Re: Ed Steer this morning and Some fun with numbers.
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Feb 16, 2010 09:57AM
Golden Minerals is a junior silver producer with a strong growth profile, listed on both the NYSE Amex and TSX.
Link: http://www.usgold.com/world-gold-holdings/
WORLD OFFICIAL GOLD HOLDINGS (December 2008*)
Tonnes |
% of res.** |
Tonnes |
% of res.** |
1 |
United States |
8,133.5 |
76.5% |
51 |
Ecuakor |
26.3 |
9.8% |
|
2 |
Germany |
3,412.6 |
64.4% |
52 |
Morocco |
22.0 |
2.2% |
|
3 |
IMF |
3,217.3 |
(1) |
53 |
Nigeria |
21.4 |
0.8% |
|
4 |
France |
2,508.8 |
58.7% |
54 |
Belarus (4) |
20.4 |
10.2% |
|
5 |
Italy |
2,451.8 |
61.9% |
55 |
Korea |
14.3 |
0.1% |
|
6 |
Switzerland |
1,040.0 |
23.8% |
56 |
Cyprus |
13.9 |
34.5% |
|
7 |
Japan |
765.2 |
1.9% |
57 |
Czech Republic |
13.1 |
0.9% |
|
8 |
Netherlands |
621.4 |
57.8% |
58 |
Neths Antilles |
13.1 |
30.4% |
|
9 |
China |
600.0 |
0.9% |
59 |
Jordan |
12.7 |
3.6% |
|
10 |
ECB |
533.6 |
20.1% |
60 |
Serbia |
12.5 |
2.2% |
|
11 |
Russia |
495.9 |
2.2% |
61 |
Cambodia |
12.4 |
11.3% |
|
12 |
Taiwan |
422.4 |
3.6% |
62 |
Qatar |
12.0 |
2.7% |
|
13 |
Portugal |
382.5 |
85.9% |
63 |
Laos |
8.1 |
22.3% |
|
14 |
India |
357.7 |
3.0% |
64 |
Latvia |
7.7 |
3.3% |
|
15 |
Venezuela |
356.8 |
23.4% |
65 |
El Salvador |
7.3 |
7.0% |
|
16 |
United Kingdom |
310.3 |
14.5% |
66 |
GEMAC |
7.1 |
1.2% |
|
17 |
Lebanon |
286.8 |
28.4% |
67 |
Guatemala |
6.9 |
3.4% |
|
18 |
Spain |
281.6 |
37.0% |
68 |
Colombia |
6.9 |
0.7% |
|
19 |
Austria |
280.0 |
41.9% |
69 |
Macedonia, FYR |
6.8 |
7.3% |
|
20 |
Belgium |
227.5 |
42.2% |
70 |
Tunisia |
6.8 |
2.0% |
|
21 |
Algeria |
173.6 |
2.9% |
71 |
Lithuania |
5.8 |
2.2% |
|
22 |
Libya |
143.8 |
3.5% |
72 |
Ireland |
5.5 |
14.2% |
|
23 |
Saudi Arabia |
143.0 |
11.4% |
73 |
Sri Lanka |
5.3 |
3.6% |
|
24 |
Sweeden |
139.5 |
9.0% |
74 |
Mexico |
3.8 |
0.1% |
|
25 |
Philippines |
138.1 |
9.4% |
75 |
Bangladesh |
3.5 |
1.5% |
|
26 |
Singapore |
127.4 |
1.8% |
76 |
Canada |
3.4 |
0.2% |
|
27 |
BIS |
125.0 |
(1) |
77 |
Slovenia |
3.2 |
8.2% |
|
28 |
South Africa |
124.4 |
9.0% |
78 |
Aruba |
3.1 |
13.1% |
|
29 |
Turkey |
116.1 |
3.6% |
79 |
Hungary |
3.1 |
0.3% |
|
30 |
Greece |
112.7 |
93.1% |
80 |
Mozambique |
3.0 |
4.2% |
|
31 |
Romania |
103.7 |
6.5% |
81 |
Kyrgyz Republic |
2.6 |
5.4% |
|
32 |
Poland |
103.0 |
3.4% |
82 |
Luxembourg |
2.3 |
14.8% |
|
33 |
Thailand |
84.0 |
1.9% |
83 |
Albania |
2.2 |
2.4% |
|
34 |
Australia |
79.8 |
6.3% |
84 |
Hong Kong |
2.1 |
0.0% |
|
35 |
Kuwait |
79.0 |
11.0% |
85 |
Tajikistan |
2.1 |
0.3% |
|
36 |
Egypt |
75.6 |
5.4% |
86 |
Iceland |
2.0 |
1.3% |
|
37 |
Indonesia |
73.1 |
3.2% |
87 |
Papua New Guinea |
2.0 |
1.8% |
|
38 |
Kazakhstan |
71.9 |
8.1% |
88 |
Mauritius |
1.9 |
2.3% |
|
39 |
Denmark |
66.5 |
5.3% |
89 |
Trinidad&Tobago |
1.9 |
0.5% |
|
40 |
Pakistan |
65.3 |
24.8% |
90 |
Yemen |
1.6 |
0.5% |
|
41 |
Argentina |
54.7 |
2.9% |
91 |
Suriname |
1.4 |
6.8% |
|
42 |
Finland |
49.1 |
14.6% |
92 |
Cameroon |
0.9 |
0.7% |
|
43 |
Bulgaria |
39.8 |
5.2% |
93 |
Honduras |
0.7 |
0.7% |
|
44 |
WAEMU (3) |
36.5 |
8.4% |
94 |
Paraguay |
0.7 |
0.6% |
|
45 |
Malaysia |
36.4 |
0.8% |
95 |
Dominican Rep. |
0.6 |
0.6% |
|
46 |
Slovak Republic |
35.1 |
4.6% |
96 |
Gabon |
0.4 |
0.6% |
|
47 |
Peru |
34.7 |
2.5% |
97 |
Mauritania |
0.4 |
3.9% |
|
48 |
Brazil |
33.6 |
0.4% |
98 |
Cen. African Rep. |
0.3 |
6.2% |
|
49 |
Bolivia |
28.3 |
9.1% |
99 |
Chad |
0.3 |
0.7% |
|
50 |
Ukraine |
26.4 |
1.9% |
100 |
Congo |
0.3 |
0.2% |
Note!
At $1 million/ounce U.S., Greece holds in excess of $400 billion U.S.$'s in gold value.
Good Luck to all!