南非的铂采矿工业正处于金壁辉煌的中心,矿主们积极扩产以满足世界的需求。但这些扩产同时为另一个前途未卜的金属开辟了产量增长的航线。这个有问题的金属就是钯。钯在南非是铂的副产品,在俄罗斯是镍的副产品;俄罗斯作为全球最大的钯供应国,其库存在增加,而钯的需求尽管在目前如此低速的价格下也是十分疲弱的。 The platinum mining industry in South Africa is at the center of the Golden Mile, and mine owners are actively expanding their production to meet the needs of the world. However, these expansion at the same time open up another route for production growth for another metal that is still uncertain. The metal in question is palladium. Palladium is a by-product of platinum in South Africa and a by-product of nickel in Russia; Russia, the world’s largest supplier of palladium, has its inventories increased, while the demand for palladium, though very low at the current rate, is weak.