Inofungidzirwa kuti 933 000 troy ounces (ozs) ye rhodium yakanatswa munyika yose muna 2014, zvikamu zvina kubva muzana zvakaderera muhuwandu hwepasi rose kubva kune gore rapfuura.
Kupera kwekugadzirwa kwe rhodium kwakanyanya kunokonzerwa nevashandirwi venguva yakareba muSouth Africa, iyo inosanganisira varimi vemamiriyoni makumi manomwe uye vakamira kuti vashande pamigodhi yakakura yeplatinum boka (PGM) kwemwedzi inenge mitanhatu.
Kupera kwekubudiswa kwe rhodium kubva kumigodhi, zvisinei, kwakabviswa zvishoma ne14 muzana kuwedzera kwe rhodium yakashandurwa zvakare kubva kumagumo ekupedzisira eupenyu. Zvinyorwa zvinodhindwa zvakadhindwa zvinodhura chikamu chetatu chekugadzirwa kwemakore kwesimbi.
Vanenge makumi manomwe kubva muzana ye rhodium yose inoshandiswa mukugadzirwa kwemaitiro matatu ekugadzirisa, izvo zvinoderedza kubudisa nitrous oxide kubva chiedza-cheori petero motokari uye motokari.
Vatungamiri vatatu ve rhodium vaitora maawa 700 000 emitambo ye rhodium kana makota matatu ekutengeswa kwenyika yose muna 2014.
Nhamba dzekutengeswa dzakaratidzwa pamakambani emazita pasi apa dzakanyorwa kubva kumakambani egore negore anowanika kubva kune webhusaiti yevhidhiyo, uye inobva mumigumisiro yegore regore regore regore re 2014.
01 Amplats - Ounces 229 400
Pasinei ne rhodium yakagadzirwa yakaderera inodarika 20 kubva muzana kubva muna 2013, Anglo American Platinum Ltd ('Amplats') yakaramba ichigadzirisa zvakanyanya nyika yesimbi, inenge inenge chikamu chimwe chete kubva muzana chekugadzirwa kwepasi rose.
Amplats inoshanda minomwe masere muSouth Africa uye Zimbabwe uye ndiyo inonyanya kuchenesa nyika yeplatinum uye wechipiri mukurumbira mukuru we palladium. Ore kubva kumigodhi yekambani iyi inonongedzwa pane imwe yezvinhu zvitatu zveAmplats zvokugadzira muSouth Africa.
Iyo ikambani iri muGoli, South Africa uye inoshandiswa kuJohannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE).
02 Implats - 157,000 Ounces
Yakakanganiswa nemwedzi mitanhatu muSouth African, Impala Platinum (Implats) yakaona rhodium yayo yakabuda inoderera nevanenge makumi matatu kubva muzana kubva muna 2013.
Implats kumativi ose e Bushveld Complex muSouth Africa uye Great Dyke region yeZimbabwe.
Izvi zvinowanikwa, pamwe chete nezvinhu zvakabva kune dzimwe nyika, zvinoshandiswa pa smelter yekambani, Impala Refining Services (IRS), kunze kweJohannesburg.
Implats ndiyo yechipiri-yakakura kunatsiridza platinum uye wechitatu mukurumbira mukuru we palladium .
03 Norilsk Nickel - 91,000 Ounces
Norilsk Nickel, iyo inotsvaga huwandu hwayo platinum yeboka masimbi kubva kune nickel ores yakadyiwa nechokuchamhembe kweRussia, yakakwanisa kuwedzera michina ye rhodium inopfuura 10 muzana muna 2014 mukupindura kushaiwa kwezvinhu kubva kuSouth Africa.
Kuchenesa pamusoro pevhu rhodium-rich material yakabvumira Norilsk kufambisa kushayikwa kwekushandisa.
Ari mumzinda weRussia, Norilsk ndiye mutengi mukuru wepasi wenyika nickel uye palladium, uye muparidzi mukuru weplatinum, mhangura , uye cobalt .
04 Lonmin - Ounces 78400
Mumwe mushandi wePGM weSouth African-based, Lonmin Plc yeMarikana ari kumadokero kweBushveld Complex.
Pasinei nehope yevashandi, Lonmin yakangosara zvishoma nezvishoma mumutambo we rhodium pakati pegore ra2013 na2014, kubva maawa 80,900 kusvika kune maune ounces zviuru makumi manomwe nemakumi mana.
