SA mining output plummets as strike weighs on platinum

South Africa’s mine production fell 14.5% year-on-year in February, the biggest monthly drop in nearly four years, official data released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) showed on Thursday. Compared with a revised 4.9% decrease in...

SA’s platinum output slumps nearly 20% in January

South Africa’s platinum-group metals (PGMs) production fell nearly 20% year-on-year in January, as the six-week strike at Impala Platinum’s (Implats’) Rustenburg mine hurt output. Compared with December’s production, output declined by...

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Fall in SA mining production continues

Mining production in South Africa fell by 5.1% in the fourth quarter of 2011 weighed against the 2010 comparable period, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reported on Thursday. A year-on-year increase of 0.9% was recorded in December, compared...

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Third-quarter SA mining output down 5.1%

South African mining production fell by 5.1% in the third quarter, compared with the second quarter of the year, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Thursday. Stats SA’s mining production report found that the main contributor to the...

SA mining output falls 0.7%, diamond production down 34%

South Africa’s mining production declined by 0.7% year-on-year in June, with diamond output falling by 34%, official data showed on Thursday. The country’s gold production declined by 5.7% year-on-year and iron-ore output was also 5.6%...

Manganese, diamonds and PGMs lift SA mining output

South Africa’s mining production rose 9.6% year-on-year in May, boosted by a 50% increase in manganese ore output and a 30% increase in diamond production, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reported on Thursday. Platinum group metals and...

SA mining output growth slows to 2,8%

South African mining production increased by a marginal 0,3% in February, following a 0,9% decline in January, rising for the ninth consecutive month on an annual basis, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reported on Thursday. Stats SA’s mining...

SA mining output up 6,5% in 2010, after two years of decline

South African mining production expanded by 6,5% in 2010, after two consecutive years of production decreases, official data showed on Thursday. Statistics South Africa’s (Stats SA’s) mining production report showed that the 6,5% jump in...

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SA mining production rises 5,6% – Stats SA

South Africa’s mining production increased by 5,6% year-on-year in October, official data from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) showed on Thursday. This followed on a 12% increase in September. Stats SA’s mining production and sales report...