In 2015, both the production and consumption of gold in China maintained a steady growth trend. The country’s cumulative gold production totaled 450 tons, representing a slight year-on-year decrease of 0.4%. Of this total, 379.4 tons came from primary gold mining, while 70.6 tons were byproducts from other mining activities. Gold consumption reached 986 tons, an increase of 3.7% over the previous year.
　　In 2015, the average price of 99.99% gold on the Shanghai Gold Exchange was 235.6 yuan per gram, down 6.4% year-on-year. The main business revenue from gold mining, beneficiation, and smelting reached 478 billion yuan, up 3% year-on-year, while profits totaled 28.9 billion yuan, down 13.3% year-on-year. Affected by low gold prices, the pace of investment in the national gold industry slowed down. Fixed-asset investments completed in gold mining and beneficiation amounted to 40.6 billion yuan, a decrease of 9.6% year-on-year.