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Statistics and information on the worldwide supply of, demand for, and flow of the mineral commodity *gold*

Gold has been treasured since ancient times for its beauty and permanence.   Most of the gold that is fabricated today goes into the manufacture of jewelry.   However, because of its superior electrical conductivity and resistance to corrosion and other desirable combinations of physical and chemical properties, gold also emerged in the late 20th century as an essential industrial metal.  Gold performs critical functions in computers, communications equipment, spacecraft, jet aircraft engines, and a host of other products.  Although gold is important to industry and the arts, it also retains a unique status among all commodities as a long-term store of value.  Until recent times, it was considered essentially a monetary metal, and most of the bullion produced each year went into the vaults of government treasuries or central banks.

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### **Monthly Publications**

Mineral Industry Surveys
                            - Recent editions    PDF Format:      2024: |  Jan  |  Feb  |  Mar  |  Apr  |  May  |  **Jun**  |
                            -     2023: |  Jun  |  Jul  |  Aug  |  Sep  |  Oct  |  Nov  |  Dec  |     XLSX Format:      2024: |  Jan  |  Feb  |  Mar  |  Apr  |  May  |  **Jun**  |      2023:  |  Jun  |  Jul  |  Aug  |  Sep  |  Oct  |  Nov  |  Dec  | 
                            - U.S Production of Selected Mineral Commodities (Quarterly Mineral Industry Surveys)

### **Annual Publications**

Mineral Commodity Summaries
                            - Gold    PDF Format:       |  1996  |  1997  |  1998  |  1999  |  2000  |  2001  |  2002  |  2003  |  2004  |  2005  |  2006  |  2007  |  2008  |  2009  |  2010  |  2011  |  2012  | 2013  | 2014  | 2015  | 2016  | 2017  | 2018  |  2019  |  2020  |  2021  |  2022  |  2023  |  **2024**  |
                            - Appendixes

Minerals Yearbook
                            - Gold    PDF Format:       |  1994  |  1995  |  1996  |  1997  |  1998  |  1999  |  2000  |  2001  |  2002  |  2003  |  2004  |  2005  |  2006  |  2007  |  2008  |  2009  |  2010  |  2011  |  2012  |  2013  |  2014  |  2015  |  2016  |  2017  |  2018  |    XLS Format:       |  2002  |  2003  |  2004  |  2005  |  2006  |  2007  |  2008  |  2009  |  2010  |  2011  |  2012  |  2013  |  2014  |  2015  |  2016  |  2017  |  2018  |  2019 tables-only release   |  **2020 tables-only release**  |  2021 tables-only  release |  **2022 tables-only release |**
                            - Archive       |  1932-1993  |
                            - Recycling-Metals

### **General Interest Publications**

                            - Gold
                            - Prospecting for Gold in the United States

### **Special Publications**

                            - Estimated Water Requirements for Gold Heap-leach Operations   Open-File Report 2012-1085
                            - Events Affecting Gold Exploration in Venezuela Since 1999  Open-File Report 2014-1068
                            - Flow Studies for Recycling Metal Commodities in the United States  C-1196-A-M
                            - Historical Statistics for Mineral and Material Commodities in the United States  Data Series 140                               - Gold 
                            - International Mineral Exploration Activities From 1995 Through 2004  Data Series 139
                            - Metal Prices in the United States through 2010  Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5188
                            - Mineral Commodity Profiles: Gold  OF-2002-303
                            - Review of selected global mineral industries in 2011 and an outlook to 2017   Open-File Report 2013-1091
                            - Statistical Compendium                                - Gold 
                            - U.S. Mineral Dependence-Statistical Compilation of U.S. and World Mineral Production, Consumption, and Trade, 1990-2010  Open-File Report 2013-1184

### **Links**

                            - World Gold Council

### Contacts

#### Kristine "Kristin" Sheaffer

##### Mineral Commodity Specialist

National Minerals Information Center

ksheaffer@usgs.gov

703-648-4954