China's gold output ranks 1st in world for 3rd year

According to the latest statistics from the China Gold Association, China's gold output reached 313.98 tons in 2009, up 11.34 percent year-on-year. This was the first time that China's gold output had exceeded 300 tons, setting a new record.

So far, China's gold output has been first in the world for 3 consecutive years. In 2009, the industrial output value of China's gold industry reached 137.53 billion yuan, up 18.56 percent year-on-year. China's top 5 provinces by gold output are Shandong, Henan, Jiangxi, Fujian and Yunnan, and the gold output of these 5 provinces account for 59.48 percent of China's total. At present, more than 500 counties produce gold, and the gold industry has become the pillar industry in more than 100 counties.

By People's Daily Online