Top 7 Countries that are Largest Gold Producers

USA

he USA accounts for 211 tons of gold and due to a negative increase in production dropped from third to the fourth largest producer of gold from 2013 to 2014. Major mines of the country are in the Nevada, Alaska, California, Colorado and South Dakota states. Nevada alone accounts for 74% of the total gold production of the USA.  The USA is also the biggest holder of sovereign gold reserves, nearly 26% of the world’s total much of it held in Fort Knox, Kentucky. But the interesting fact is that most of USA’s gold is actually stored down in the vaults of New York as Federal Reserves which accounts for 75% of its foreign reserves.