U.S. Department of the Interior November 2002

U.S. Geological Survey

Mineral Industry Surveys

For information, contact:

Earle B. Amey, Gold Commodity Specialist Mahbood Mahdavi (Data)

Henry E. Hilliard, Silver and Platinum-Group Metals Telephone: (703) 648-7778

Commodity Specialist Fax: (703) 648-7975

U.S. Geological Survey

989 National Center Wanda G. Wooten (Data)

Reston, VA 20192 Telephone: (703) 648-4980

Telephone: (703) 648-4969 (Gold), Fax: (703) 648-7975

(703) 648-4970 (Silver and PGM)

Fax: (703) 648-7757 Internet: http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals

E-mail: eamey@usgs.gov and hhilliar@usgs.gov

PRECIOUS METALS IN AUGUST 2002

U.S. mines produced 21,800 kilograms (kg) of gold and

117,000 kg of silver in August 2002. Compared with July 2002,

production of gold was down 30% in California, and production

of silver was down 19% in Nevada. 

Gold

Domestic.—An uncirculated $20 gold coin minted in 1933

was sold at auction for a record $7.6 million at Sotheby’s in

New York. The bidding, which started at $2.5 million and

lasted about 10 minutes, ended with a winning bid by an

anonymous telephone bidder. At 33.44 grams, about 1 troy

ounce, the coin is 90% gold (21.6 carats) and 10% copper. The

$20 coins minted in 1933 were not circulated because the United

States discontinued gold as a standard for valuation of U.S.

currency. The auctioned coin is believed to be 1 of 10 that

survived an order to melt the coins. Two of the coins were

given to the Smithsonian Institution for historic preservation. 

Another coin, the one auctioned, reportedly was smuggled out of

the U.S. Mint and reappeared in the collection of Egypt’s last

monarch, King Farouk. The coin disappeared again in the late

1950s and resurfaced in 1996, when a British coin dealer tried to

sell it to U.S. Secret Service agents posing as buyers. An out-ofcourt settlement in 2001 cleared the way for the auction (The

Washington Post, 2002). 

International.—Proposed legislation in South Africa, which

would empower black citizens through ownership of mining

companies, sparked criticism from South Africa’s mine owners. 

Minerals guidelines for a new bill proposed that 51% of the

country’s mining industry should be composed of black-owned

companies within 10 years. Under the guidelines, black citizens

could hold 51% in any new South African mining venture or

own at least 30% of all existing mine operations (Metal Bulletin,

2002).

East African Gold Mines Ltd. produced its first gold at the

North Mara Mine in Tanzania. Mine production reached 6,500

kg (210,000 ounces) of gold per year. The project has gold

reserves of 62,200 kg (2 million ounces) (Platts Metals Week,

2002e).

The London Bullion Market Association’s gold clearing

statistics fell during July. Gold transfers were down 17.5% in

comparison with June, falling to 17.3 million ounces (540,000

kg) (Platts Metals Week, 2002c).

Twenty-four Islamic countries plan to bypass Western

currencies and create a new common currency based on gold in

2003. The proposed system would be based on an electronic

unit of value known as a gold dinar. Initially, the gold dinar

would not exist in physical form, but would be assigned a value

in gold. International trade will be conducted through the

transfer of equivalent amounts of gold. A quarterly exchange of

bullion would settle trade balances, with day-to-day trade

denominated in an electronic form of the dinar. The gold dinar

is not intended to replace currency within individual countries

(American Metal Market, 2002b). 

Australian gold output was 272,500 kg (8.8 million ounces)

in the 2001-02 fiscal year, down 8% from the previous fiscal

year. Hedging by Australian gold mining companies also

decreased by 8%. The fall in gold output was attributed to a

decline in expenditures by major Australian gold exploration

companies during the past 5 years. New gold discoveries and

developments are not replacing the gold output lost by mine

closures in the country (American Metal Market, 2002a).

Four-year mining rights to the Yingja-Ciwu gold mine, a

small gold mine in eastern China’s Jiangxi Province, were

auctioned and awarded to South Mechanic and Chemical Project

Ltd., a local private enterprise. The gold mine auction, which

attracted four companies within the Province and from Hong

Kong, was a signal that China’s gold mining rights market had

reopened; China stopped granting free mining rights in 1998. At
2

least 21 provinces have transferred mineral mining rights to nontraditional institutions; 14 of the Provinces sold mining rights by

auction (Platts Metals Week, 2002a).

Silver

Hecla Mining Company and Great Basin Gold have signed an

agreement to start development of a high-grade gold and silver

deposit in Great Basin’s Ivanhoe property in Nevada. The

deposit contains an inferred mineral resource of 652,000 metric

tons of ore grading 40 grams per metric ton (g/t) of gold and 218

g/t silver. Annual production is forecast at 5,600 kg of gold and

28,600 kg of silver (Platts Metals Week, 2002b).

On August 15, 2002, the Russian Prime Minister signed a

resolution annulling the 6% duty on silver exports. The

resolution exempts silver from custom duties on Russian

commodities exported to countries that are signatories to the

Customs Union agreements (Platts Metals Week, 2002f).

Platinum-Group Metals (PGM)

In 2001, when demand for palladium was strong and the price

soared to over $1,000 per ounce, car makers around the world

cut back on purchases of palladium in favor of the cheaper

platinum, and occasionally rhodium. By July 2002, demand had

fallen, supplies were plentiful, and prices were weak at just over

$300 per ounce. Palladium sponge, the preferred form of the

metal for industrial use, was in plentiful supply because

producers and recyclers had been selling steadily. In addition,

the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) began offering

palladium for sale on its website. Through August 30, 2002,

DLA sold 8,600 kg of palladium since the beginning of its fiscal

year, which began October 1, 2001. DLA had 10,100 kg that it

was authorized to sell before September 30, the end of its fiscal

year. Although either palladium or platinum can be used in

automobile catalytic converters, palladium is generally

recognized as providing superior performance at higher

temperatures. Now that the price of palladium has achieved

parity with platinum, automakers may decide to shift back to

palladium.

 The price increases in platinum and especially palladium

over the last 2 years caused a dramatic increase in exploration in

Canada and the United States. In South Africa, platinum-group

metal projects are being developed in the Eastern Bushveld

region. Projects under development in the region are palladiumrich and are expected to start producing within the next 2 years. 

Russia’s unpredictable RAO Norilsk Nickel produces more

palladium than it sells abroad and a significant portion of its

production is sold to the Russian central bank at a discount. 

Palladium from Russia accounts for about 60% of the world

market (Mining Journal, 2002; Skillings Mining Review, 2002).

Zimbabwe Platinum Mines (Zimplats) reported that its newly

commissioned open-cast Ngezi Mine produced 1,130 kg of

precious metals in the second quarter of 2002; platinum

production was 557 kg, while gold and palladium accounted for

the remainder. Zimplats predicted that it would produce 5,290

kg of platinum-group metals and gold in the 2002-03 financial

year (Platts Metals Week, 2002d).

Anglo American Platinum Corporation and the Royal

Bafokeng Nation (RBN) announced that an agreement was

reached to form a 50:50 joint venture to mine the Boschkoppie

and Styldrift farms owned by Anglo Platinum and RBN

respectively, near Rustenburg in the North-West Province of

South Africa. The joint venture resulted in joint ownership of

the R4.0 billion platinum mine. According to their agreement,

Anglo Platinum will contribute the mineral reserves on the

Boschkoppie farm and RBN will contribute the mineral reserves

on the adjacent Styldrift farm to the joint venture. RBN will

further purchase half of the mining infrastructure invested at the

Bafokeng Rasimone platinum mine. The workings at the

Rasimone Mine will be used to access the Styldrift farm. In

addition to the existing infrastructure, a new decline shaft and a

230,000 metric-ton-per-month concentrator capacity upgrade

will allow the joint venture to attain steady production,

anticipated at 15,100 kg of refined platinum per year (Anglo

Platinum, 2002).

