IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Key findings regarding mining production for November 2015

Mining production decreased by 0,8% year-on-year in November 2015. The largest negative contributions were recorded for iron ore (-20,4% and contributing -4,3 percentage points), "other" metallic minerals (-35,0% and contributing -1,0 percentage point) and manganese ore (-14,7% and contributing -0,9 of a percentage point).

PGMs (24,9% and contributing 3,8 percentage points) was a significant positive contributor.

Seasonally adjusted mining production increased by 2,4% in November 2015 compared with October 2015. This followed month-on-month changes of 1,7% in October 2015 and -4,0% in September 2015.

Seasonally adjusted mining production decreased by 3,1% in the three months ended November 2015 compared with the previous three months. The main contributors to the 3,1% decrease were:

• coal (contributing -0,9 of a percentage point);
• manganese ore (contributing -0,7 of a percentage point);
• "other" metallic minerals (contributing -0,6 of a percentage point);
• PGMs (contributing -0,6 of a percentage point); and
• iron ore (contributing -0,5 of a percentage point).

Key findings regarding mineral sales for October 2015

Mineral sales decreased by 2,8% year-on-year in October 2015. The largest negative contributor to the decrease of 2,8% was iron ore (-50,8% and contributing -6,9 percentage points).

Two minerals with significant positive contributions were gold (16,1% and contributing 2,8 percentage points) and PGMs (10,4% and contributing 2,0 percentage points).

 Seasonally adjusted mineral sales at current prices increased by 1,0% in October 2015 compared with September 2015. This followed month-on-month changes of 1,5% in September 2015 and -0,2% in August 2015.