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Rhodium
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| Product | Price | Source and period | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|
| Refined Rhodium Sponge (99.9% Rh) | Not published $/troy oz | No free current source Background only: USGS 2025 annual average: $5,800 $/troy oz (yearly average, not a current price) | - |
- Largest producer
- South Africa 81%
- Concentration (HHI)
- 6,663
- Producing countries
- 6
- Export measures
- 1
Global Production by Country
USGS MCS 2026 ground truthTop producing jurisdictions, annual metric output (kilograms refined metal), and modeled global production shares.
| Country | Production (kilograms refined metal) | Global Share |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 19,500 | 80.9% |
| Russia | 2,100 | 8.7% |
| Zimbabwe | 1,350 | 5.6% |
| Canada | 620 | 2.6% |
| United States | 310 | 1.3% |
| Other producers | 220 | 0.9% |
Export Controls & Trade Restrictions
1 Active Sovereign MeasureStatutory export bans, quotas, and licensing regimes documented by the USGS (effective January 2026) and national trade ministries affecting physical rhodium trade corridors.
Venezuela maintains an export ban covering Bauxite, cassiterite, columbite-tantalite, copper, gold, rhodium, silver, and thorium (2024), as compiled by the USGS from official and reported sources effective January 2026.
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Analytics for rhodium
Opens with Refined Rhodium Sponge (Rh 99.90% min) selected and its usual route suggested: Precious metal refinery to OR Tambo + Direct Armored Air to Frankfurt.
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- Secondary recovery →Critical minerals in red mud, slag, fly ash and tailings, and who holds them.
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How concentrated is global mine production of rhodium?▼
Global rhodium extraction is highly concentrated with a Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) of 6,663. The leading producer is South Africa, representing 81% of global mine output, with 6 countries reporting commercial production, based on USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries (MCS 2026).
Which jurisdictions enforce export controls or bans on rhodium?▼
There are 1 documented sovereign export control regimes affecting rhodium trade corridors: Venezuela (Venezuela maintains an export ban covering Bauxite, cassiterite, columbite-tantalite, copper, gold, rhodium, silver, and thorium (2024), as compiled by the USGS from official and reported sources effective January 2026.).
What is the net import reliance and critical supply vulnerability for rhodium?▼
Rhodium is designated as an economically essential critical commodity with strategic supply dependencies tracked across major processing and refining corridors.