この場所が何であるか
The Bushveld Complex holds the great majority of the world's known platinum-group metals in three thin, remarkably continuous layers. Mogalakwena mines the one thick enough for an open pit.
産出物
Platinum
A dense, unreactive metal that speeds up chemical reactions without being consumed by them.
Palladium
Platinum's cheaper cousin for most of the twentieth century, then briefly more expensive than gold because petrol…
Rhodium
The rarest of the metals traded in any volume, produced in tens of tonnes a year, and the only practical way to strip…
Copper
The reddish metal that carries electricity better than anything except silver, and which humans have been smelting…
Nickel
A silvery metal that resists rust, which is why it goes into stainless steel — and, more recently, into the cathodes…
「副産物」とは、意図して探したわけではなく、たまたま同じ岩石中に含まれていたために回収される金属のことだ。したがってその供給量は、当該金属自身の需給ではなく、主要金属の経済性に左右される。
所有者
| 企業 | 役割 | 関心度 |
|---|---|---|
| Anglo American | Miner | Owner-operator |
事業者の公表情報に基づく。大規模鉱山の所有権は変動するため、利用前に最新の企業開示資料で確認すること。