Q&A

Are there any gold mines in France?

Are there any gold mines in France?

France’s Exception – The Salsigne Gold Mine This open pit mine in the South West of France (located near the southern tip of the Massif Central mountain range near Carcassonne) is known for producing profitable gold ore. There are other smaller gold mines throughout France, mainly in the southern region.

How many gold mines are in France?

France has 336 identified mines listed in The Diggings™.

Where was gold mined in Europe?

Where is gold produced in Europe? Gold is mined in Finland, Sweden, Bulgaria, Spain and Turkey. Finland and Sweden are the two top EU gold producers followed by Bulgaria and Spain. Turkey, which started mining gold at the beginning of the 21st century, now produces more gold than all the EU Member States together.

Is there gold in the French Alps?

France’s gold mining eventually started to expand especially in the southern region, even though a number of mines are known have been abandoned later on. But there was great increase in a number of mining sites established for gold mining. There is still considerable gold in this region.

Where is the most gold deposits?

South Africa and the US host two each of the world’s ten largest gold mines, while Indonesia, Russia, Papua New Guinea, Chile, Australia, and the Dominican Republic house the remaining. South Deep gold mine in South Africa has the largest gold deposits in the world.

Who owns the biggest gold mines?

Newmont Goldcorp
The Big 10

Rank Name Base
1 Newmont Goldcorp USA
2 Barrick Gold Canada
3 Franco-Nevada Canada
4 Polyus Gold Russia

Which country has the most gold in Europe?

It can be seen that Germany had the largest gold holdings in Europe at that time, with total gold holdings of almost 3.4 thousand tonnes as of the end of 2019. This was over nine hundred tonnes more than the second placed country.

What’s the highest grade of gold?

24K
Gold Purity Chart

Karats Parts of Gold Purity [%]
24K 24/24 99.9
22K 22/24 91.7
18K 18/24 75
14K 14/24 58.3

When did the gold mining start in France?

Recent French Mining History In 1982 gold mining started to pick up in the Le Bourneix area and then grew even more when a big player named the Cogema Group acquired a French company in the region in 1988. Annual production went from 500 kilograms to over two metric tons of gold a year.

Where can I find gold in southern France?

There are certainly some rivers and streams in France that will produce small amounts of placer gold for recreational prospecting. Any of the waterways that flow into southern France from Switzerland have potential for gold. There are several rivers around southern Brittany near Northern Loire that will produce gold by placer mining.

Is there a lot of gold in Europe?

This certainly doesn’t mean there is no gold in Europe; it just means there have been no significant sustained gold rushes like there have been elsewhere in the world. Most gold sources here are relatively small, but small-scale prospectors can find gold by panning in creeks and rivers in many areas.