[crusty old prospector]

For some reason, I thought South Africa would be higher.

[Fiji Hill]

Once the top gold-producer in the world by a wide margin, South Africa’s gold mines have been slowing every year since 2008, with the exception of 2013 when production rose by a few tons.

Is gold production slowing because the mines are petering out, or could there be other reasons having to do with, say, the country's politics and culture?

[Glad2bnuts]

South Africa could be higher if they could find anyone that wanted to work. The number of Afrikkaners allowed in the workforce is minimal in SA. If a white man wants to start a business there, he has to give 50% to a black man just to start. Guess whose economy is dying? Along with the population of white people.