Worldwide, only about 50 million troy ounces per year of gold are mined. This amount of gold would fit into a cube about about 14 feet (4.3 meters) on all sides. It’d fit into a truck or a small living room, but it’d weigh about 3.1 million pounds (1.5 million kilograms).
More Bouillon Facts:
In 2007, the US produced 529,109 pounds (240,000 kilograms) of gold, making it the fourth largest producer of gold in the world.
China became the world’s largest producer of gold in 2007. It produced 608,476 pounds (276,000 kilograms) of gold that year — a production increase of 70 percent over 10 years.
South Africa had been the leading producer of gold for 101 continuous years since 1905.