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Any idea how this compares to other similar elements (e.g., silver, platinum, and so on)? What is there more of, but higher demand, such that its value is gene

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• sushiburps 4y ago
  Platinum ~10,000 metric tons, or a cube 7.7m on each side. [1,2,3] Silver ~1,740,000 metric tons, or a cube 55m on each side. [3,4] Link 3 has a neat visual of the silver, gold, and platinum cubes side-by-side (a tad bit out of date). [1]: https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/pp1802N https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/pp1802N [2]: https://sdbullion.com/blog/how-much-platinum-is-in-the-world https://sdbullion.com/blog/how-much-platinum-is-in-the-world [3]: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-platinum-series-the-history-of-platinum/ https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-platinum-series-the-his... [4]: https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/how-much-silver-has-been-found-world https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/how-much-silver-has-been-found-wor...