1989年西方国家的黄金产量增加了102t。达到了1653t,比上一年度增长近7%。增加得最多的是美国,而美国又主要是内华达州。该州继续扩大了开采大型低品位堆浸矿床的露天金矿的产量。美国该年度的金产量提高了29%,达到259t。其次是澳大利亚,该国在去年建成了许多小型的短期企业,连同现有开采与处理高品位金矿石的企 Western countries in 1989 increased gold production 102t. Reached 1653t, an increase of nearly 7% over the previous year. The United States increased the most, while the United States is mainly Nevada. The state continues to expand the production of open-pit gold mined for large, low-grade heap leaching deposits. The U.S. gold output for the year increased 29% to 259t. Followed by Australia, which built many small, short-term businesses last year, along with the existing mining and processing of high-grade gold ore