IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Key findings regarding mining production

Mining production decreased by 9,1% year-on-year in July 2020. The largest negative contributors were:

·         ‘other’ non-metallic minerals (-44,9% and contributing -2,8 percentage points);

·         coal (-8,5% and contributing -2,4 percentage points);

·         iron ore (-19,0% and contributing -2,1 percentage points);

·         chromium ore (-32,5% and contributing -1,4 percentage points); and

·         gold (-10,2% and contributing -1,3 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted mining production increased by 20,2% in July 2020 compared with June 2020. This followed month-on-month changes of -1,9% in June 2020 and 50,5% in May 2020.

Seasonally adjusted mining production increased by 3,7% in the three months ended July 2020 compared with the previous three months. The largest positive contributors were manganese ore (34,9% and contributing 2,1 percentage points) and PGMs (6,6% and contributing 1,4 percentage points).

Key findings regarding mineral sales

Mineral sales increased by 11,3% year-on-year in July 2020. The largest contributors were:

·         PGMs (23,0% and contributing 5,1 percentage points);

·         gold (12,7% and contributing 2,3 percentage points);

·         coal (5,8% and contributing 1,4 percentage points);

·         manganese ore (15,0% and contributing 1,1 percentage points); and

·         ‘other’ non-metallic minerals (40,9% and contributing 1,0 percentage point).

Seasonally adjusted mineral sales at current prices increased by 24,3% in July 2020 compared with June 2020. This followed month-on-month changes of -3,3% in June 2020 and 26,7% in May 2020.

In the three months ended July 2020 the seasonally adjusted value of mineral sales at current prices was 3,5% lower compared with the previous three months.