Of all the precious metals, silver had by far the largest mine production volume, having amounted to an estimated 26,000 metric tons worldwide in 2023. Gold had the second-largest mine production volume worldwide out of the precious metals at that time, amounting to an estimated 3,000 metric tons. The platinum group metals platinum and palladium had considerably smaller production volumes in comparison.
Mine production of precious metals worldwide in 2023, by commodity type
(in metric tons)
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US Geological Survey. (January 31, 2024). Mine production of precious metals worldwide in 2023, by commodity type (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/277022/precious-metal-production-by-type/
US Geological Survey. "Mine production of precious metals worldwide in 2023, by commodity type (in metric tons)." Chart. January 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/277022/precious-metal-production-by-type/
US Geological Survey. (2024). Mine production of precious metals worldwide in 2023, by commodity type (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/277022/precious-metal-production-by-type/
US Geological Survey. "Mine Production of Precious Metals Worldwide in 2023, by Commodity Type (in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/277022/precious-metal-production-by-type/
US Geological Survey, Mine production of precious metals worldwide in 2023, by commodity type (in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/277022/precious-metal-production-by-type/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Mine production of precious metals worldwide in 2023, by commodity type (in metric tons) [Graph], US Geological Survey, January 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/277022/precious-metal-production-by-type/
