THE total mining production for the three months ending in November increased by just 0,7% after seasonal adjustment compared with the previous three months. However, the total mining production for the first eleven months of 1998 fell by 2,2% compared with the first eleven months of 1997. Seasonally adjusted value of mineral sales for the three months to October increased by 3,4% (R607,2-million) from the previous three months. The value of mineral sales for the first ten months of 1998 increased by 5,4% compared with the same period of 1997.
Mining statistics