Where is platinum mined in the world

Owned by Northam Platinum, the greenfield mine produced an estimated Join Our Newsletter Get important industry news and analysis sent to your inbox — sign up to our e-Newsletter here. Shortlists Join Our Newsletter - Get important industry news and analysis sent to your inbox — sign up to our e-Newsletter here. Powered by. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. Platinum was first discovered in Canada's Ontario province in Most of the rest of Canada's platinum comes from the Raglan nickel mine in Manitoba, Quebec, and the Lac des lles mine in Western Ontario.

Zimbabwe is the third largest platinum producer in the world. Zimbabwe has three major platinum mines located in a geological feature that runs through the center of Zimbabwe called the Great Dyke. These mines are the Mimosa operation in the southern part of the Great Dyke, it is the oldest platinum mine in the country, starting briefly in the s, then again operating from to 75 and then since The Zimplants mine started in the early s, while the Unki mine was commissioned in Russia is the second largest platinum producer in the world, producing as much as every other country in the world, besides South Africa.

Platinum was first discovered in Russia's Ural Mountains in and have been mined ever since. Platinum from the Urals started to decline in the s but in platinum-containing cooper-nickel deposits were found on the Taimyr Peninsula in Siberia. Since then various mines in the region have come and gone but this area remains the most important for Russia's platinum reserves.

South Africa is the world's largest platinum producer, producing more than twice as much as every other country on Earth combined. The Merensky Reef, the major platinum source, was first used for platinum mining in until the close of the 20th century.

A large-scale, vertically integrated platinum-group metals mining complex is being built as part of the project in the Great Dyke. The Karo Platinum project is estimated to have an annual production of 1. Canada takes the fourth spot in the list of global platinum recovery, with a production of 9.

A significant part of platinum mined in the North American country is a by-product of nickel mining. Canada exports the majority of its output to the US. Raglan nickel mine in Quebec and the Lac des Iles mine in Western Ontario are the other platinum-producing sites. The deposit is located 10km north of the town of Marathon, Ontario, and on the eastern margin of the Coldwell Complex, which is a proterozoic layered intrusion.

The proposed project includes three open pits, an ore processing plant, tailings and mine rock storage facilities, and a 7km power transmission line.

The mine will have a production capacity of approximately 22, tonnes per day. The US is the fifth largest platinum producer in the world, with a production of 3. Production at the Stillwater mine commenced in Located 20km west of Stillwater, the East Boulder project began commercial production in The current mineral reserves estimated to sustain the Stillwater West section until and that of the East Boulder mine until NS Energy is using cookies We use them to give you the best experience.