Photographs: Michael Buholzer/Reuters
Even though Canada lags far behind its counterparts in reserves, Canadian companies dominate the gold industry. These companies are big players in the Canadian industry, which ranks seventh globally, but rely mostly on assets in foreign countries.
Let's take a look at 14 biggest gold companies in the world.
Source: Wikipedia
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Biggest gold companies in the world
Image: Worker checks gold granulate at refiner and bar manufacturer Valcambi in Swiss town of Balerna.Photographs: Michael Buholzer/Reuters
Barrick Gold
Country: Canada
Revenue in 2012: $14.3 billion
Profit in 2012: $4.5 billion
Assets in 2012: $48.9 billion
Overall rank: 1
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Biggest gold companies in the world
Image: Britain's Queen Elizabeth tours a gold vault during a visit to the Bank of England in the City of London.Photographs: Eddie Mulholland/Pool/Reuters
Freeport-McMoRan
Country: The United States
Revenue in 2012: $20.9 billion
Profit in 2012: $4.6 billion
Assets in 2012: $32.1 billion
Overall rank: 2
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Biggest gold companies in the world
Image: Gold jewellery on a stand at the Valenza international jewels exposition in Valenza, northern Italy.Photographs: Alessandro Garofalo/Reuters
Goldcorp
Country: Canada
Revenue in 2012: $5.4 billion
Profit in 2012: $1.9 billion
Assets in 2012: $29.4 billion
Overall rank: 3
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Biggest gold companies in the world
Image: Gold bars and granules at the Austrian Gold and Silver Separating Plant in Vienna.Photographs: Heinz-Peter Bader/Reuters
Newmont Mining
Country: The United States
Revenue in 2012: $10.4 billion
Profit in 2012: $400 million
Assets in 2012: $27.5 billion
Overall rank: 4
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Biggest gold companies in the world
Image: A member of Sotheby's staff holds a 14th century central Asian gold cup with an estimated value of $48,600-$81,000 in London.Photographs: Paul Hackett/Reuters
Newcrest Mining
Country: Australia
Revenue in 2012: $4.4 billion
Profit in 2012: $1 billion
Assets in 2012: $18.3 billion
Overall rank: 5
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Biggest gold companies in the world
Image: An employee holds a gold piece, each weighing 100 grams, at the state-owned mining company PT Antam Tbk metal refinery in Jakarta, Indonesia.Photographs: Beawiharta Beawiharta/Reuters
Anglogold Ashanti
Country: South Africa
Revenue in 2012: $5.9 billion
Profit in 2012: $1.3 billion
Assets in 2012: $10.7 billion
Overall rank: 6
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Biggest gold companies in the world
Image: Jewellery made from gold is laid out at a factory in Minsk, Belarus.Photographs: Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters
Gold Fields
Country: South Africa
Revenue in 2012: $5.2 billion
Profit in 2012: $900 million
Assets in 2012: $10.3 billion
Overall rank: 7
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Biggest gold companies in the world
Image: An ingot of 99.99 per cent pure gold that weighs 12.5 kg in Ventanas city, about 164km northwest of Santiago, Chile.Photographs: Eliseo Fernandez/Reuters
Yamana Gold
Country: Canada
Revenue in 2012: $2.2 billion
Profit in 2012: $500 million
Assets in 2012: $10.8 billion
Overall rank: 8
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Biggest gold companies in the world
Image: Gold bangles on display in Istanbul, Turkey.Photographs: Murad Sezer/Reuters
Buenaventura
Country: Peru
Revenue in 2012: $1.5 billion
Profit in 2012: $900 million
Assets in 2012: $3.8 billion
Overall rank: 9
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Biggest gold companies in the world
Image: Vacuum-packed gold bars of 100 grams are placed on a table in Swiss town Mendrisio.Photographs: Pascal Lauener/Reuters
Kinross Gold
Country: Canada
Revenue in 2012: $3.9 billion
Profit in 2012: N/A
Assets in 2012: $16.5 billion
Overall rank: 10
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Biggest gold companies in the world
Image: Giant gold-wrapped Easter bunnies are placed in front of the plant of Switzerland's chocolate producer Lindt & Spruengli in Kilchberg near Zurich.Photographs: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
Iamgold
Country: Canada
Revenue in 2012: $1.7 billion
Profit in 2012: $800 million
Assets in 2012: $4.4 billion
Overall rank: 11
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Biggest gold companies in the world
Image: A man looks at Europe's largest gold coin in a shop in Vienna.Photographs: Herwig Prammer/Reuters
Eldorado Gold
Country: Canada
Revenue in 2012: $1.1 billion
Profit in 2012: $300 million
Assets in 2012: $4.4 billion
Overall rank: 12
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Biggest gold companies in the world
Image: Figurines in 24K gold are displayed at a Chow Tai Fook jewellery store in Hong Kong.Photographs: Bobby Yip/Reuters
Polyus Gold
Country: Russia
Revenue in 2012: $1.7 billion
Profit in 2012: $300 million
Assets in 2012: $4.0 billion
Overall rank: 13
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Biggest gold companies in the world
Image: A jewellery store at Gold and Diamond Park in Dubai.Photographs: Jumana El-Heloueh/Reuters
Shandong Gold-Mining
Country: China
Revenue in 2012: $4.8 billion
Profit in 2012: $200 million
Assets in 2012: $1.4 billion
Overall rank: 14
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