Annual mining production in January shows best rise in two years
The largest positive contribution to the annual increase was led by iron ore, followed by PGMs and then coal
12 March 2020 - 13:21
Mining production beat market expectations, rising sharply in January and recording the largest increase in more than two years.
Mining production increased 7.5% year on year, data released by Stats SA on Thursday showed. This was well above the Bloomberg consensus of seven economists, who had forecast an increase of 1%, and the largest increase since November 2017...
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