1. Grasberg
Location: Papua, Indonesia
Annual Gold Production: 1,444,000 ounces
Miner: Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold (NYSE:FCX)
2. Cortez
Location: Nevada, USA
Annual Gold Production: 1,421,000 ounces
Miner: Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX)
3. Yanacocha
Location: Cajamarca, Peru
Annual Gold Production: 1,293,000 ounces
Miners: Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM); Buenaventura (NYSE:BVN) ; World Bank
4. Goldstrike
Location: Nevada USA
Annual Gold Production: 1,088,000 ounces
Miner: Barrick Gold
5. Veladero
Location: San Juan, Argentina
Annual Gold Production: 957,000 ounces
Miner: Barrick Gold
6. Vaal River
Location: Klerksdorp, South Africa
Annual Gold Production: 831,000 ounces
Miner: AngloGold Ashanti
7. West Wits
Location: Carletonne Ville, South Africa
Annual Gold Production: 792,000 ounces
Miner: Anglogold Ashanti (NYSE:AU)
8. Lagunas Norte
Location: Santiago de Chuco, Peru
Annual Gold Production: 770,000 ounces
Miner: Barrick Gold
9. Kalgoorlie Super Pit
Location: Kalgoorlie, Australia
Annual Gold Production: 750,000 ounces
Miner: Barrick Gold and Newmont Mining
10. Boddington
Location: Boddington Australia
Annual Gold Production: 741,000 ounces
Miner: NewMont
*All productions counts for 2011 total gold production