Otmane El Rhazi : March mining output up 18.8% y/y

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Mining production increased by 18.8% year-on-year in March, with the highest positive growth rates recorded for platinum-group metals (PGMs), at 132.2%, manganese ore, at 17.3% and nickel at 15%. The main contributors to the 18.8% increase were PGMs, contributing 13.1 percentage points; coal, contributing 2.5 percentage points; and manganese ore, contributing 1 percentage point, said Statistics South Africa (Stats SA). The seasonally adjusted mining production increased by 7.1% month-on-month in March.