The global reserves of platinum-group metals (PGMs; including ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium, and platinum) presented no significant variations in the last decade, with a slight increase from 66,000 metric tons in 2010, to an estimated 70,000 metric tons in 2021.
South Africa is by far the country with the largest reserves of platinum-group metals, at some 63,000 metric tons.
Platinum-group metal reserves worldwide from 2010 to 2021
(in metric tons)
All platinum-group metals included. Elements in groups 8 to 10 of the 5th period (the "light platinum metals": Ruthenium, Rhodium, Palladium) and the 6th period (the "heavy platinum metals": Osmium, Iridium, Platinum) of the periodic table are classed as platinum metals or platinoides.
All figures are estimates.
This statistic was assembled using several editions of the report.
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US Geological Survey. (January 31, 2022). Platinum-group metal reserves worldwide from 2010 to 2021 (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 14, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175466/global-platinum-group-metal-reserves/
US Geological Survey. "Platinum-group metal reserves worldwide from 2010 to 2021 (in metric tons)." Chart. January 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 14, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175466/global-platinum-group-metal-reserves/
US Geological Survey. (2022). Platinum-group metal reserves worldwide from 2010 to 2021 (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 14, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175466/global-platinum-group-metal-reserves/
US Geological Survey. "Platinum-group Metal Reserves Worldwide from 2010 to 2021 (in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175466/global-platinum-group-metal-reserves/
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