The global reserves of platinum-group metals (PGMs; including ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium, and platinum) amounted to 71,000 metric tons in 2023. That represented an increase of about 5,000 metric tons in comparison to the total worldwide PGM reserves in 2010.
South Africa is by far the country with the largest reserves of platinum-group metals, at some 63,000 metric tons.
Reserves of platinum-group metals worldwide from 2010 to 2023
(in 1,000 metric tons)
All platinum-group metals included. Elements in groups eight to ten of the fifth period (the "light platinum metals": ruthenium, rhodium, and palladium) and the sixth period (the "heavy platinum metals": osmium, iridium, and platinum) of the periodic table are classed as platinum metals or platinoides.
This statistic was assembled using several editions of the report.
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US Geological Survey. (January 31, 2024). Reserves of platinum-group metals worldwide from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175466/global-platinum-group-metal-reserves/
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