Private Bag X44, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa, ISIbalo House, Koch Street, Salvokop, Pretoria, 0002 www.statssa.gov.za, info@statssa.gov.za, Tel +27 12 310 8911 STATISTICAL RELEASE P2041 Mining: Production and sales (Preliminary) February 2026 Embargoed until: 14 April 2026 11:30 ENQUIRIES: Juan-Pierre Terblanche Tel: 066 470 2112 FORTHCOMING ISSUE: March 2026 EXPECTED RELEASE DATE: 14 May 2026 STATISTICS SOUTH AFRICA 1 P2041 Contents Production: results for February 2026 .................................................................................................... 2 Table A – Key growth rates in the volume of mining production ............................................................................... 2 Table B – Seasonally adjusted index of the volume of mining production for the latest three months by mineral group and mineral (Base: 2019=100) ....................................................................................................... 2 Figure 1 – Volume of mining production (Base: 2019=100) ...................................................................................... 3 Figure 2 – Volume of mining production (Base: 2019=100): year-on-year percentage change ................................ 3 Sales: results for February 2026 ............................................................................................................. 4 Table C – Key growth rates in mineral sales at current prices .................................................................................. 4 Figure 3 – Total value of mineral sales at current prices ........................................................................................... 4 Tables ........................................................................................................................................................ 5 Table 1 – Index of the volume of mining production (Base: 2019=100) ................................................................... 5 Table 2 – Year-on-year percentage change in the volume of mining production ..................................................... 5 Table 3 – Seasonally adjusted volume of total mining production ........................................................................... 5 Table 4 – Index of the volume of mining production by mineral group and mineral (Base: 2019=100) ................... 6 Table 5 – Seasonally adjusted index of the volume of mining production by mineral group and mineral (Base: 2019=100) ..................................................................................................................................... 6 Table 6 – Year-on-year percentage change in the volume of mining production by mineral group and mineral ..... 7 Table 7 – Contribution of each mineral group and mineral to the year-on-year percentage change in the volume of mining production (percentage points) ................................................................................................. 7 Table 8 – Mineral sales at current prices (R million) ................................................................................................ 8 Table 9 – Year-on-year percentage change in mineral sales at current prices ........................................................ 8 Table 10 – Seasonally adjusted total mineral sales at current prices ........................................................................ 8 Table 11 – Mineral sales at current prices by mineral group and mineral (R million) ................................................ 9 Table 12 – Year-on-year percentage change in mineral sales at current prices by mineral group and mineral ........ 9 Table 13 – Contribution of each mineral group and mineral to the year-on-year percentage change in mineral sales at current prices (percentage points) .............................................................................................. 9 Explanatory notes .................................................................................................................................. 10 Technical notes ...................................................................................................................................... 11 Glossary .................................................................................................................................................. 12 Technical enquiries ................................................................................................................................ 12 General information ............................................................................................................................... 