References Cited

American Metal Market, 2002a, Australian gold mine output, hedging down

8%: American Metal Market, v. 110, no. 83-2, August 27, p. 4.

American Metal Market, 2002b, Islamic nations mull currency based on gold: 

American Metal Market, v. 110, no. 82-4, August 22, p. 5.

Anglo Platinum, 2002, Bafokeng Rasimone joint venture: Anglo Platinum

media release, August 12, p. 1.

Metal Bulletin, 2002, South African black empowerment proposals draw fire: 

Metal Bulletin, no. 8695, August 1, p. 5.

Mining Journal, 2002, PGM spike: Mining Journal, v. 339, no. 8700, August

30, p. 154.

Platts Metals Week, 2002a, China auctions gold mining rights: Platts Metals

Week, v. 73, no. 34, August 26, p. 3.

Platts Metals Week, 2002b, Hecla, Great Basin to develop gold deposit: Platts

Metals Week, v. 73, no. 32, August 12, p. 9.

Platts Metals Week, 2002c, London gold volumes dip in July—LBMA: Platts

Metals Week, v. 73, no. 33, August 19, p. 10.

Platts Metals Week, 2002d, Ngezi mine produces 17,800 oz platinum: Platts

Metals Week, v. 73, no. 31, August 5, p. 7.

Platts Metals Week, 2002e, North Mara gold mine starts: Platts Metals Week,

v. 73, no. 33, August 19, p. 10.

Platts Metals Week, 2002f, Russia cuts duty on silver exports: Platts Metals

Week, v. 73, no. 34, August 26, p. 3.

Skillings Mining Review, 2002, Ups and downs in the world of PGMS: 

Skillings Mining Review, v. 91, no. 17, September 7, p. 4-5.

Washington Post, 2002, A Double Eagle lands $7.6 million: Washington Post, 

July 31, p. C9.
TABLE 1

MINE PRODUCTION OF RECOVERABLE GOLD AND SILVER IN THE UNITED STATES, BY STATE 1/

(Kilograms)

Other

Gold Alaska California Nevada States 2/ Total

2001:

 August 1,370 784 21,600 3,420 27,100

 September W 699 20,700 5,000 26,400

 October W 746 21,100 7,920 29,800

 November W 793 20,800 4,810 26,400

 December W 871 24,100 4,820 29,800

 January-December p/ 9,190 13,800 r/ 253,000 r/ 58,800 r/ 335,000 r/

2002:

 January W 954 16,400 4,270 21,600

 February W 797 16,600 3,990 21,400

 March W 1,000 18,600 4,430 24,000

 April W 893 20,800 4,150 25,900

 May W 788 18,600 3,680 23,000

 June W 907 19,600 r/ 3,510 24,000 r/

 July W 770 18,900 r/ 3,590 23,300 r/

 August W 539 18,200 3,050 21,800

 January-August W 6,650 148,000 30,700 185,000

Other

Silver Arizona Idaho Nevada States 3/ Total

2001:

 August W W 49,300 87,500 137,000

 September W W 48,200 72,400 121,000

 October W W 36,500 79,200 116,000

 November W W 45,200 74,400 120,000

 December W W 54,400 89,100 144,000

 January-December p/ W 40,600 555,000 1,010,000 1,600,000

2002:

 January W W 38,900 85,500 124,000

 February W W 48,800 78,200 127,000

 March W W 49,300 89,600 139,000

 April W W 30,800 83,700 115,000

 May W W 36,900 88,600 r/ 126,000 r/

 June W W 30,300 r/ 84,700 r/ 115,000 r/

 July W W 34,800 r/ 83,600 118,000 r/

 August W W 28,200 84,800 117,000

 January-August W W 299,000 679,000 978,000

p/ Preliminary. r/ Revised. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included with "Other States." 

1/ Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.

2/ Includes Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and 

State indicated by symbol W.

