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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 o
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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Link 3 has a neat visual of the silver, gold, and platinum cubes side-by-side (a tad bit out of date).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...