Close Mining production, mineral sales decrease in June
Mining production decreased by 8% year-on-year in June, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reports.
The largest negative contributors were gold (-28.6% and contributing -4.7 percentage points); platinum group metals (PGMs) (-9.8% and contributing -2.4 percentage points); and coal (-6% and contributing -1.6 percentage points).
Seasonally adjusted mining production also decreased by 1.4% in June compared with May. This followed month-on-month changes of 1.