IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Production: results for May 2021

Mining production increased by 21,9% year-on-year in May 2021. The largest positive contributors were:

·        PGMs (27,0% and contributing 6,1 percentage points);

·        gold (44,5% and contributing 4,8 percentage points);

·        iron ore (48,4% and contributing 4,0 percentage points); and

·        manganese ore (39,7% and contributing 3,2 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted mining production decreased by 3,5% in May 2021 compared with April 2021. This followed month-on-month changes of 0,2% in April 2021 and 4,5% in March 2021.

Seasonally adjusted mining production increased by 5,6% in the three months ended May 2021 compared with the previous three months. The largest positive contributors were:

·        PGMs (12,9% and contributing 2,8 percentage points);

·        gold (9,1% and contributing 1,2 percentage points); and

·       manganese ore (13,5% and contributing 1,2 percentage points).

Mineral sales: results for May 2021

Mineral sales at current prices increased by 88,2% year-on-year in May 2021. The largest positive contributors were:

·        PGMs (258,2% and contributing 68,7 percentage points);

·        iron ore (116,0% and contributing 16,3 percentage points); and

·        coal (12,5% and contributing 3,1 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted mineral sales at current prices decreased by 3,0% in May 2021 compared with April 2021. This followed month-on-month changes of 2,6% in April 2021 and 17,0% in March 2021.