Platinum Market Concentration Risks Explained Platinum is a shiny, rare metal used in cars, jewelry, and industry. Most of it comes from just two places: South Africa and Russia. This setup creates big risks for the platinum market. If something…
Why platinum supply is more fragile than gold Platinum’s supply is more fragile than gold because production is highly concentrated, mining is harder and costlier, recycling and inventories are smaller, and industrial demand is more volatile—all of which make even…
Platinum mining digs deep into the earth, often more than a kilometer underground in places like South Africa. At these extreme depths, miners need constant ventilation and refrigeration just to stay alive. This equipment runs nonstop and guzzles huge amounts…
Labor strikes, especially in major mining regions, can push platinum prices higher by reducing supply, increasing production uncertainty, and raising risk premia for physical metal trading. Sources reporting recent price moves and market deficits show how labor disruptions feed directly…
Platinum is a shiny metal used in cars, clean energy tech, and factories, but making more of it is getting harder because of tough environmental rules. These rules aim to cut pollution and protect nature, yet they slow down new…
New platinum discoveries are rare because platinum is chemically scarce in Earth’s crust, it concentrates in only a few specific geological settings, much of the planet’s original platinum sank into the core during early planetary differentiation, and most accessible platinum…
Platinum mines around the world are getting old and worn out, creating big risks for global supply. Most platinum comes from South Africa, where aging equipment, power outages, and falling ore quality are cutting production sharply. In 2025, mine supply…
Why platinum mines cannot ramp up quickly: geological complexity, deep and aging infrastructure, high capital and energy needs, limited skilled labor and equipment, environmental and regulatory hurdles, and concentrated geography that creates systemic bottlenecks. [2] Platinum is concentrated in a…
Platinum mining costs are the expenses required to find, extract, process, and deliver platinum from ore to market, and they matter because they shape mine profitability, supply availability, investment decisions, and ultimately the metal’s price and industrial availability. Why mining…
Platinum will remain a key material in transportation over the next decades because of its central role in catalytic converters, proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells, and electrolyzers, even as demand patterns shift between internal combustion, hybrid, and hydrogen-based systems[2][6].…
