The World's Largest Gold Mines
Muruntau in Uzbekistan is almost certainly the world's largest gold mine, at an estimated 2.50 Moz a year. Next come Grasberg (Indonesia, 1.86 Moz in 2024) and Olimpiada (Russia, 1.48 Moz in 2024). The 10 largest produce about 9% of the world's mined gold (3,300 tonnes in 2025, USGS); most of the rest comes from thousands of smaller mines and small-scale miners.
Where the largest gold mines are
dot size = outputNumbers match the table. Dots that would overlap (the Nevada complexes, the Zacatecas mines) are spread out slightly with a line to their real position. Hover or tap a dot for its output.
The 37 Largest Gold Mines
Output at 100% of the mine (whole mine, all owners), in thousands of troy ounces, ranked by the higher of 2024 and 2025.
| Mine | Country | 2025 (koz) | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Muruntau est. Estimate: the state operator NMMC publishes only its company total (3.09 Moz in 2024), not output by mine. Likely the world's largest gold mine. Source |
Uzbekistan Navoi Region |
— | 2,500 |
| 2. Grasberg By-product of copper. 2025 output fell by half after the September 2025 mud rush at the Grasberg Block Cave; phased restart through 2026–27. Source |
Indonesia Central Papua |
937 | 1,861 |
| 3. Olimpiada Polyus (under US and UK sanctions) has not published output by mine for 2025. Source |
Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai |
— | 1,477 |
| 4. Carlin A complex of open pits and underground mines sharing processing plants (Nevada Gold Mines: Barrick 61.5%, Newmont 38.5%). Source |
United States Nevada |
1,116 | 1,261 |
| 5. Batu Hijau Copper-gold. 2024 was an exceptional high-grade year; 2025 fell to roughly 0.1 Moz as mining moved to a new phase. Source |
Indonesia West Nusa Tenggara |
— | 803 |
| 6. Ahafo 2025 includes the new Ahafo North mine (70 koz). Source |
Ghana Ahafo Region |
734 | 798 |
| 7. Cortez Complex of pits and underground mines (Nevada Gold Mines). Source |
United States Nevada |
739 | 722 |
| 8. Loulo-Gounkoto Shut for most of 2025 during Barrick's dispute with Mali's government; restarted in December 2025. Source |
Mali Kayes Region |
35 | 723 |
| 9. Detour Lake | Canada Ontario |
693 | 672 |
| 10. Kibali | Democratic Republic of the Congo Haut-Uele |
674 | 686 |
| 11. Canadian Malartic | Canada Quebec |
643 | 656 |
| 12. Pueblo Viejo | Dominican Republic Sanchez Ramirez |
632 | 586 |
| 13. Tasiast Kinross reports gold-equivalent ounces. Source |
Mauritania Inchiri/Dakhlet Nouadhibou |
503 | 622 |
| 14. Lihir | Papua New Guinea New Ireland Province |
585 | 614 |
| 15. Paracatu Kinross reports gold-equivalent ounces. Source |
Brazil Minas Gerais |
601 | 529 |
| 16. Boddington | Australia Western Australia |
565 | 590 |
| 17. Turquoise Ridge Complex (Nevada Gold Mines). Source |
United States Nevada |
555 | 494 |
| 18. Tarkwa | Ghana Western Region |
475 | 537 |
| 19. Fekola | Mali Kayes Region |
531 | 393 |
| 20. Yanacocha Reserves are small; the mine depends on approval of the Yanacocha Sulfides project. Source |
Peru Cajamarca |
515 | 354 |
| 21. Veladero | Argentina San Juan |
460 | 505 |
| 22. Meadowbank (Amaruq) | Canada Nunavut |
493 | 505 |
| 23. Fruta del Norte | Ecuador Zamora-Chinchipe |
498 | 502 |
| 24. Blagodatnoye Polyus has not published output by mine for 2025. Source |
Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai |
— | 500 |
| 25. Sukari | Egypt Eastern Desert |
500 | 481 |
| 26. Geita | Tanzania Geita Region |
492 | 483 |
| 27. Cadia Copper-gold. Source |
Australia New South Wales |
385 | 464 |
| 28. Oyu Tolgoi Copper-gold; output rising as the underground mine ramps up. Source |
Mongolia Omnogovi |
456 | 206 |
| 29. Natalka Polyus has not published output by mine for 2025. Source |
Russia Magadan Oblast |
— | 454 |
| 30. Essakane | Burkina Faso Oudalan Province |
427 | 454 |
| 31. Tropicana 100% figure worked out from AngloGold Ashanti's 70% share. Source |
Australia Western Australia |
436 | 447 |
| 32. Super Pit (KCGM) Gold sold in Northern Star's financial year to June 2025. Source |
