South Africa

Africa / Southern Africa

Neutral

BRICS member, PGM supplier

Critical Minerals Tracked

US/EU Critical List

Top Global Share

70.0%

Platinum

Recent Events

Top Mineral Production

Platinum(Pt)Critical

Mining

70.0%

Refining

50.0%

Chromium(Cr)Critical

Mining

42.0%

Refining

25.0%

Palladium(Pd)Critical

Mining

38.0%

Refining

30.0%

Manganese(Mn)Critical

Mining

35.0%

Refining

4.0%

Titanium(Ti)Critical

Mining

15.0%

Mineral Production Details

Element	Type	Volume	Global Share	Year	Critical
Platinum(Pt)	mining	133 metric_tons	70.0%	2023	USEU
Platinum(Pt)	refining	95 metric_tons	50.0%	2023	USEU
Chromium(Cr)	mining	18.5M metric_tons	42.0%	2023	USEU
Palladium(Pd)	mining	79.8 metric_tons	38.0%	2023	USEU
Manganese(Mn)	mining	8.1M metric_tons	35.0%	2023	USEU
Palladium(Pd)	refining	63 metric_tons	30.0%	2023	USEU
Chromium(Cr)	refining	11.0M metric_tons	25.0%	2023	USEU
Titanium(Ti)	mining	1.3M metric_tons	15.0%	2023	USEU
Vanadium(V)	mining	10.0K metric_tons	10.0%	2023	USEU
Vanadium(V)	refining	8.0K metric_tons	8.0%	2023	USEU
Manganese(Mn)	refining	920.0K metric_tons	4.0%	2023	USEU
Nickel(Ni)	mining	36.0K metric_tons	1.0%	2023	USEU
Cobalt(Co)	mining	1.5K metric_tons	0.7%	2023	USEU

Recent Events

South Africa PGM Mine Strikes

1/23/2014Supply Disruption

Severity: 4/5

Labor strikes at South African platinum group metal mines disrupted global supply of platinum, palladium, and rhodium, causing significant price spikes. South Africa produces about 70% of global platinum.

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