<P> For many years until 2006, South Africa was the world's dominant gold producer, but recently other countries have surpassed South Africa: China, Russia, Canada, the United States, Peru and Australia . Albeit, none of these countries have approached South Africa's peak production which occurred in the apartheid - era 1970s . </P> <P> Note the figures are for primary production . In the US, for example, for the years 2010 - 14, new and old scrap exceeded both primary production and reported domestic consumption . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Gold production (metric tons) </Th> <Th> Reserves (metric tons) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> China </Td> <Td> 440 </Td> <Td> 2,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> 300 </Td> <Td> 9,800 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Russia </Td> <Td> 255 </Td> <Td> 5,500 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 245 </Td> <Td> 3,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> 180 </Td> <Td> 2,200 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Peru </Td> <Td> 155 </Td> <Td> 2,300 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> South Africa </Td> <Td> 145 </Td> <Td> 6,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Mexico </Td> <Td> 110 </Td> <Td> 1,400 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Uzbekistan </Td> <Td> 100 </Td> <Td> 1,800 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> 85 </Td> <Td> 2,400 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Indonesia </Td> <Td> 80 </Td> <Td> 2,500 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Ghana </Td> <Td> 80 </Td> <Td> 1,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Papua New Guinea </Td> <Td> 60 </Td> <Td> 1,300 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Rest of the world </Td> <Td> 845 </Td> <Td> 12,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> World (rounded) </Td> <Td> 3,150 </Td> <Td> 54,000 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Gold production (metric tons) </Th> <Th> Reserves (metric tons) </Th> </Tr>

Which country is the largest producer of gold