According to GlobalData, Canada is the world’s fourth-largest producer of platinum, with output of 203koz in 2022, up by 5% on 2021. Over the five years to 2021, production from Canada decreased by a CAGR of 6.41% and is expected to rise by a CAGR of 0.84% between 2022 and 2026. GlobalData uses proprietary data and analytics to provide a complete picture of this market in its Global Platinum Mining to 2026 report. Buy the report here.
Canada accounts for 3% of global production, with the other largest producers being South Africa (73%), Russia (11%), Zimbabwe (8%) and the US (2%).
Leading producers of platinum in Canada are Glencore and Impala Platinum. Glencore's output was 33koz in 2021, down by 18% on 2020. Impala Platinum produced 7.20koz, an increase of 13% on the previous year.
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