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platinum

[plat-n-uhm, plat-nuhm] / ˈplæt n əm, ˈplæt nəm /






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Additionally, the moon is home to water ice, which can be used for rocket propulsion, as well as rare earth minerals such as lithium, platinum and other materials critical to electronics and clean energy technology.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Catalytic converters need rare elements like palladium and platinum, precious metals more at home in a jewelry box than in a car.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Other precious metals followed suit, with silver futures falling 11.5% to $61.66 an ounce and platinum down 11% to $1,745.40 an ounce.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

South Africa, with its large deposits of coal, platinum, gold, and industrial metals, could benefit from the global energy and critical minerals crunch—and boost the shares of companies like Sasol and Sibanye-Stillwater.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

The corrugated iron of the canneries glows with the pearly lucency of platinum or old pewter.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck