Of the precious metals, silver had by far the largest reserves worldwide as of 2023, amounting to 610,000 metric tons at that time. The total global reserves of the platinum group metals amounted to roughly one-tenth that amount at that time, which includes platinum, palladium, iridium, osmium, rhodium, and ruthenium combined.
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US Geological Survey. (January 29, 2024). Reserves of precious metals worldwide in 2023, by commodity (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1456050/world-mine-reserves-of-precious-metals-by-commodity/
US Geological Survey. "Reserves of precious metals worldwide in 2023, by commodity (in metric tons)." Chart. January 29, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1456050/world-mine-reserves-of-precious-metals-by-commodity/
US Geological Survey. (2024). Reserves of precious metals worldwide in 2023, by commodity (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1456050/world-mine-reserves-of-precious-metals-by-commodity/
US Geological Survey. "Reserves of Precious Metals Worldwide in 2023, by Commodity (in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1456050/world-mine-reserves-of-precious-metals-by-commodity/
US Geological Survey, Reserves of precious metals worldwide in 2023, by commodity (in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1456050/world-mine-reserves-of-precious-metals-by-commodity/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Reserves of precious metals worldwide in 2023, by commodity (in metric tons) [Graph], US Geological Survey, January 29, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1456050/world-mine-reserves-of-precious-metals-by-commodity/