Platinum and
platinum group metals are produced in
Zimbabwe and
South Africa. Of the multitudes of companies involved in producing platinum group metals in these two countries, these are the principal operators:
South Africa
World's leading platinum producer.
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Anglo Platinum
Anglo American Platinum Limited () is the world's largest primary producer of platinum, accounting for about 38% of the world's annual supply.
Based in South Africa, most of the group's operations lie to the northwest and northeast of Johannesbu ...
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Anglo American plc
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Impala Platinum
Impala Platinum Holdings Limited or Implats is a South African holding company that owns several companies which operate mines that produce platinum and platinum group metals, as well as nickel, copper and cobalt. Its most significant mine is the ...
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*Lonplats
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Aquarius Platinum
Aquarius Platinum plc is a Bermuda-registered and headquartered mining business.
Aquarius was quoted on the London Stock Exchange, the Australian Stock Exchange and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and also had a sponsored Level 1 ADR program in ...
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African Rainbow Minerals
African or Africans may refer to:
* Anything from or pertaining to the continent of Africa:
** People who are native to Africa, descendants of natives of Africa, or individuals who trace their ancestry to indigenous inhabitants of Africa
*** Ethn ...
Zimbabwe
*Zimbabwe Platinum – Zimplats
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Impala Platinum
Impala Platinum Holdings Limited or Implats is a South African holding company that owns several companies which operate mines that produce platinum and platinum group metals, as well as nickel, copper and cobalt. Its most significant mine is the ...
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Anglo American Platinum Company
Platinum group elements
There are 6
platinum group elements:
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Iridium
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Osmium
Osmium (from Greek grc, ὀσμή, osme, smell, label=none) is a chemical element with the symbol Os and atomic number 76. It is a hard, brittle, bluish-white transition metal in the platinum group that is found as a trace element in alloys, mos ...
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Palladium
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Platinum
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Rhodium
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Ruthenium
See also
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Aluminium in Africa
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Copper in Africa
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Iron ore in Africa
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Mining
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Platinum group
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Platinum group: sources
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Titanium in Africa
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Uranium in Africa
External links
MBendi: Mining: Africa: Platinum Group Mining
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Mining in South Africa
Mining in Zimbabwe
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