| The gold mining industry contributed more than $171 billion to the global economy in 2013, according to a new report from the World Gold Council. But weaker prices and lower production in 2015 do not necessarily mean that this figure will drop, the WGC’s John Mulligan said in an interview.
Large-scale commercial gold mining in the 47 countries that account for more than 90 percent of the world’s production contributed $81 billion to the economy in direct gross value added (GVA) and around $171 billion indirectly, the WGC said. GVA measures the contribution to the economy of each individual producer, industry or sector...............................................Full Article: Source
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