3/ Includes Alaska, California, Colorado, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, New York, South Carolina, South Dakota, 

Tennessee, Utah, Washington, and States indicated by symbol W.
TABLE 2

 SELECTED PRECIOUS METAL PRICES

(Dollars per troy ounce)

Gold Silver Platinum Palladium

Engelhard Industries:

 2001:

 Low/date 257.04 April 2 4.05 November 26 419.00 November 7 319.00 November 13

 High/date 294.40 September 17 4.87 January 30 645.00 January 10 and 15 1,100.00 January 26

 Average 272.22 4.39 533.31 610.61

 2002:

 June:

 Low/date 317.99/11 4.83/25 544.00/27 320.00/26

 High/date 330.66/4 5.15/4 569.00/20 358.00/4

 Average 323.07 4.92 558.50 339.20

 July:

 Low/date 304.17/29 4.62/31 524.00/23 and 24 319.00/1

 High/date 324.10/19 and 22 5.15/15 536.00/15 334.00/29

 Average 314.70 4.94 529.67 325.52

 August:

 Low/date 303.41/1 4.43/23 527.00/1 320.00/1 and 2

 High/date 317.89/12 4.69/7 574.00/28 349.00/27

 Average 311.36 4.55 548.91 327.55

 Year to date:

 Low/date 278.62 January 29 4.26 January 31 454.00 February 1 319.00 July 1

 High/date 330.66 June 4 5.15 June 4 and July 15 574.00 August 28 439.00 January 3

 Average 305.32 4.66 522.49 361.53

Handy and Harman:

 2001, average 271.06 4.39 XX XX

 2002:

 June 321.81 4.92 XX XX

 July 313.51 4.95 XX XX

 August 310.18 4.56 XX XX

 Average year to date 304.15 4.66 XX XX

London Final: 1/

 2001, average 270.99 4.37 XX XX

 2002:

 June 321.18 4.89 XX XX

 July 313.29 4.92 XX XX

 August 310.25 4.55 XX XX

 Average year to date 304.12 4.64 XX XX

XX Not applicable.

1/ Silver price reported as "London Spot/US Equiv."

Source: Platts Metals Week.
TABLE 3

U.S. IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF GOLD 1/

(Kilograms of gold content, unless otherwise specified)

Waste Metal Gold

Ores and Doré and Refined Ash and and scrap powder compounds

Period and country concentrates 2/ precipitates bullion 3/ residues Total 4/ (gross weight) (gross weight) (gross weight)

Imports for consumption: 

 2001 1,260 31,100 161,000 193 194,000 26,400 9,450 1,960

 2002:

 May 6 2,100 21,500 -- 23,600 1,020 562 5,320

 June 514 2,650 16,700 -- 19,800 590 688 1,400

 July:

 Aruba -- -- 118 -- 118 -- -- --

 Brazil -- -- 659 -- 659 -- -- --

 Canada -- -- 12,600 5/ -- 12,600 86 5 503 5/

 Colombia -- 588 117 -- 705 4 529 --

 Dominican Republic -- -- 5 -- 5 525 11 --

 Honduras -- 415 -- -- 415 -- 306 --

 Japan -- -- -- -- -- 3 -- 1,460 5/

 Mexico -- 67 961 -- 1,030 110 -- --

 Nicaragua -- 214 -- -- 214 -- -- --

 Peru -- 1,160 24 -- 1,180 -- -- --

 Switzerland -- -- 141 -- 141 2 1 --

 Other 1 36 5/ 90 5/ -- 126 171 -- --

 Total 1 2,480 14,700 -- 17,200 902 852 1,960

 Year to date 806 16,300 106,000 -- 123,000 6,610 8,030 8,850

Exports:

 2001 361 93,900 395,000 -- 489,000 40,100 11,600 492,000

 2002:

 May 44 5,550 10,400 -- 16,000 6,230 1,590 50,400

 June 44 5,960 15,500 -- 21,500 13,400 927 44,700

 July:

