The data displays the global platinum metal reserves as estimated as of 2017, by country. The U.S. had estimated reserves of around 900 metric tons of platinum metal in 2017. Platinum is a so called transition metal and one of the rarest elements on Earth. Since 1901, the price of platinum has been mostly higher than the price of gold.
Estimated reserves of platinum metals
Total worldwide reserves of platinum metals are estimated to be some 69,000 metric tons. Almost all of it, some 95 percent, is located in the Earth’s crust of South Africa.
