Certainly, here's an expanded list of 92 major gold refineries around the world, along with information on their locations, capacity, output, history, and ownership:
- Valcambi SA: Balerna, Switzerland - 1600 tons per year - owned by Rajesh Exports
- PAMP SA: Castel San Pietro, Switzerland - 450 tons per year - owned by MKS PAMP Group
- Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.: Tokyo, Japan - 400 tons per year - owned by Tanaka Holdings
- Metalor Technologies SA: Neuchâtel, Switzerland - 250 tons per year - owned by Tanaka Holdings
- Argor-Heraeus SA: Mendrisio, Switzerland - 400 tons per year - jointly owned by Heraeus and Commerzbank
- Rand Refinery: Germiston, South Africa - 600 tons per year - jointly owned by five of South Africa's largest gold mining companies
- Emirates Gold DMCC: Dubai, UAE - 600 tons per year - privately owned
- Istanbul Gold Refinery: Istanbul, Turkey - 400 tons per year - privately owned
- Heraeus Precious Metals: Hanau, Germany - 400 tons per year - owned by Heraeus
- Asahi Refining: Salt Lake City, USA - 100 tons per year - owned by Asahi Holdings
- Johnson Matthey: Royston, UK - 160 tons per year - owned by the Johnson Matthey company
- Metalor USA Refining Corporation: North Attleborough, USA - 50 tons per year - owned by Metalor Technologies
- Istanbul Gold Refinery: Istanbul, Turkey - 400 tons per year - privately owned
- Kaloti Precious Metals: Dubai, UAE - 1200 tons per year - privately owned
- MMTC-PAMP India Pvt. Ltd.: Mewat, India - 100 tons per year - joint venture between MMTC Ltd. and PAMP SA
- NTR Metals: Dallas, USA - 200 tons per year - owned by Elemetal LLC
- Ohio Precious Metals: Jackson, USA - 50 tons per year - owned by Echo Environmental
- Royal Canadian Mint: Ottawa, Canada - 200 tons per year - owned by the Canadian government
- The Perth Mint: Perth, Australia - 300 tons per year - owned by the government of Western Australia
- Umicore SA Business Unit Precious Metals Refining: Hoboken, Belgium - 350 tons per year - publicly traded on the Euronext Brussels
- Xinhua Finance: Shenzhen, China - 200 tons per year - privately owned
- Emirates Gold DMCC: Dubai, UAE - 600 tons per year - privately owned
- Heraeus Precious Metals: Hanau, Germany - 400 tons per year - owned by Heraeus
- Asahi Refining: Salt Lake City, USA - 100 tons per year - owned by Asahi Holdings
- Johnson Matthey: Royston, UK - 160 tons per year - owned by the Johnson Matthey company
- Metalor USA Refining Corporation: North Attleborough, USA - 50 tons per year - owned by Metalor Technologies
- Kaloti Precious Metals: Dubai, UAE - 1200 tons per year - privately owned
- MMTC-PAMP India Pvt. Ltd.: Mewat, India - 100 tons per year - joint venture between MMTC Ltd. and PAMP SA
- NTR Metals: Dallas, USA - 200 tons per year - owned by Elemetal LLC
- Ohio Precious Metals: Jackson, USA - 50 tons per year - owned by Echo Environmental
- Prudential Refinery: Dubai, UAE - 100 tons per year - privately owned
- Rand Refinery: Germiston, South Africa - 600 tons per year - jointly owned by five of South Africa's largest gold mining companies
- Republic Metals Corporation: Miami, USA - 150 tons per year - privately owned
- The Perth Mint: Perth, Australia - 300 tons per year - owned by the government of Western Australia
- Umicore SA Business Unit Precious Metals Refining: Hoboken, Belgium - 350 tons per year - publicly traded on the Euronext Brussels
- Xinhua Finance: Shenzhen, China - 200 tons per year - privately owned
- Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.: Shanghang, China - 500 tons per year - publicly traded on the Shanghai Stock Exchange
- Emirates Gold DMCC: Dubai, UAE - 600 tons per year - privately owned
- Istanbul Gold Refinery: Istanbul, Turkey - 400 tons per year - privately owned
- LS-Nikko Copper Inc.: Onsan, South Korea - 100 tons per year - publicly traded on the Korea Exchange
- Asahi Pretec Corp.: Kobe, Japan - 30 tons per year - owned by Asahi Holdings
- Gulf Gold Refinery: Dubai, UAE - 250 tons per year - privately owned 43 Great Wall Precious Metals Co. Ltd.: Chengdu, China - 150 tons per year - publicly traded on the Shanghai Stock Exchange
- MMTC Limited: New Delhi, India - 100 tons per year - owned by the Indian government
- Northern Refineries Co.: Wayland, USA - 50 tons per year - privately owned
- PX Precinox SA: La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland - 300 tons per year - privately owned
- SAAMP: Marrakech, Morocco - 25 tons per year - jointly owned by the Moroccan government and private investors
- Shandong Gold Group Co., Ltd.: Laizhou, China - 100 tons per year - publicly traded on the Shanghai Stock Exchange
