Overview of ore deposits and extraction
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:[citation needed]
World's leading platinum producer.
Platinum group elements
[edit]There are 6 platinum group elements:
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Paleozoic |
- Carboniferous
- Devonian
- Permian
- Ordovician
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Cenozoic | |
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Paleontology |
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Ordovician | |
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Devonian | |
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Permian | |
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Beaufort Group |
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Triassic |
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Jurassic | |
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Cretaceous | |
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Paleogene | |
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Neogene | |
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Pleistocene | |
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Other | |
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Research and administration |
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