Lonmin inoshandisa PGM ores pamucheka wayo weMarikana vasati vatumirwa kunoparadzana. Denga resimbi inotorwa, pamwe ne platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium , uye iridium .
05 African Rainbow Minerals - 35,227 Ounces
African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) ikambani yemigodhi yakasiyana-siyana inowanikwa kuSouth Africa inoshanda mumatare esimbi, manganese, chrome, PGM, mhangura, nickel, uye masimbi emarasha.
Iyo rhodium yekambani inotorwa kubva kumatatu ekubatana pamwe chete: (1) Mine yeM Modikwa (41.5% yevhudzi), kubatana pamwe neAmplats, (2) neRwizi Rivers yangu (55% yehuwandu, kubatana pamwe neImplats, uye ( 3), mamiriyoni eNkomati (50% umiri), akashanda pamwe neNorilsk Nickel Africa.
ARM yakagadzirwa ne rhodium inokwana yakaenzana inofungidzirwa maawa makumi maviri nemazana maviri muna 2014, zvichikwira zvishoma kubva pagore rakapfuura.
06 Stillwater Mining - 33,700 Ounces
Murairi mukuru we platinum uye palladium kunze kweSouth Africa neRussia, Stillwater Mining Company ndiyo chete inoshandiswa neUnited-miner yePGMs.
Iko rhodium yakagadzirwa nekambani, zvisinei, yakazara zvachose pamusoro pekushandiswa kwevashanduri vanotengesa uye zvimwe zvinhu zvakare zvakare. Izvi zvinoshandiswa pa smelter muColumbus, Montana.
Muna 2014, yakagadziriswa yakagadzirwa ne rhodium yakasara kusvika 30 muzana kusvika ku 33,700 ounces semugumisiro wekukwanisa kuwana zvigadzirwa zvakare. Nhamba yepamusoro yekambani yakawanikwa ye rhodium yakawawo zvishoma ne US $ 1059 pa troy ounce.
07 Northam Platinum - 31,000 Ounces
Northam Platinum mumwe mubazi we South Africa PGM nemabasa ayo akatarisa o Bushveld Complex.
Kubudiswa kweRhoddium kuNortham kwakanga kusina kukanganisa zvakanyanya nemukana wegore ra2014 semugumisiro wevashandi vazhinji vekambani vasati vaine hukama nehurumende dzakabatana.
Somugumisiro, rhodium yekutengesa yakawedzera kusvika ku 31 000 ounces, kubva kumusoro zvinopfuura 25 000 muna 2013. Izvi zvakasimudza Northam pane imwe nzvimbo, yakapfuura Aquarius Platinum, pamusoro pevatori ve 10 rhodium vatatu vegore.
Cherechedza: Nyaya dzekugadzira Northam Platinum dzakatevedzerwa nekambani yekutsvaga nesimbi.
08 Aquarius Platinum - 28324 Ounces
Aquarius Platinum inoshanda maviri pamwe chete muBushveld Complex: minda yeKroondal neMimosa.
Mugove weKroondal iri 50:50 dzimba uye inobvumirana neAmplats, gurukota guru repasi rese platinum uye rhodium. Kunyange zvazvo mimosa yangu iri 50:50 inobatana pamwe chete nemupiri wechididium rhodium mukuru, Impala.
Aquarius inoshandisawo Platinum Mile Retreatment facility iyo platinum boka resimbi inotorwa kubva mumatare nemarara kubva pane platinum uye chrome mines.
Cherechedza: Nhamba dzekushandura dzePalladium dzeAcarius Platinum dzinobva pakugadzirwa kunokonzerwa nekambani.
09 Glencore - 15,000 Ounces
Imwe mhizha mukuru wemhangura uye zinc , Glencore inotora PGM kubva kuEland uye Mototolo migodi kuSouth Africa, uyewo kubva kune nickel sulfide ores yakawanikwa mumugodhi weCanada mudunhu reCanada.
Zvose zvicherwa zveSouth Africa zvakawanikwa pakutevera Glencore pamwe ne Xstrata muna 2013. Motokari yemigodhi inoshandiswa sekubatana pamwe pakati peGlencore naAmplats.
Iyo kambani yakataura maawa ane zviuru zvishanu zvekodhidhi yakagadzirwa muna 2014, isina kuchinja kubva pagore risati rasvika.