IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Key findings regarding mining production for June 2016

Mining production decreased by 2,5% year-on-year in June 2016. The main negative contributors were:

• manganese ore (-18,2% and contributing -1,3 percentage points);
• diamonds (-38,9% and contributing -1,3 percentage points);
• nickel (-26,1% and contributing -0,7 of a percentage point);
• copper (-50,8% and contributing -0,5 of a percentage point); and
• 'other' non-metallic minerals (-19,6% and contributing -0,5 of a percentage point).

Coal was a significant positive contributor (4,6% and contributing 1,1 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted mining production increased by 4,2% in the second quarter of 2016 compared with the previous quarter. PGMs (contributing 4,4 percentage points) was the largest positive contributor.

Key findings regarding mineral sales for May 2016

Mineral sales increased by 17,4% year-on-year in May 2016. The largest positive contributors to the increase of 17,4% were:

• gold (44,1% and contributing 6,7 percentage points);
• PGMs (20,1% and contributing 5,5 percentage points);
• coal (13,8% and contributing 3,3 percentage points);
• manganese ore (82,6% and contributing 2,7 percentage points); and
• iron ore (14,5% and contributing 1,4 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted mineral sales at current prices increased by 20,6% in May 2016 compared with April 2016. This followed month-on-month changes of 1,2% in April 2016 and -0,7% in March 2016.