00:00In 2019, the United States produced 200 tons, 6.4 million troy ounces, of gold, down from 210 tons in 2018,
00:09from 12 states worth about 8.9 billion and 6.1% of world production,
00:14making it the fourth largest gold-producing nation behind China, Australia, and Russia.
00:18Most gold produced today in the U.S. comes from large open-pit heap leach mines in the state of Nevada.
00:24The U.S. is a net exporter of gold.
00:26In the United States, gold mining has taken place continually since the discovery of gold at the Reed Farm in North Carolina in 1799.
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