Location: GLO - Global
This dataset represents mining and concentration operation to produce platinum group metal (PGM) concentrate to be further processed at the extraction and refinery plants. The data come from companies located in South Africa (ZA). As the data are assumed to be specific to the situation in ZA, the production volume of this dataset is set equal to that of the ZA dataset.
Platinum Group Metals (PGMs) is recovered through underground and open pit mining. The processing of the ore consists of concentration, smelting and refining.
Undefined unit processes (UPRs) are the unlinked, multi-product activity datasets that form the basis for all of the system models available in the ecoinvent database. This is the way the datasets are obtained and entered into the database by the data providers. These activity datasets are useful for investigating the environmental impacts of a specific activity (gate-to-gate), without regard to its upstream or downstream impacts.