The Goldfields-operated South Deep mine in South Africa is the largest gold mine in the world.

The Goldfields-operated South Deep mine in South Africa is the largest gold mine in the world.

 

South Africa and the US host two each of the world’s ten largest gold mines, while Indonesia, Russia, Papua New Guinea, Chile, Australia, and the Dominican Republic house the remaining. South Deep gold mine in South Africa has the largest gold deposits in the world. Mining Technology lists the top ten biggest gold mines in the world based on contained gold reserves.