A world map shows platinum mining locations marked by gray circles with "P t." Some key areas include Canada, the U S, Mexico, Brazil, South Africa, Russia, Japan, and Australia. Major clusters are in Canada, South Africa, Brazil, and Australia.
Platinum Mines | Tropical rain forest (Af) | Tropical monsoon (Am) | Tropical savanna (Aw) | Tropical, subtropical hot desert (BWh) | Midlatitude cold desert (BWk) | Tropical, subtropical hot steppe (BSh) | Midlatitude cold steppe (BSk) | Humid subtropical moist all year, hot summer (Cfa) | Marine West Coast (Cfb, Cfc) | Mediterranean (Csa, Csb) | Humid continental, hot summers (Dfa, Dwa, Dsa) | Humid continental, mild summers (Dfb, Dwb, Dsb) | Subarctic, cool summer (Dfc, Dwc, Dsc) | Tundra (ET) | 80 and over inches | 60–79 inches | 40–59 inches | 20–39 inches | 10–19 inches | Under 10 inches | |
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Alaska | 3 | 0.263% | 0.281% | 82.1% | 11.6% | 0.389% | 0.159% | 0.114% | 39.7% | 25.1% | |||||||||||
Arizona | 23.6% | 2.88% | 10.7% | 39.0% | 0.733% | 5.07% | 48.7% | 3.90% | |||||||||||||
Utah | 0.588% | 61.0% | 7.26% | 6.12% | 52.3% | 8.61% | |||||||||||||||
Yukon | 2 | 98.1% | 1.84% | 3.35% | 17.0% | 71.1% | 8.49% | ||||||||||||||
Northwest Territories | 0.348% | 72.6% | 0.290% | 53.7% | 0.342% | ||||||||||||||||
District of Columbia | 100% | 100% | |||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 4.03% | 1.55% | 91.4% | 6.59% | 0.114% | ||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 2.91% | 30.2% | 3.27% | 54.9% | 1.18% | 22.8% | 66.2% | 10.9% | |||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 76.3% | 23.7% | 82.5% | 17.5% | |||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 13.3% | 69.7% | 3.94% | ||||||||||||||||||
Vermont | 99.7% | 0.255% | 0.378% | 99.6% | |||||||||||||||||
Washington | 1 | 5.04% | 1.86% | 1.11% | 24.0% | 43.6% | 0.217% | 20.8% | 35.5% | 3.68% | |||||||||||
Wyoming | 7.26% | 46.3% | 0.567% | 32.4% | 12.0% | 94.9% | 5.08% | ||||||||||||||
Nunavut | 11.8% | 17.3% | 1.91% | 11.2% | 0.496% | ||||||||||||||||
Montana | 3 | 57.3% | 38.2% | 1.27% | 2.47% | 97.5% | |||||||||||||||
Maine | 93.3% | 6.03% | 0.284% | 76.3% | |||||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 10.1% | 1.48% | 86.6% | 3.12% | 96.9% | ||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 92.1% | 7.93% | 99.1% | 0.934% | |||||||||||||||||
Nova Scotia | 75.7% | 0.183% | |||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 80.5% | 3.31% | 4.25% | 9.08% | 91.0% | 8.86% | |||||||||||||||
Delaware | 86.7% | 10.3% | 99.1% | ||||||||||||||||||
Prince Edward Island | 89.3% | 98.4% | |||||||||||||||||||
Saskatchewan | 0.467% | 36.8% | 57.3% | 100% | |||||||||||||||||
Mississippi | 99.8% | 23.9% | 76.0% | ||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 29.5% | 25.5% | 4.76% | 78.4% | 21.6% | ||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 17.7% | 79.4% | 2.90% | 62.3% | 37.7% | ||||||||||||||||
Texas | 2.54% | 13.8% | 23.0% | 60.1% | 22.8% | 54.5% | 22.2% | 0.422% | |||||||||||||
Missouri | 26.4% | 72.3% | 75.4% | 24.6% | |||||||||||||||||
Louisiana | 97.6% | 0.204% | 57.2% | ||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 6.90% | 5.68% | 2.83% | 0.523% | 58.7% | ||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 91.1% | 3.09% | 0.441% | 1.70% | 0.120% | ||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 1 | 6.51% | 31.0% | 31.1% | 15.4% | 5.08% | 23.8% | 6.51% | 41.2% | 0.940% | |||||||||||
New Brunswick | 97.3% | 23.7% | 0.147% | ||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 100% | 9.73% | 69.9% | ||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 0.730% | 68.2% | 0.895% | 2.27% | 0.265% | 0.661% | 14.3% | 0.207% | 80.4% | 19.5% | |||||||||||
Kansas | 22.6% | 9.98% | 67.4% | 17.1% | 78.3% | 4.62% | |||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 21.4% | 78.5% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||
British Columbia | 2 | 0.184% | 0.977% | 0.593% | 0.282% | 40.5% | 47.6% | 0.306% | 0.252% | 17.8% | 43.0% | ||||||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 13.1% | 63.7% | 9.22% | 21.6% | 3.34% | 0.586% | |||||||||||||||
New Jersey | 24.0% | 56.9% | 17.8% | 99.7% | |||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 99.3% | 0.150% | 7.80% | 92.1% | |||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 16.9% | 83.0% | 0.172% | 100% | |||||||||||||||||
Alberta | 3.24% | 63.2% | 13.0% | 8.49% | 91.5% | ||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 51.3% | 48.4% | 99.9% | ||||||||||||||||||
Pennsylvania | 1 | 0.122% | 52.0% | 44.8% | 59.2% | 40.8% | |||||||||||||||
Colorado | 56.3% | 2.11% | 28.6% | 8.17% | 0.521% | 11.2% | 88.8% | ||||||||||||||
Nevada | 8.09% | 6.39% | 39.1% | 0.125% | 1.34% | 0.631% | 0.983% | 29.3% | 69.7% | ||||||||||||
Massachusetts | 1.16% | 78.7% | 0.195% | 8.01% | |||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 99.6% | 0.332% | 33.6% | 66.3% | |||||||||||||||||
New York | 2.68% | 93.4% | 2.89% | 61.4% | |||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 29.2% | 31.9% | 5.56% | 0.157% | 7.94% | ||||||||||||||||
Québec | 0.104% | 20.2% | 62.1% | 14.6% | 0.475% | 72.8% | 16.1% | ||||||||||||||
Manitoba | 5 | 33.0% | 66.8% | 4.00% | 96.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 9.80% | 90.2% | 36.1% | 61.0% | 2.99% | ||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 98.2% | 1.29% | 0.470% | 100% | |||||||||||||||||
Ontario | 30 | 0.290% | 53.6% | 42.8% | 94.0% | 6.00% | |||||||||||||||
California | 19.3% | 2.56% | 1.48% | 0.371% | 49.0% | 7.52% | 4.72% | 56.2% | 31.3% | 1.42% | |||||||||||
Arkansas | 100% | 100% | |||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota | 41.0% | 41.2% | 15.3% | 18.0% | 82.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 3.59% | 81.0% | 15.0% | 32.0% | 68.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 6.32% | 92.9% | 0.816% | 25.2% | 74.8% | ||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 15.1% | 84.4% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 96.5% | 0.309% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 6.99% | 89.9% | 1.23% | 23.9% | 76.1% | ||||||||||||||||