 Brazil -- -- 417 -- 417 -- -- --

 Cambodia -- -- -- -- -- 1 -- 2,000 5/

 Canada -- 1 19 -- 20 2,580 5/ -- 23,800 5/

 China -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 703 5/

 Dominican Republic 30 -- -- -- 30 -- -- 3,610 5/

 Germany -- -- 2 -- 2 97 15 --

 Guatemala -- -- -- -- -- 152 -- --

 Hong Kong 2 -- -- -- 2 1 1 --

 Israel -- 2 (6/) -- 2 -- -- 3,380 5/

 Japan -- 7 3 -- 10 -- 5 --

 Mexico -- -- 1,030 -- 1,030 -- 1,100 152 5/

 Netherlands -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3,760 5/

 Peru -- -- 349 -- 349 -- 15 --

 Switzerland -- 7,510 10,800 -- 18,400 1,920 3 --

 Thailand -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 --

 United Kingdom -- -- 5,080 -- 5,080 3,370 5/ -- 4,840 5/

 Other -- 1 55 -- 56 49 -- --

 Total 32 7,520 17,800 -- 25,400 8,170 1,140 42,200

 Year to date 332 37,400 98,700 -- 136,000 31,500 9,880 232,000

-- Zero.

1/ Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.

2/ Includes gold content of base metal ores, concentrates, and matte imported for refining.

3/ Bullion also moves in both directions between U.S. markets and foreign stocks on deposit in the Federal Reserve Bank. Monetary gold excluded.

4/ "Waste and scrap," "Metal powder," and "Gold compounds" not included in "Total."

5/ All or part of these data have been referred to the U.S. Census Bureau for verification.

6/ Less than 1/2 unit.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
TABLE 4

U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF SILVER 1/

(Kilograms of silver content, unless otherwise specified)

Other SemimanuOres unwrought Metal Silver factured Waste 

 and Ash and silver powder nitrate form 3/ and scrap 

Period and country Bullion Doré concentrates 2/ residues Total (gross weight) (gross weight) (gross weight) (gross weight) (gross weight) 

2001 2,940,000 151,000 7,550 38,000 3,130,000 249,000 24,200 26,000 153,000 1,110,000

2002:

 May 383,000 341 295 8,870 r/ 393,000 r/ 18,000 672 9 16,200 138,000

 June 283,000 591 -- 3,830 r/ 288,000 r/ 10,900 967 500 16,100 48,400

 July:

 Australia -- -- -- 316 316 -- -- -- -- 3,510

 Brazil -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 16,400 14

 Canada 99,800 -- 247 4/ 2,070 102,000 4,130 -- -- 717 4/ 3,610

 China 18,000 -- -- -- 18,000 -- -- -- -- --

 Colombia -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 707

 Costa Rica -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3,200

 Dominican Republic -- -- -- 1 4/ 1 -- -- -- -- 140

 France 44 4/ -- -- -- 44 84 4/ -- -- 205 21

 Germany -- -- -- -- -- -- 454 4/ -- 4,260 4/ 143

 India 627 -- -- -- 627 -- -- -- 1,460 4/ --

 Italy -- 81 4/ -- -- 81 -- -- -- 1,110 4/ 14,000

 Japan -- -- -- -- -- 102 4/ -- -- 698 4/ --

 Korea, Republic of -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2,350 --

 Mexico 150,000 683 4/ -- 566 152,000 20,300 -- -- 66 4/ 2,940

 Morocco -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 177

 Netherlands -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 54 --

 New Zealand -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 59

 Peru 16,000 -- -- -- 16,000 -- -- -- -- 1

 Philippines -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4,980

 Poland -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1,830 --

 Singapore -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 547

 Taiwan -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 449 4/ --

 United Kingdom -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 80 4/ 21,100

 Other 8 4/ -- -- -- 8 -- -- -- 7 4/ 50

 Total 285,000 764 247 2,960 289,000 24,600 454 -- 29,700 55,200

 Year to date 2,370,000 2,440 2,910 38,700 2,420,000 106,000 4,980 532 143,000 365,000

r/ Revised. -- Zero.

1/ Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.

2/ Includes silver content of base metal ores and concentrates.

3/ Containing 99.5% or more by weight of silver. 

