
Canada's export value of technology minerals by type 2017
Canada's exports of platinum group metals (which includes ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium, and platinum) reached a value of around 813 million Canadian dollars in 2017. These minerals accounted for the highest export value among the technology minerals exported by Canada that year. Technology minerals refers to minerals that are used in the production of high-tech devices such as smartphones and computers. Often these minerals are rare.