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Top 10 Producers of Gold in 2016

                                                                                                                            (Metric Ton)

                                                     Country       Quantity            Country                              Quantity

                                                     China                      455 Peru                                                                                                                                                                                                                 150

                                                     Australia                  270 South Africa                                                                                                                                                                                                         140

                                                     Russia                     250 Mexico                                                                                                                                                                                                               125

                                                     USA                        209 Indonesia                                                                                                                                                                                                            100

                                                     Canada                     170 Uzbekistan                                                                                                                                                                                                           100

                                                                                          Source: US Geological Survey

                                                     Gold Supply and Demand            2015                                 (Metric Ton)
                                                                                              3,233                          2016
                                                                     Supply                     13.5
                                                      Mine Production                                                               3,236
                                                      Net Producer Hedging                  1,116.5                                   26.3
                                                      Recycled Gold                         4,363.1                               1,308.5
                                                      Total Supply                                                                4,570.8

                                                                   Demand              2015                                 2016
                                                     Jewelry
                                                     Technology                                 2,428.9                     1,981.9
                                                     Total Bar and Coin
                                                     ETFs and similar products                  332 322.5
                                                     Central Banks
                                                     Total Demand                               1,047                       1,029.2
                                                     Surplus/Deļ¬cit
                                                                                                -128.3                            531.9

  Since the beginning of                                                                        576.5                             383.6
civilization, humankind has
viewed gold as a proxy for                                                                      4,256.1                     4,249.1

     money and wealth.                                                                          107 321.7

                                                                                                Source: World Gold Council

                                                                                Gold - Futures

                                                          25000                                                             GOLD
                                                                                                                            MICRO GOLD
                                                     L 20000

                                                     O 15000

                                                     T 10000       January
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                                                           5000
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                                                     S                                           April
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                                                               0                                                      June
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              Gold - Options                               8000    Months (January 2017 - December 2017)
                                                                                 Gold - Spot
                                                     L 7000
                                                                                                                 MGOLD
                                                           6000                                                  NANO GOLD

                                                     O 5000        Months (January 2017 - December 2017)

                                                           4000

                                                     T 3000

                                                           2000

                                                     S 1000

                                                                0
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      2500              February

L 2000                            March
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O 1500                                                 May
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T 1000                                                                     July
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        500                                                                                     September
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S                                                                                                                    November
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           0
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              Months (January 2017 - December 2017)

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