican Barrick Gold is Tanzania’s largest gold producer and one of the five largest gold producers in Africa. It has four producing mines and several exploration projects at various stages of development. It has produced 5.3 million attributable ounces of gold since it began operations and had a total resource base of 26.9 million ounces of gold as at 31 December 2010. At the same date, the ABG Group had a total of 4,831 employees, with an additional 2,904 contracted personnel.
Maintaining a license to operate through acting responsibly in relation to the people, the environment and the communities in which it operates is central to its strategy.
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Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd
Headquarters: Canada
Website: www.agnico-eagle.comAgnico-Eagle Mines Limited is a global mining firm focused on gold, with operations in Canada and advanced-stage projects and opportunities in Canada, Mexico, Finland, and the US.
Agnico-Eagle's LaRonde Mine in Quebec is Canada's largest gold deposit and is a strong foundation for further international expansion.
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Alamos Gold Inc.
Headquarters: Canada
Website: www.alamosgold.comAlamos is an established Canadian-based gold producer that owns and operates the Mulatos Mine in Mexico, and has exploration and development activities in Mexico and Turkey.
The Company employs 500 people in Mexico and Turkey and is committed to the highest standards of environmental management, social responsibility, and health and safety for its employees and neighbouring communities.
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AngloGold Ashanti
Headquarters: South Africa
Website: www.anglogoldashanti.comAngloGold is a global gold producer with operations in four continents.
The company employs over 60,000 people across the world, is committed to sustainable development and takes into account both the communities and environments in which it operates.
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Barrick Gold Corp.
Headquarters: Canada
Website: www.barrick.comBarrick is the gold industry production volume leader with 25 operating mines, a pipeline of large, long-life projects and 138.5 million ounces of proven and probable gold reserves.
Barrick was listed on the DJSI – World & North America for the third and fourth consecutive years in 2010, respectively.
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Buenaventura
Headquarters: Peru
Website: www.buenaventura.com.peBuenaventura is a global mining company producing precious metals and holding mining rights in Peru.
Since its foundation in 1953, Buenaventura has been focusing on exploration and exploitation activities, both by its own and through joint ventures. Buenaventura is also an important shareholder of Minera Yanacocha S.R.L., the leading gold producer in Latin America.
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Centerra Gold
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Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation
Headquarters: US
Website: www.coeur.comCoeur d' Alene Mines Corporation is the world's largest primary silver producer and a growing gold producer.
Coeur has a strong Latin American presence, and owns and operates an underground mine in southern Argentina. It also owns a surface mine in Nevada; and has a non-operating interest in a low-cost mine in Australia. Production also recently began at the world's newest pure gold mine, Coeur's wholly owned Kensington Gold Mine in Alaska.
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Eldorado Gold Corporation
Headquarters: Canada
Website: www.eldoradogold.comEldorado Gold Corporation is an international gold producer. It operates four mines with two under contruction, and operates in China, Turkey, Brazil, Greece and surrounding regions. The company goal is to produce approximately 1 million ounces of gold annually by 2013.
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Franco-Nevada Corporation
Headquarters: Canada
Website: www.franco-nevada.comFranco-Nevada Corporation is a gold-focused royalty company with additional interests in platinum metals, oil and gas and other assets.
Since its IPO in late 2007, Franco-Nevada has delivered superior returns to investors through its portfolio of high-margin cash flow producing assets located principally in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The Company also has a pipeline of royalties on projects that are under development as well as royalties on a large portfolio of exploration projects and other assets. Franco-Nevada has a strong balance sheet with no debt or hedges and has capital available to fund growth through further royalty acquisitions.
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Goldcorp Inc.
Headquarters: Canada
Website: www.goldcorp.comGoldcorp has operations and development projects located in safe jurisdictions throughout the Americas. It employs more than 14,000 people worldwide. Goldcorp is committed to responsible mining practices and is well positioned to deliver sustained, industry leading growth and performance
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Golden Star Resources Ltd
Headquarters: US
Website: www.gsr.comFocussed in Ghana for 25 years, GSR has expanded its operations from an exploration company to one which also is a gold producer.
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Gold Fields Limited
Headquarters: South Africa
Website: www.goldfields.co.zaGold Fields Limited was formed in 1998 with the amalgamation of the gold assets of Gold Fields of South Africa Limited and Gencor Limited. It has nine operating mines in South Africa, Ghana, Australia and Peru.
The company employs some 50 000 people including contractors across its global operations.
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IAMGOLD Corporation
Headquarters: Canada
Website: www.iamgold.comIAMGOLD is a mid-tier gold mining company producing approximately one million ounces annually from eight gold mines on three continents.
IAMGOLD’s growth plans are strategically focused in West Africa, select countries in South America and in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Québec, where it also operates a niobium mine.
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Kinross Gold Corporation
Headquarters: Canada
Website: www.kinross.comKinross, a global gold producer, is now active in eight mining-friendly countries, with ten operating mines, five high-quality development projects, and more than 7,000 employees.
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Newcrest Mining Limited
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New Gold Inc.
Headquarters: Canada
Website: www.newgold.comNew Gold is an intermediate gold mining company with the Mesquite Mine in the United States, the Cerro San Pedro Mine in Mexico and Peak Gold Mines in Australia. The company is expected to produce between 330,000 and 360,000 ounces of gold in 2010, growing to over 400,000 ounces in 2012.
In addition, New Gold has a strong portfolio of development and exploration assets in North and South America.
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Newmont Mining Corporation
Headquarters: US
Website: www.newmont.comNewmont Mining Corporation is primarily a gold producer, with significant assets or operations in the United States, Australia, Peru, Indonesia, Ghana, New Zealand, Canada and Mexico.
Founded in 1921 and publicly traded since 1925, Newmont is headquartered in Colorado, US. The company has approximately 34,000 employees and contractors worldwide.
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Primero Mining Corporation
Headquarters: Canada
Website: www.primeromining.comPrimero is a Canadian based precious metals producer with established gold-silver operations in Mexico. Primero offers immediate exposure to unhedged, low cash-cost gold production with a substantial resource base in a politically stable jurisdiction. The Company has intentions to become the next intermediate gold producer by building a portfolio of high quality, low cost precious metals assets in the Americas.
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Yamana Gold Inc.
Headquarters: Canada
Website: www.yamana.comYamana Gold has a primary focus on the Americas. It currently has operations or interests in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Mexico and Colombia. This includes seven operating mines, seven development projects and almost 10,000 employees.
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