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TOP WORLD GOLD MINES IN 2000
(in thousands of troy ounces)

Mine Country Owner Production
1 Grasberg Indonesia Freeport-McMoRan C&G (86%) 2,363
2 Yanacocha Peru Newmont Mining (54%) 1,803
3 Muruntau Uzbekistan Navoi Mining 1,800*
4 Betze Post US Barrick Gold 1,647
5 Driefontein South Africa Gold Fields 1,394
6 Twin Creeks US Newmont Mining 1,367
7 Carlin US Newmont Mining 1,357
8 Kloof South Africa Gold Fields 1,322
9 Cortez US Placer Dome (60%), Rio Tinto (40%) 1,010
10 Great Noligwa South Africa AngloGold 971
11 Porgera Papua New Guinea Placer Dome (50%) 910
12 Randfontein South Africa Harmony 855
13 Pierina Peru Barrick Gold 822
14 Meikle US Barrick Gold 805
15 KCGM Australia Homestake (50%), Normandy (50%) 787
16 Kumtor Kyrgyzstan Cameco (33%) 670
17 Obuasi Ghana Ashanti Goldfields 641
18 Round Mountain US Echo Bay (50%) HM (50%) 640
19 Sadiola Mali AngloGold (38%), IAMGOLD (38%) 610
20 Lihir Papua New Guinea Lihir Gold 606


*World Gold estimate.
SOURCE: MINING JOURNAL LTD., WORLD GOLD, (LONDON) APRIL 2001.