The world’s largest gold producers, volume of production in 2009, million ounces
Source: Company websites
In terms of the volume of metal it produced in 2009, Polyus Gold ceded tenth place to Buenaventura, thus securing a ranking of eleventh worldwide. In 2009, the Company began to increase production volume, as envisaged by its strategy, which was intended to strengthen the position of Polyus Gold among the world’s leading metal manufacturers, and to position it in the top five producers by 2015.
The world’s largest gold mining companies, based on market capitalization (as at 31 December 2009), USD million
Source: Bloomberg.
As at 31 December 2009, Polyus Gold was ranked seventh among the world’s leading gold-mining companies, in terms of its market capitalization, whereas, as at 31 December 2008, the Company was only tenth. As at 31 December 2009, the Company’s capitalization amounted to USD 10.1 billion, as compared with USD 4.9 billion as at 31 December 2008.
The world’s largest gold mining companies, share performance in 2009, %
Sources: Company websites
In the reporting period the Company began the indisputable leader among its global peers in terms of share performance, having shown a 119% increase during the year. The growth was also well ahead of bold bullion.
The world’s leading companies, based on P&P reserves (JORC P&P) in 2009, million ounces
Sources: Company websites
According to the results for 2009, Polyus Gold was ranked fourth in terms of the volume of its proven and probable reserves. For more detailed information on the development of the Company’s mineral resources base, see Section 7, “Results of geological exploration”.
The world’s leading gold producers, total cash costs in 2009, USD/ounce
Source: Company websites.
In 2009, the total cash costs incurred by Polyus Gold in the course of producing one troy ounce amounted to USD 391, a relatively low level of expenses, which enabled the Company to remain one of the lowest cost producers globally.
Russia’s leading gold producers, volume of production in 2009, thousand ounces
Sources: Company websites, Report of the Union of Gold Miners (2009)
In 2009, the Company remained the undisputed leader among Russian gold producers, in terms of the volume of metal produced.
Russia’s leading gold producers, proved and probable reserves in 2009, million ounces1
Source: Company websites
Polyus Gold also has the largest mineral resources base among Russian gold mining companies.