China’s gold production jumped 12.4% year-on-year to 230.3 tons in the first half of this year, according to the state media Xinhua. The production volume of gold products made from domestic raw materials surged to 174.7 tons in the first six months of this year, up 14.4% on annual basis. As for products made from imported raw materials, its production volume expanded by 6.7% year-on-year to reach 55.6 tons. The volume of gold production globally reached 911.7 tons in the second quarter of this year, with a growth of 4% compared to the same period last year.