Australia (No. 2 Gold Producer) - Closing in on China March 21, 2022 (Kitco News) - “Surbiton Associates, the Melbourne-based specialist gold consultancy, says that Australia is the world's second-biggest gold producer and at one time in the past year had looked as if it might displace China as the world No.1.”
According to the firm, Australian gold production in 2021 totaled 315 tonnes or 10.1 million ounces. This was lower than the peak production levels recorded in 2019 and 2020. The consultancy put local gold output for the first half of the 2021 year slightly ahead of China, but this was not sustained later in the year, so according to Surbiton's figures, Australia remains in second place globally.”
“A steady stream of announcements continues to flow into the Australian Securities Exchange, including reports on new discoveries, drilling results, capital raisings, and initial public offerings."
https://www.kitco.com/news/2022-03-21/Australia-is-the-world-No-2-for-gold-exports-according-to-Surbiton-Associates.html