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Category: Mining and Geology

Subject: Which countries produce platinum and palladium?

What are the main producing countries for platinum and palladium?

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South Africa is the world's largest source of platinum and rhodium and is a major producer of palladium. Russia is the world's largest source of palladium. Platinum and palladium are also mined in the U.S. and Canada. See

Production on Platinum Today

Other useful websites are:

Data from the International Platinum Association

and the U.S. Geological Survey


Answer posted December 2004


Answered by: Jeremy Coombes

Affiliation: Johnson Matthey, Precious Metals Division