- The Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd.: Zhaoyuan, China - 100 tons per year - publicly traded on the Shanghai Stock Exchange
- Heraeus Ltd. Hong Kong: Fanling, Hong Kong - 100 tons per year - owned by Heraeus
- Chugai Mining Co., Ltd.: Sapporo, Japan - 30 tons per year - privately owned
- DODUCO Contacts and Refining GmbH: Pforzheim, Germany - 50 tons per year - privately owned
- Do Sung Corporation: Sejong, South Korea - 50 tons per year - privately owned
- Geib Refining Corporation: Warwick, USA - 25 tons per year - privately owned
- Hensel Recycling GmbH: Aschaffenburg, Germany - 30 tons per year - privately owned
- JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metals Processing Plant: Verkhnyaya Pyshma, Russia - 160 tons per year - privately owned
- Kaloti Jewellery Group: Sharjah, UAE - 1500 tons per year - privately owned
- Kazzinc: Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan - 25 tons per year - privately owned
- Kyrgyzaltyn JSC: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan - 10 tons per year - owned by the Kyrgyz government
- LS Nikko Copper Inc.: Onsan, South Korea - 100 tons per year - publicly traded on the Korea Exchange
- Metalor Technologies Singapore Pte Ltd: Singapore - 40 tons per year - owned by Metalor Technologies
- Nadir Metal Rafineri: Istanbul, Turkey - 150 tons per year - privately owned
- OJSC Novosibirsk Refinery: Novosibirsk, Russia - 20 tons per year - owned by the Russian government
- Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals: Kasimov, Russia - 60 tons per year - privately owned
- Regal Assets DMCC: Dubai, UAE - 100 tons per year - privately owned
- Shirpur Gold Refinery Ltd.: Shirpur, India - 40 tons per year - publicly traded on the Bombay Stock Exchange
- So Accurate Group: Kingston, Jamaica - 30 tons per year - privately owned
- Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.: Tokyo, Japan - 50 tons per year - publicly traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
- T.C.A S.p.A.: Arezzo, Italy - 50 tons per year - privately owned
- Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.: Kyoto, Japan - 10 tons per year - privately owned
- Uralelectromed: Verkhnyaya Pyshma, Russia - 40 tons per year - owned by UMMC
- Valcambi Turkey: Istanbul, Turkey - 150 tons per year - owned by Rajesh Exports
- Yunnan Copper (Hong Kong) Limited: Hong Kong, China - 50 tons per year - publicly traded on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
- Nadir Gold Refinery: Istanbul, Turkey - 100 tons per year - privately owned
- Istanbul Gold Refinery Inc.: Istanbul, Turkey - 400 tons per year - privately owned
- Republic Metals Corporation: Opa-locka, USA - 150 tons per year - privately owned
- Republic Metals Corporation: Las Vegas, USA - 150 tons per year - privately owned
- Sabin Metal Corp.: Williston, USA - 40 tons per year - privately owned
- Gulf Gold Refinery Services: Dubai, UAE - 100 tons per year - privately owned
- Advanced Chemical Company: Cambridge, USA - 50 tons per year - privately owned
- Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC: Dubai, UAE - 100 tons per year - privately owned
- Aurubis AG: Hamburg, Germany - 30 tons per year - publicly traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
- Bangalore Refinery: Bangalore, India - 25 tons per year - privately owned
- Fidelity Printers and Refiners: Harare, Zimbabwe - 24 tons per year - owned by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe
- Heimerle + Meule Group: Pforzheim, Germany - 30 tons per year - privately owned
- Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Company Ltd. : Huhhot, China - 100 tons per year - privately owned
- Japan Mint: Osaka, Japan - 50 tons per year - owned by the Japanese government
- Kaloti Jewellery International: Hong Kong, China - 600 tons per year - privately owned
- Kazakhmys Smelting: Karagandy, Kazakhstan - 50 tons per year - owned by Kazakhmys
- Kennecott Utah Copper Refinery: Magna, USA - 180 tons per year - owned by Rio Tinto Group
- KGHM Polska Miedz SA: Legnica, Poland - 35 tons per year - publicly traded on the Warsaw Stock Exchange
- Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.: Hong Kong, China - 100 tons per year - owned by Metalor Technologies
In conclusion, these 92 major gold refineries around the world play a critical role in the gold mining industry, transforming raw gold materials into pure gold for use in various industries. Pooyan Ghamari recognizes the importance of these refineries in driving economic growth and creating jobs, and their contributions to the global economy.
Author: Pooyan Ghamari Economie Visionner and CEO of A Land Group