Australia Western Australia |
419 | — |
| 33. Peñasquito Polymetallic (gold, silver, zinc, lead). Source |
Mexico Zacatecas |
415 | 299 |
| 34. Fort Knox Kinross reports gold-equivalent ounces. Source |
United States Alaska |
411 | 377 |
| 35. Tanami | Australia Northern Territory |
391 | 408 |
| 36. Kumtor 2025 figure from news reports of the company's release. Source |
Kyrgyzstan Issyk-Kul Region |
388 | 404 |
| 37. Côté Gold | Canada Ontario |
400 | 199 |
Large mines by country
| Country | Mines in list | Their output (2025) |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 5 | 2.20 Moz |
| United States | 4 | 2.82 Moz |
| Canada | 4 | 2.23 Moz |
| Russia | 3 | 2.43 Moz |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1.74 Moz |
| Ghana | 2 | 1.21 Moz |
| Mali | 2 | 566 koz |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 2.50 Moz |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1 | 674 koz |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 632 koz |
| Brazil | 1 | 601 koz |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 585 koz |
| Peru | 1 | 515 koz |
| Mauritania | 1 | 503 koz |
| Egypt | 1 | 500 koz |
| Ecuador | 1 | 498 koz |
| Tanzania | 1 | 492 koz |
| Argentina | 1 | 460 koz |
| Mongolia | 1 | 456 koz |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 427 koz |
| Mexico | 1 | 415 koz |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 388 koz |
Output of the listed mines only (2024 where 2025 is missing). Total production by country: gold production by country.
What makes a mine "large"
Big gold mines are usually huge, low-grade deposits mined at scale: open pits like Muruntau, Boddington and Detour Lake move tens of millions of tonnes of rock a year at grades of around one gram of gold per tonne. Others are copper mines where gold is a by-product (Grasberg, Batu Hijau, Cadia, Oyu Tolgoi), and their gold output swings with the copper mine plan.
Several "mines" in the list are complexes of pits and underground mines that share processing plants, such as Carlin and Cortez in Nevada, run by Barrick and Newmont's Nevada Gold Mines venture.
See also: how much gold has been mined and how much is left.
Largest Gold Mines: FAQ
What is the largest gold mine in the world?
Muruntau in Uzbekistan, a huge open pit in the Kyzylkum desert, produces an estimated 2.3–2.7 million ounces a year; its state owner does not publish output by mine. Among mines with published figures, Grasberg (Indonesia, 1.86 Moz) was the biggest in recent years.
Which country has the most large gold mines?
In our list of the 37 largest: Australia (5), United States (4), Canada (4), Russia (3). For total production by country, see gold production by country.
How much gold does the largest mine produce?
About 2.50 Moz a year (estimate), roughly 2.4% of world mine production. At the 2025 average price of $3,466 an ounce that is worth about $8.7bn.
Why do the rankings differ between sources?
Companies report differently: some give their own share, others the whole mine; some count "gold-equivalent" ounces or financial years; complexes of several pits are counted as one mine by some and split by others. Output also jumps from year to year (strikes, accidents, new ore zones). We show the whole mine (100%) wherever possible and rank by the higher of 2024 and 2025, so a mine hit by a one-off disruption still appears.
Where do these figures come from?
From each operator's production report, annual report or regulatory filing, linked in the table. Mines in China and Russia publish little mine-level data, so a few large ones may be missing.
Sources: company production reports, annual reports and regulatory filings, linked for each mine (researched November 2026); world production: U.S. Geological Survey, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026. Locations are approximate (to about 10 km). Shares and rankings are Corgano's calculations. Map outlines: Natural Earth.
See also: gold production by country · largest silver mines · gold prospecting rules.
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