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| TABLE 5 | |||||||||||
| PLATINUM-GROUP METALS: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Kilograms) | |||||||||||
| -Country3 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | ||||||
| Palladium: | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Australiae, 4 | 650 | 350 | 300 | 320 | 320 | ||||||
| Botswana | 3,328 | 2,115 | 2,613 | 1,337 | 560 | e | |||||
| Canadae | 11,000 | 17,400 | 17,300 | 16,500 | 20,000 | ||||||
| Finland | 1,493 | 1,058 | 1,100 | e | 1,100 | e | 902 | ||||
| Japan5 | 6,107 | 7,534 | 8,052 | 6,239 | 6,969 | ||||||
| Polande, 6 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
| Russiae | 84,700 | 7 | 84,100 | 7 | 82,000 | 80,000 | 83,000 | ||||
| Serbia | 22 | 4 | 22 | 20 | e | 20 | e | ||||
| South Africa | 82,222 | 82,731 | 74,738 | 75,000 | e | 58,410 | |||||
| United States8 | 11,600 | 12,400 | 12,300 | 12,600 | 12,400 | ||||||
| Zimbabwee | 7,000 | 8,241 | 7 | 7,800 | 9,600 | 10,100 | |||||
| Total | 208,000 | 216,000 | 206,000 | 203,000 | 193,000 | ||||||
| Platinum: | |||||||||||
| Australiae, 4 | 130 | - | 95 | 90 | 90 | 90 | |||||
| Botswana | 560 | 373 | 435 | 218 | 93 | ||||||
| Canadae | 3,500 | 8,000 | 7,500 | 7,000 | 8,500 | ||||||
| Colombia | 997 | 1,231 | 1,460 | 1,836 | r | 1,135 | |||||
| Ethiopia9 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Finland | 718 | r | 836 | r | 429 | r | 946 | r | 1,060 | ||
| Japan5 | 1,331 | 1,765 | 1,735 | 1,963 | 1,724 | ||||||
| Polande, 6 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | ||||||
| Russiae | 25,700 | 27,300 | 26,500 | 25,500 | 23,000 | ||||||
| Serbia | -- | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| South Africa | 147,790 | 148,008 | 128,590 | 131,000 | e | 93,991 | |||||
| United States8 | 3,450 | 3,700 | 3,670 | 3,720 | 3,660 | ||||||
| Zimbabwee | 8,800 | 10,826 | 7 | 10,500 | 12,400 | 13,000 | |||||
| Total | 193,000 | 202,000 | 181,000 | 185,000 | r | 146,000 | |||||
| Other platinum-group metals:e | |||||||||||
| Canada | 400 | 800 | 750 | 1,000 | 900 | ||||||
| Russia | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | ||||||
| South Africa | 57,292 | 7 | 58,111 | 7 | 21,010 | 7 | 52,000 | 38,000 | |||
| Zimbabwe | 1,820 | 1,820 | 2,200 | 2,700 | 2,700 | ||||||
| Total | 71,500 | 72,700 | 36,000 | 67,700 | 53,600 | ||||||
| Grand total | 473,000 | r | 491,000 | r | 423,000 | 455,000 | r | 393,000 | |||
| eEstimated. rRevised. -- Zero. | |||||||||||
| 1World total, U.S. data, and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||
| 2Includes data available through March 23, 2016. Platinum-group metal (PGM) production by Germany, Norway, Switzerland, and the- | |||||||||||
| United Kingdom is not included because the production is derived wholly from imported metallurgical products and to include it would | |||||||||||
| result in double counting. | |||||||||||
| 3In addition to the countries listed, China, Indonesia, and the Philippines are thought to produce PGMs, and several other countries may | |||||||||||
| also do so, but output is not reported quantitatively, and there is no reliable basis for the formulation of estimates of output levels. A part- | |||||||||||
| of this output not specifically reported by country is, however, presumably included in this table credited to Japan.- | |||||||||||
| 4PGM recovered from nickel ore that is processed domestically. PGM in exported nickel ore are extracted in the importing countries,- | |||||||||||
| such as Japan, and are thought to be included in the production figures for those countries. | |||||||||||
| 5Production derived entirely from imported ores. | |||||||||||
| 6Official Polish estimates based on reported platinum- and palladium-bearing final (residual) slimes and then average platinum and palladium- | |||||||||||
| content from electrolytic copper refining. | |||||||||||
| 7Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 8Byproduct platinum and palladium produced from gold-copper ores was not included.- | |||||||||||
| 9Data for the Ethiopian calendar year ending July 7 of that stated. Yubdo Mine only. Platinum was also reportedly contained in gold ingots | |||||||||||
| from the Lega Dembi Mine, but information is inadequate to estimate output. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
