The scale of our members’ operations (as at Dec 2011)
At present the World Gold Council has 23 members who include the world’s leading and most forward thinking gold mining companies. 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 Franco-Nevada Corporation, Hutti Gold Mines Co Ltd, Royal Gold Inc, China Gold Group Corporation and Mitsubishi Materials Corporation.
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African Barrick Gold plc
Headquarters: United Kingdom
Website: www.africanbarrickgold.comAfrican Barrick Gold is one of the five largest gold producers in Africa and is Tanzania's leading gold producer.
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Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited
Headquarters: Canada
Website: www.agnico-eagle.comAgnico-Eagle Mines is a Canadian-based gold producer with mines and exploration activities in Canada, Finland, Mexico and the United States.
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Alamos Gold Inc.
Headquarters: Canada
Website: www.alamosgold.comAlamos Gold is a Canadian-based gold producer with mines and exploration activities in Mexico and Turkey.
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AngloGold Ashanti Limited
Headquarters: South Africa
Website: www.anglogold.co.zaHeadquartered in South Africa, AngloGold Ashanti is one of the world's leading gold producers with operations in 10 countries on four continents employing over 61,000 employees and contractors.
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Barrick Gold Corporation
Headquarters: Canada
Website: www.barrick.comCanadian-based Barrick is the world's leading producer of gold, operating globally with a portfolio of 27 operating mines and with advanced exploration and development projects across the world.
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Compania de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A.
Headquarters: Peru
Website: www.buenaventura.comPeru-based Buenaventura is the operator of several mines in Peru and is also engaged in the processing, development and exploration of gold.
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Centerra Gold Inc.
Headquarters: Canada
Website: www.centerragold.com/Centerra is a Canadian-based gold mining and exploration company engaged in the operation, exploration, development and acquisition of gold properties in Asia, the former Soviet Union and other emerging markets worldwide.
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Eldorado Gold Corporation
Headquarters: Canada
Website: www.eldoradogold.comEldorado Gold is a Canadian-based gold producer with operating mines and development and exploration programmes in Brazil, China, Greece, Turkey and Romania.
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Goldcorp Inc.
Headquarters: Canada
Website: www.goldcorp.comOne of the world's leading producers, Goldcorp is a Canadian-based gold mining company with operations and exploration, development and acquisition programmes in Canada, Mexico, the United States, and in Central and South America.
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Gold Fields Limited
Headquarters: South Africa
Website: www.goldfields.co.zaGold Fields is a South African-based gold producer operating from eight mines in Australia, Ghana, Peru and South Africa. Gold Fields is one of the world's leading producers of gold with extensive global programmes of exploration and development.
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Golden Star Resources Ltd
Headquarters: United States of America
Website: www.gsr.comUS-based Golden Star Resources has two operating mines in Ghana, West Africa and gold exploration interests elsewhere in Ghana, in other parts of West Africa and in Brazil.
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IAMGOLD Corporation
Headquarters: Canada
Website: www.iamgold.comCanadian-based IAMGOLD operates five gold mines on three continents. The company has exploration and development projects in Africa, Canada and in South America.
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Kinross Gold Corporation
Headquarters: Canada
Website: www.kinross.comCanadian-based Kinross Gold is a gold mining company with mines and projects in Brazil, Canada, Chile, Ecuador, Ghana, Mauritania, Russia and the US. The company employs approximately 8,000 people worldwide.
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Newcrest Mining Limited
Headquarters: Australia
Website: www.newcrest.com.auHeadquartered in Australia, Newcrest Mining is a gold producer with mining operations in Australia, Papua New Guinea, and Indonesia and in Côte d'Ivoire in West Africa. The company has a global workforce of over 19,000 people.
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New Gold Inc.
Headquarters: Canada
Website: www.newgold.comCanadian-based New Gold is engaged in gold mining and related activities including acquisition, exploration and extraction with four operating gold mines in Australia, Canada, Mexico and the US.
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Newmont Mining Corporation
Headquarters: US
Website: www.newmont.comUS-based Newmont Mining is one of the world's largest gold producers, with significant assets or operations in the United States, Australia, Peru, Indonesia, Ghana, New Zealand and Mexico. The company has approximately 43,000 employees and contractors worldwide.
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Primero Mining Corp.
Headquarters: Canada
Website: www.primeromining.comCanadian-based Primero Mining is a gold and precious metals producer which owns the San Dimas mine in Mexico. The company is engaged in exploration, development and acquisition activities in the Americas.
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Yamana Gold Inc.
Headquarters: Canada
Website: www.yamana.comCanadian-based Yamana Gold is a gold producer with significant gold production, development, exploration activities and land positions in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Columbia and Mexico.
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