IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Key findings regarding mining production for January 2015

Mining production decreased by 4,7% year-on-year in January 2015. The largest negative growth rates were recorded for gold (-27,5%), ‘other’ metallic minerals (-18,1%) and nickel (-17,1%). The main contributors to the 4,7% decrease were gold (contributing -4,3 percentage points) and PGMs (contributing -2,3 percentage points). Iron ore was a significant positive contributor (contributing 1,8 percentage points).
 
Seasonally adjusted mining production decreased by 5,4% in January 2015 compared with December 2014. This followed month-on-month changes of 0,2% in December 2014 and -1,1% in November 2014.

Seasonally adjusted mining production decreased by 0,6% in the three months ended January 2015 compared with the previous three months. The main contributors to the 0,6% decrease were gold (contributing -1,0 percentage point) and coal (contributing -1,0 percentage point).

Key findings regarding mineral sales for December 2014

Mineral sales decreased by 3,6% year-on-year in December 2014. The largest negative growth rate was recorded for ‘other’ non-metallic minerals (-48,3%), followed by iron ore (-33,6%) and ‘other’ metallic minerals (-7,1%). The major contributors to the 3,6% decrease were iron ore (contributing -6,3 percentage points) and ‘other’ non-metallic minerals (contributing -3,3 percentage points) .

Seasonally adjusted mineral sales at current prices increased by 1,0% in December 2014 compared with November 2014. This followed a month-on-month change of -4,4% in November 2014.