4 All or part of these data have been referred to the U.S. Census Bureau for verification.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
TABLE 5

U.S. EXPORTS OF SILVER 1/

(Kilograms of silver content, unless otherwise specified)

Other SemimanuOres unwrought Metal Silver factured Waste 

 and silver powder nitrate form 3/ and scrap 

Period and country Bullion Doré concentrates 2/ Total (gross weight) (gross weight) (gross weight) (gross weight) (gross weight) 

2001 707,000 18,200 239,000 963,000 48,800 187,000 143,000 203,000 1,810,000

2002:

 May 20,100 1,980 18,000 40,000 339 18,200 6,190 17,100 212,000

 June 19,600 1,540 39,500 60,700 881 26,100 15,000 66,700 223,000

 July:

 Australia -- -- -- -- -- -- 2,400 -- --

 Belgium -- -- -- -- -- 313 -- 76 10,500

 Canada 457 -- -- 457 291 1,230 6,250 23,000 29,700

 China -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 23,100

 Dominican Republic -- -- -- -- 72 -- -- 227 --

 France -- -- -- -- -- 455 -- 367 23

 Germany 22 -- -- 22 43 1,520 -- 874 15,300

 Ghana -- -- -- -- 62 -- -- -- --

 Hong Kong 36 -- -- 36 68 4/ 1,710 26 377 --

 India -- -- -- -- 49 4/ -- -- 53 634

 Israel -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 614

 Italy 16,600 -- -- 16,600 -- 10,300 -- 16 4/ 23,900

 Japan -- -- -- -- -- 1,750 -- 823 --

 Korea, Republic of -- -- -- -- 16 2,090 -- 3,380 --

 Mexico -- -- 20,300 20,300 -- 62 359 1,310 4/ 1

 Netherlands -- -- -- -- -- 302 -- 91 --

 Philippines -- -- -- -- -- 231 -- 39 --

 Poland -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 291 --

 Saudi Arabia -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 10,600

 Singapore -- -- -- -- -- 146 -- 125 4/ --

 Spain -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1,630 --

 Sweden -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 15,500

 Switzerland -- 2,470 -- 2,470 -- 92 -- 80 --

 Taiwan -- -- -- -- -- 6,830 -- 257 123

 United Kingdom -- -- -- -- -- 5,150 -- 1,210 23,100

 Venezuela -- -- -- -- -- -- 240 -- --

 Other -- -- -- -- 72 4/ -- -- 136 --

 Total 17,100 2,470 20,300 39,800 671 32,200 9,270 34,300 153,000

 Year to date 445,764 12,861 131,311 589,936 22,784 134,268 52,202 176,631 1,418,621

-- Zero.

1/ Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.

2/ Includes silver content of base metal ores and concentrates.

3/ Semimanufactured (including silver plated with gold or platinum) forms of silver. 

4/ All or part of these data have been referred to the U.S. Census Bureau for verification.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
TABLE 6

U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF PLATINUM-GROUP METALS 1/

(Kilograms of metal content)

Platinum Other Platinum

grain and Platinum unwrought Platinum, waste and Platinum Unwrought Palladium, Unwrought Unwrought

Period and country nuggets sponge platinum other scrap coins palladium other Iridium 2/ osmium ruthenium Rhodium 3/

2001 2,480 68,700 3,660 5,330 3,960 53 146,000 13,600 3,110 77 8,170 12,400

2002:

 May 191 6,040 204 274 860 -- 4,330 968 243 -- 769 1,140

 June 125 6,040 187 402 42,400 -- 14,400 717 217 -- 723 477

 July:

