China's Gold Output Falls Nearly 20% Year on Year in First Three Quarters of 2026

36Kr learned that the latest statistics from the China Gold Association show that in the first three quarters of 2026, cumulative gold production from domestic raw materials totaled 220.935 tonnes, down 50.847 tonnes, or 18.71%, year on year. Cumulative gold production from imported raw materials totaled 127.055 tonnes, up 5.906 tonnes, or 4.87%, year on year. Combined, domestic and imported raw materials produced 347.990 tonnes of gold, down 44.941 tonnes, or 11.44%, year on year.