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South African Mining Output Rises For First Time in Nine Months

  • Mining production rose 2.4% in July from a year earlier
  • Coal and iron ore were the biggest contribitors to output rise
The Sishen open cast mine, South Africa.

The Sishen open cast mine, South Africa.

Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg

South African mining output increased for the first time in nine months in July as coal and iron ore production surged.

Mining production rose 2.4% from a year earlier compared with a revised 4.1% decline in June, Pretoria-based Statistics South Africa said in a report on its website Thursday. The median estimate of five economists in a Bloomberg survey was for a 1% increase.