Global precious metal production volume 2024, by commodity

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Madhumitha Jaganmohan,
Feb 26, 2025

Of all the precious metals, silver had by far the largest mine production volume, having amounted to an estimated 25,000 metric tons worldwide in 2024. Gold had the second-largest mine production volume worldwide out of the precious metals at that time, amounting to an estimated 3,300 metric tons. The platinum group metals platinum and palladium had considerably smaller production volumes in comparison.

Mine production of precious metals worldwide in 2024, by commodity type (in metric tons)

CharacteristicProduction in metric tons
Silver 25,000
Gold 3,300
Palladium 190
Platinum 170
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