IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Key findings regarding mining production

Mining production increased by 2,4% year-on-year in July 2019. The largest positive contributors were:

·         iron ore (23,7% and contributing 2,8 percentage points); and      

·         coal (8,6% and contributing 2,2 percentage points).

Diamonds (-39,1% and contributing -2,7 percentage points) and gold (-13,1% and contributing -1,9 percentage points) were significant negative contributors.

Seasonally adjusted mining production decreased by 3,8% in July 2019 compared with June 2019. This followed month-on-month changes of 3,0% in June 2019 and 3,1% in May 2019.

Seasonally adjusted mining production increased by 4,1% in the three months ended July 2019 compared with the previous three months. The largest positive contributors were iron ore (13,1% and contributing 1,6 percentage points), manganese ore (22,8% and contributing 1,1 percentage points) and PGMs (3,9% and contributing 0,9 of a percentage point).

Key findings regarding mineral sales

Mineral sales increased by 19,1% year-on-year in July 2019. The largest positive contributors were:

·         iron ore (117,3% and contributing 10,2 percentage points);

·         PGMs (38,5% and contributing 7,2 percentage points);

·         gold (18,9% and contributing 3,4 percentage points); and

·         ‘other’ metallic minerals (58,5% and contributing 1,4 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted mineral sales at current prices increased by 4,8% in July 2019 compared with June 2019. This followed month-on-month changes of -2,0% in June 2019 and -0,5% in May 2019.