IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Production: results for April 2022

Mining production decreased by 14,9% year-on-year in April 2022. The largest negative contributors were:

·        PGMs (-22,6% and contributing -5,8 percentage points);

·        coal (-14,7% and contributing -3,8 percentage points);

·        gold (-27,8% and contributing -3,6 percentage points); and

·        manganese ore (-10,4% and contributing -1,1 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted mining production decreased by 4,3% in April 2022 compared with March 2022. This followed month-on-month changes of 3,2% in March 2022 and -5,8% in February 2022.

Seasonally adjusted mining production decreased by 3,2% in the three months ended April 2022 compared with the previous three months. The largest negative contributors were:

·        PGMs (-8,3% and contributing -2,0 percentage points); and

·        gold (-9,8% and contributing -1,3 percentage points).

Mineral sales: results for April 2022

Mineral sales at current prices decreased by 0,8% year-on-year in April 2022. The largest negative contributors were:

·        PGMs (-24,2% and contributing -11,9 percentage points); and

·        iron ore (-19,9% and contributing -2,9 percentage points).

Coal (76,8% and contributing 11,2 percentage points) was a significant positive contributor.

Seasonally adjusted mineral sales at current prices decreased by 1,8% in April 2022 compared with March 2022. This followed month-on-month changes of 8,6% in March 2022 and 11,1% in February 2022.