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What are the chief gold-producing countries?

South Africa is by far the leading producer of gold. Since the breakup of the former Soviet Union in 1991, the United States has become the second largest gold-producing nation. In the United States, Nevada is the leading gold-producing state. California runs a distant second, followed by South Dakota.

Commercial usage of gold in 1993 was estimated as follows: jewelry and arts, 71 percent; industrial (mainly electronic), 22 percent; and dental, 7 percent.

World production of the top six gold-producing countries in 1993 was:

Country	Gold production
South Africa	1,365,338 pounds (619,201 kilograms)
United States	729,884 pounds (331,013 kilograms)
Australia	545,067 pounds (247,196...

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