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| TABLE 5 | |||||||||||
| PLATINUM-GROUP METALS: ESTIMATED WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Kilograms) | |||||||||||
| -Country3 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | ||||||
| Palladium: | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Australia4 | 600 | 580 | 800 | r | 650 | r | 600 | ||||
| Botswana | 5,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | r | 3,000 | |||||
| Canada-- | 14,100 | 14,700 | 7,000 | r | 6,200 | r | 14,000 | ||||
| Finland | NA | 342 | 5 | 560 | 5 | 1,493 | 5 | 1,058 | 5 | ||
| Japan5, 6 | 6,505 | r | 7,526 | r | 6,675 | r | 6,107 | r | 7,534 | ||
| Poland7, 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
| Russia | 96,800 | 87,700 | 83,200 | 5 | 84,700 | 86,000 | |||||
| Serbia | 15 | 70 | r | 38 | r | 22 | r | 25 | |||
| South Africa | 83,643 | 5 | 75,537 | 5 | 75,117 | r, 5 | 82,222 | 5 | 82,000 | ||
| United States5, 9 | 12,800 | 11,900 | 12,700 | 11,600 | 12,400 | ||||||
| Zimbabwe- | 4,180 | 5 | 4,386 | 5 | 5,680 | 7,000 | 8,200 | ||||
| Total | 224,000 | r | 206,000 | r | 195,000 | r | 203,000 | r | 215,000 | ||
| Platinum: | |||||||||||
| Australia4 | 142 | 120 | 230 | r | 130 | - | 130 | ||||
| Botswana | 700 | 600 | 600 | 600 | r | 600 | |||||
| Canada-- | 8,000 | 8,500 | 4,000 | r | 3,600 | r | 7,000 | ||||
| Colombia5 | 1,526 | 1,369 | 929 | 998 | 1,231 | ||||||
| Ethiopia10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | r | 8 | 5 | -- | 5 | |
| Finland | 461 | r, 5 | 214 | r, 5 | 265 | r, 5 | 500 | r | 400 | ||
| Japan5, 6 | 1,000 | r | 1,442 | r | 1,417 | r | 1,331 | r | 1,765 | ||
| Poland7, 8 | 25 | 25 | 25 | - | 25 | - | 25 | ||||
| Russia | 27,000 | - | 25,000 | 24,500 | 25,000 | r | 25,000 | ||||
| Serbia | 2 | -- | r | 12 | r | -- | r | -- | |||
| South Africa5 | 160,940 | 146,140 | 140,819 | 147,790 | 145,000 | ||||||
| United States5, 9 | 3,860 | 3,580 | 3,830 | 3,450 | 3,700 | ||||||
| Zimbabwe-- | 5,306 | 5 | 5,642 | 5 | 6,849 | r, 5 | 8,800 | 10,600 | |||
| Total | 209,000 | 193,000 | 183,000 | r | 192,000 | 195,000 | |||||
| Other platinum-group metals: | |||||||||||
| Canada | 900 | r | 1,000 | r | 400 | r | 400 | r | 600 | ||
| Russia- | 14,500 | - | 12,500 | - | 11,900 | - | 12,000 | - | 12,500 | ||
| South Africa5 | 59,449 | 53,999 | 55,456 | 57,292 | 59,000 | ||||||
| Zimbabwe | 1,695 | 5 | 1,804 | 5 | 800 | 1,300 | 1,700 | ||||
| Total | 76,500 | r | 69,300 | r | 68,600 | r | 71,000 | r | 73,800 | ||
| Grand total-- | 509,000 | r | 468,000 | 447,000 | r | 466,000 | r | 484,000 | |||
| rRevised. NA Not available. -- Zero. | |||||||||||
| 1World totals, U.S. data, and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||
| 2Table includes data available through May 20, 2012. Platinum-group metal (PGM) production by Germany, Norway, and the United | |||||||||||
| Kingdom is not included in this table 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 PGM, 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. | |||||||||||
| 5Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 6Production derived entirely from imported ores. | |||||||||||
| 7Based on official Polish estimates. | |||||||||||
| 8Estimates based on reported platinum- and palladium-bearing final (residual) slimes and then average platinum and palladium content- | |||||||||||
| from electrolytic copper refining. | |||||||||||
| 9A very small quantity of byproduct platinum and palladium produced from gold-copper ores was excluded.- | |||||||||||
| 10Data 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
