South Africa’s Mining Output Down 29.2% Year On Year In June

JOHANNESBURG, Aug 13 (Reuters) – South Africa’s total mining output fell 28.2% year-on-year in June compared to a revised contraction of 27.6% in May, Statistics South Africa said on Thursday.

Below is the breakdown of the main minerals.

Year-on-year output percentage changes:

June

May Gold

-17.0

– 21.8 (revised) PGM

-42.5

– 26.4 (revised) Total Mining -28.2

– 27.6 (revised)

(ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BY INSIDE POLITICS)