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SA mining production declines

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Mining production contracted for the second consecutive month year-on-year.

Figures released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) show that mining production fell 4.3% in April after recording an 8.5% fall in March.

The largest negative contributors to the decline were platinum group metals (PGMs), followed by metallic minerals and diamond production.

Jean Pierre Terblanche from Stats SA elaborates:

“The drop was largely as a result of decreased production of PGM metals that fell by 6.5%. This is also a fifth consecutive month of a year on year decline of platinum production. Gold experienced its seventh month of year on year production decline, falling by 5.7% in April. In fact, most minerals experienced year on year production decline in April. Only chrome showed a slight increase in production.”

Seasonally adjusted mining production decreased by 2.0% in April 2018 compared with March 2018.

This followed month-on-month changes of -3.5% in March 2018 and 0.2% in February 2018.

Read the Preliminary Statistics South Africa report on Mining and Production Sales, April 2018 below:

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