Supply chain footprint — snapshot year 2025
| Element | Share % | Quantity | Global rank | Confidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Os osmium |
11.2% | 11.0 kg per year | 2nd | high | Proxy derived from Zimbabwe's 2024 platinum share in the USGS PGM table (19,000 kg Pt out of 170,000 kg world Pt). RSC i… byproduct of Ni, Pt |
| Pt platinum |
11.2% | 19,000 kg per year | 2nd | high | Zimbabwe 2024e: 19,000 kg Pt, essentially flat vs. 19,200 kg in 2023. Zimbabwe's Great Dyke complex contains substantial… |
| Ir iridium |
10.2% | — | 2nd | high | DOE Table A2 iridium mine-production share, 2020. Zimbabwean output comes from the Great Dyke PGM belt and is materially… byproduct of Cu, Ni, Pt |
| Li lithium |
9.2% | 22,000 tonnes per year | 4th | high | Zimbabwe's output rose materially in 2024 as one of the countries with significant capacity expansion. |
| Pd palladium |
7.9% | 15,000 kg per year | 3rd | high | Zimbabwe 2024e: 15,000 kg Pd; unchanged from 2023. Mined from the Great Dyke intrusion by Zimplats (Impala Platinum subs… byproduct of Cu, Ni |
| Ru ruthenium |
7.0% | — | 3rd | medium | Zimbabwe (Zimplats, Mimosa, Unki mines on the Great Dyke). ZW Pt 2024e: 19,000 kg / world 170,000 kg = 11.2% of world Pt… byproduct of Ni, Pt |
| Rh rhodium |
6.3% | 1,400 kg per year | 3rd | medium | Implats 2024 rhodium primary supply: Zimbabwe 45 koz, equivalent to about 1.4 tonnes. Supply comes from Great Dyke PGM o… byproduct of Ni, Pt |
| Cr chromium |
2.3% | 1.1 million tonnes per year | 7th | high | USGS MCS 2025 table: Zimbabwe 2024e = 1,100 thousand metric tons. Zimbabwe holds the world's largest quantified chromite… |
| Au gold |
1.1% | 37.0 tonnes per year | 26th | high | Zimbabwe 2024: 36.48 metric tons (record high, +21% YoY) per Fidelity Gold Refineries (Zimbabwe's sole authorised gold b… |
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| Element | Share % | Quantity | Global rank | Confidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cr chromium |
45.0% | 540,000,000 tonnes | 1st | high | USGS MCS 2025 table: Zimbabwe reserves = 540,000 thousand metric tons gross weight (shipping grade, 45% Cr₂O₃). Largest … |
| Ru ruthenium |
1.5% | — | 3rd | high | Zimbabwe PGM reserves: 1,200,000 kg = 1,200 t (1.5%). Great Dyke complex. byproduct of Ni, Pt |
| Rh rhodium |
1.5% | — | 3rd | high | Zimbabwe reported 1,200 tonnes of combined PGM reserves in the Great Dyke. byproduct of Ni, Pt |
| Os osmium |
1.5% | — | 3rd | high | Proxy from USGS combined PGM reserve geography: Zimbabwe reports 1,200,000 kg combined PGM reserves in the Great Dyke. byproduct of Ni, Pt |
| Pd palladium |
1.5% | 1,200,000 kg | 3rd | high | Zimbabwe: 1,200,000 kg combined PGM reserves in the Great Dyke intrusion. byproduct of Cu, Ni |
| Ir iridium |
1.5% | — | 3rd | high | Share of total reported PGM reserves from USGS MCS 2025. byproduct of Cu, Ni, Pt |
| Pt platinum |
1.5% | 1,200,000 kg | 3rd | high | Zimbabwe PGM reserves: 1,200,000 kg. Located in the Great Dyke complex. |