S Africa mine output down 10.1% in August

Mine production in South Africa decreased 10.1% year-on-year in August, as platinum group metals (PGMs) production fell 45%, diamond output 30.2% and other nonmetallic minerals 24.1%. Seasonally adjusted mining production fell 3.1% month-on-month in August, while mine output, on a seasonally adjusted basis, for the three months ended August 31, was down 1.1% on that produced in the three months ended May 30.