IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Key findings regarding mining production

Mining production decreased by 5,6% year-on-year in November 2018. The largest negative contributors were:

• iron ore (-19,7% and contributing -2,5 percentage points);
• gold (-14,0% and contributing -1,9 percentage points);
• diamonds (-21,7% and contributing -1,0 percentage point); and
• 'other' non-metallic minerals (-12,4% and contributing -0,8 of a percentage point).

Seasonally adjusted mining production decreased by 5,8% in November 2018 compared with October 2018. This followed month-on-month changes of 3,0% in October 2018 and 0,7% in September 2018.

Seasonally adjusted mining production decreased by 1,5% in the three months ended November 2018 compared with the previous three months. The largest negative contributors were:

• diamonds (-26,9% and contributing -1,9 percentage points);
• iron ore (-8,9% and contributing -1,1 percentage points); and
• gold (-7,4% and contributing -1,0 percentage point).

The largest positive contributors were PGMs (4,6% and contributing 1,1 percentage points) and manganese ore (19,6% and contributing 0,9 of a percentage point).

Key findings regarding mineral sales

Mineral sales increased by 8,0% year-on-year in November 2018. The largest positive contributors were:

• iron ore (47,7% and contributing 4,5 percentage points);
• coal (10,0% and contributing 3,0 percentage points);
• PGMs (8,1% and contributing 1,9 percentage points); and
• manganese ore (21,2% and contributing 1,6 percentage points).

Gold (-12,5% and contributing -1,7 percentage points) and 'other' non-metallic minerals (-22,2% and contributing -1,2 percentage points) were significant negative contributors.