The fact that the price of gold is trading above that of platinum is considered by most analysts as unusual as platinum is much more rare than gold.Palladium rose 4.6% to $633 an ounce by 21:29 on Tuesday night, while platinum was up 1.4% at $1 581.99 an ounce.Months of unrest in the South African mining sector have hit platinum production, which in turn slowed palladium and other PGM's output.