 Argentina -- -- -- -- 14 -- -- -- -- -- -- --

 Belgium -- 762 -- -- -- -- 760 -- -- -- -- 90

 Brazil -- -- -- -- 179 -- -- -- -- -- -- --

 Canada 5 -- -- 15 32 -- 250 -- -- -- -- --

 Chile -- -- -- -- 7 -- -- -- -- -- -- --

 China -- -- -- -- -- 2 4/ 215 10 -- -- -- --

 Colombia -- -- 54 -- 4 -- -- -- -- -- -- --

 France -- -- -- -- 42 -- -- (5/) -- -- -- --

 Germany 52 195 55 363 11,700 -- 91 332 48 -- 76 12

 Greece -- -- -- -- 7 -- -- -- -- -- -- --

 Ireland -- -- -- (5/) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

 Israel -- -- 85 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

 Italy -- 16 -- 52 -- -- -- 64 (5/) 4/ -- -- 2

 Japan -- -- -- 1 275 -- 131 136 -- -- -- --

 Korea, Republic of -- -- -- -- 12 -- -- -- -- -- -- --

 Mexico -- -- -- -- (5/) -- -- -- -- -- -- --

 Netherlands -- -- -- 6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

 Norway -- 50 -- -- -- -- 1,350 -- -- -- -- --

 Russia -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 -- -- -- 11

 Singapore -- -- (5/) 4/ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

 South Africa 124 2,550 -- 21 -- -- 1,080 44 71 -- 283 294

 Spain -- -- -- -- -- -- 2 -- -- -- -- --

 Sweden -- -- -- -- -- -- (5/) -- -- -- -- --

 Switzerland -- -- 3 29 -- -- 232 25 -- -- 2 --

 United Kingdom -- 278 39 90 53 -- 1,560 2 4/ 87 4/ -- -- 15

 Total 182 3,850 236 577 12,300 2 5,670 648 207 -- 360 423

 Year to date 880 41,200 1,800 2,880 72,300 15 54,100 5,270 1,450 3 6,510 4,680

-- Zero.

1/ Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.

2/ Unwrought and other forms of iridium.

3/ Unwrought and other forms of rhodium.

4/ All or part of these data have been referred to the U.S. Census Bureau for verification.

5/ Less than 1/2 unit.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau. 
TABLE 7

U.S. EXPORTS OF PLATINUM-GROUP METALS 1/

(Kilograms of metal content, unless otherwise specified)

Platinum Iridium,

waste and osmium, and

Period and country Palladium 2/ Platinum 2/ scrap ruthenium 2/ 3/ Rhodium 2/

2001 37,000 29,300 12,900 1,370 982

2002:

 May 1,770 3,660 826 202 36

 June 7,520 1,940 2,000 229 28

 July:

 Argentina -- 2 -- -- (4/) 5/

 Australia 34 5/ 1 -- -- --

 Belgium 9 (4/) -- -- --

 Brazil 11 -- -- -- --

 Canada 58 127 167 -- --

 Chile -- 56 -- -- --

 China 46 64 -- (4/) 5/ --

 Costa Rica 2 5/ -- -- -- --

 Denmark 3 5/ (4/) -- -- --

 Dominican Republic 1 -- -- -- --

 El Salvador 2 5/ -- -- -- --

 France 17 15 -- 1 --

 Germany 244 5/ 431 1 1 5/ 22

 Hong Kong 35 -- -- 3 (4/) 5/

 India -- -- -- -- (4/) 5/

 Ireland 2 5/ 25 -- 141 --

 Israel -- 1 (4/) -- --

 Japan 82 212 97 -- 11

 Korea, Republic of 9 4 5/ -- -- --

 Malaysia -- 14 -- -- --

 Mexico 18 5/ 8 5/ -- 1 (4/) 5/

 Netherlands 55 5/ 6 5/ -- -- --

 Netherlands Antilles -- 1 5/ -- -- --

 New Zealand 4 5/ 4 -- -- --

 Philippines 9 5/ -- -- -- --

 Singapore 4 5/ 2 -- -- --

 Spain 2 1 -- -- --

 Switzerland 2,380 5/ 457 5/ -- -- --

 Taiwan 349 5/ 122 5/ -- -- --

 Thailand 2 1 -- -- (4/) 5/

 Turkey -- 1 -- -- (4/) 5/

 United Arab Emirates -- -- -- -- (4/) 5/

 United Kingdom 604 5/ 622 1,180 84 (4/) 5/

 Total 3,980 2,180 1,440 231 34

 Year to date 32,300 16,300 6,490 1,090 175

-- Zero.

1/ Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.

2/ Unwrought and other forms.

3/ Gross weight.

4/ Less than 1/2 unit.

5/ All or part of these data have been referred to the U.S. Census Bureau for verification.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.