JOHANNESBURG Aug 8 (Reuters) – South Africa’s gold output
fell by 4 percent by volume in June, while total mineral
production rose 4.2 percent compared with the same month last
year, data showed on Wednesday.
Production of non-gold minerals was 5.3 percent higher,
Statistics South Africa said.
Production of platinum group metals rose 4.8 percent in June,
a sign that output in the industry is on the rebound after a
sharp contraction brought on by a government safety drive.
(Reporting by Ed Stoddard, Editing by David Dolan)
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