Golden Buddha (statue) Golden Buddha (statue) The Golden Buddha, officially titled Phra Phuttha Maha Suwana Patimakon (), is a gold statue, with a weight of 5.5 tons (5,500 kilograms). It is located in the temple of Wat Traimit, Bangkok, Thailand. At one point in its history the statue was covered with a layer of stucco and coloured glass to conceal its true value, and it remained in this condition for almost 200 years, ending up at what was then a pagoda of minor significance. During relocation of the statue in 1955, the plaster was chipped off and the gold revealed. The origins of
Largest gold companies companies. The world's 5th largest gold producer (170 tons in 2012) that is home to two of the world's ten largest gold mines. As recently as 2007 South Africa was the world's top gold producer. The drop in its global ranking is not due to resource depletion (South Africa ranks close behind leader Australia in reserves) but rather to its high costs of production. In fact South Africa has the highest mining cash costs among all major producing regions. Notable South African gold companies include: The Forbes Global 2000 list is produced annually by Forbes. Compiling information about each of