Source of gold

[Frankn]

I know you are seeing all these ads to buy gold so it made me wonder , where's it all comming from so I did a little research.
In 2011, tons produced: China 391
: Australia 298
:US 261
:Russia 220
:South Africa 209
:Peru 165
:Canada 121
:Ghana 110
:Indonesia 110
:Uzbekistan 99
Here's how the usage stands:3rd quarter of 2011 :Investment 44.4%
:Jewelry 44.2%
:Technology 6.6%
Now you know, Frank

[bazinga]

What are your sources for these numbers?

[Frankn]

Bazinga, cute dog. Actually I read about 12 Mags a month. The gold is in Smithsonian, feb.'12, page 44. the artical is called, Gold Fever. Being in the Smith. it is an Eco. story but I gleaned the info. Frank

[poorhunter78]

Bazinga, cute dog. Actually I read about 12 Mags a month. The gold is in Smithsonian, feb.'12, page 44. the artical is called, Gold Fever. Being in the Smith. it is an Eco. story but I gleaned the info. Frank

I was at the Smithsonian of Natural History in July.. There was quite a display of Gold in natural form.. I have a couple pictures posted on the site somewhere.. It is worth the trip to see everything there..

[lookindown]

Thanks for the info.....I didn't think that much was recovered each year.