Which countries produce platinum and palladium?
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Category: Mining and Geology
Subject: Which countries produce platinum and palladium?
Question
What are the main producing countries for platinum and palladium?
Answer
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
Other useful websites are:
Data from the International Platinum Association
and the U.S. Geological Survey
Answer posted December 2004
Submitted by: Ms Susan Ashton
Answered by: Jeremy Coombes
Affiliation: Johnson Matthey, Precious Metals Division
