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PGM Ore — Great Dyke, Zimbabwe (Zimplats)

Zimbabwe produced 19,000 kg platinum and 15,000 kg palladium in 2024. Zimplats (87% Implats-owned) operates five underground portals at Ngezi and a concentrator+smelter at Selous Metallurgical Complex. Growing share of global supply; political risk (indigenization laws) and regulatory uncertainty.

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What depends on it

Goods that need this input

1 essential American goods rely on pgm ore — great dyke, zimbabwe (zimplats) somewhere upstream in their supply chain.

Digital

Palladium and platinum group metals

Palladium, platinum, and rhodium used in catalytic converters, electronics multilayer capacitors, fuel cells, and medical devices.

Who makes it

Supplier companies

1 company produce pgm ore — great dyke, zimbabwe (zimplats).

Impala Platinum (Implats)(IMP.JO)

HQ ZA85% share

Second-largest South African PGM producer; ~25% of SA PGM output; also 87%-owner of Zimplats (Great Dyke, Zimbabwe); operates Springs Refinery (Impala Refining Services) for third-party concentrate.

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