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PGMs drive 0.4% drop in Nov mining output

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Creamer Media Contributing Editor Online
 
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Mining production decreased by 0.4% year-on-year in November, with the largest negative growth rates recorded for platinum-group metals (PGMs), at 14.3%, diamonds, at 14.2%, and gold and copper, both of which saw output contract 10.1%, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) revealed on Tuesday. The primary contributors to the 0.4% decrease were PGMs, which contributed -3.3 percentage points, gold, which contributed -1.6 percentage points, and coal, which contributed -1 percentage point.
 
 
 
 
 

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