13 Mining: Production and sales, February 2026 STATISTICS SOUTH AFRICA P2041 2 Production: results for February 2026 Table A – Key growth rates in the volume of mining production 1 Sep-25 Oct-25 Nov-25 Dec-25 Jan-26 Feb-26 Year-on-year % change, unadjusted 1,5 6,1 -2,4 3,0 5,0 9,7 Month-on-month % change, seasonally adjusted 2,0 2,6 -5,2 -2,1 3,7 2,3 3-month % change, seasonally adjusted ¹ 2,8 2,3 1,8 -0,6 -3,2 -1,7 Percentage change between the previous three months and the three months ending in the month indicated. Mining production increased by 9,7% year-on-year in February 2026. The largest positive contributors were: • PGMs (52,3% and contributing 9,4 percentage points); • chromium ore (26,9% and contributing 1,6 percentage points); • manganese ore (17,8% and contributing 1,5 percentage points); and • gold (12,8% and contributing 1,3 percentage points). Iron ore (-12,4% and contributing -2,3 percentage points) and coal (-6,7% and contributing -2,0 percentage points) were the largest negative contributors – see Table 6 and Table 7. Seasonally adjusted mining production increased by 2,3% in February 2026 compared with January 2026. This followed month-on-month changes of 3,7% in January 2026 and -2,1% in December 2025 – see Table A. Table B – Seasonally adjusted index of the volume of mining production for the latest three months by mineral group and mineral (Base: 2019=100) Contribution (% points) to the % change in total mining production Weight Sep – Nov 2025 Dec 2025 – Feb 2026 Gold 10,48 84,0 87,2 3,8 0,3 Iron ore 16,41 91,5 83,0 -9,3 -1,4 Chromium ore 4,08 142,3 152,8 7,4 0,4 1 0,75 105,7 76,7 -27,4 -0,2 Manganese ore 5,65 127,6 142,2 11,4 0,9 PGMs 27,11 99,5 97,0 -2,5 -0,7 1,38 86,8 73,1 -15,8 -0,2 2,81 94,0 94,0 0,0 0,0 2,05 88,0 73,1 -16,9 -0,3 Coal 26,32 90,1 88,5 -1,8 -0,4 Building materials 2,58 96,1 94,5 -1,7 0,0 0,38 87,8 93,3 6,3 0,0 100,00 96,7 95,1 -1,7 -1,7 Mineral group and mineral Copper Nickel 1 Other metallic minerals 1 Diamonds 1 Other non-metallic minerals Total 1 % change between Sep – Nov 2025 and Dec 2025 – Feb 2026 Unadjusted. See notes 4, 5 and 6 on page 11. Seasonally adjusted mining production decreased by 1,7% in the three months ended February 2026 compared with the previous three months. The largest negative contributors were: • iron ore (-9,3% and contributing -1,4 percentage points); and • PGMs (-2,5% and contributing -0,7 of a percentage point). Manganese ore (11,4% and contributing 0,9 of a percentage point) was the largest positive contributor – see Table B. Mining: Production and sales, February 2026 STATISTICS SOUTH AFRICA 3 Figure 1 – Volume of mining production (Base: 2019=100) Figure 2 – Volume of mining production (Base: 2019=100): year-on-year percentage change Mining: Production and sales, February 2026 P2041 STATISTICS SOUTH AFRICA P2041 4 Sales: results for February 2026 Table C – Key growth rates in mineral sales at current prices 1 Sep-25 Oct-25 Nov-25 Dec-25 Jan-26 Feb-26 Year-on-year % change, unadjusted 16,4 13,6 -0,1 47,8 31,6 58,3 Month-on-month % change, seasonally adjusted 8,7 -0,3 -1,5 21,8 -8,0 9,4 3-month % change, seasonally adjusted ¹ 8,4 7,3 9,6 10,9 12,4 17,5 Percentage change between the previous three months and the three months ending in the month indicated. Mineral sales at current prices increased by 58,3% year-on-year in February 2026. The largest positive contributors were: • gold (397,6% and contributing 32,2 percentage points); • PGMs (132,1% and contributing 26,5 percentage points); and • chromium ore (53,8% and contributing 4,2 percentage points). ‘Other’ non-metallic minerals (-55,9% and contributing -2,8 percentage points) and manganese ore (-22,9% and contributing -1,7 percentage points) were the largest negative contributors – see Table 12 and Table 13. Seasonally adjusted mineral sales at current prices increased by 9,4% in February 2026 compared with January 2026. This followed month-on-month changes of -8,0% in January 2026 and 21,8% in December 2025. Seasonally adjusted mineral sales at current prices increased by 17,5% in the three months ended February 2026 compared with the previous three months. Figure 3 – Total value of mineral sales at current prices Risenga Maluleke Statistician-General Mining: Production and sales, February 2026 STATISTICS SOUTH AFRICA P2041 5 Tables Table 1 – Index of the volume of mining production (Base: 2019=100) Month 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Jan 92,6 84,9 85,2 82,9 82,1 80,6 84,6 Feb 88,8 86,2 79,1 74,9 84,2 77,2 84,7 Mar 83,2 105,3 97,8 96,5 92,2 91,0 Apr 45,1 102,6 87,6 89,1 91,0 85,0 May 82,7 103,9 97,8 96,2 97,2 98,1 Jun 84,3 107,1 100,4 100,5 97,6 100,0 Jul 95,9 106,8 98,4 95,2 93,4 98,5 Aug 102,4 108,9 101,4 100,9 101,1 101,5 Sep 102,5 102,3 96,2 95,7 100,4 101,9 Oct 101,9 105,7 91,5 95,5 96,8 102,7 Nov 96,4 103,3 92,0 100,0 99,6 97,2 Dec 93,4 93,5 88,7 88,8 86,8 89,4 Year 89,1 100,9 93,0 93,0 93,5 93,6 Table 2 – Year-on-year percentage change in the volume of mining production 2024 2025 2026 2026 year-to-date -2,7 -1,0 -1,8 5,0 5,0 -5,3 12,4 -8,3 9,7 7,3 -1,3 -4,5 -1,3 -14,6 1,7 2,1 -6,6 -5,9 -1,6 1,0 0,9 -6,3 0,1 -2,9 2,5 -7,9 -3,3 -1,9 5,5 6,3 -6,9 -0,5 0,2 0,4 Sep -0,2 -6,0 -0,5 4,9 1,5 Oct 3,7 -13,4 4,4 1,4 6,1 Nov 7,2 -10,9 8,7 -0,4 -2,4 Dec 0,1 -5,1 0,1 -2,3 3,0 Year 13,2 -7,8 0,0 0,5 0,1 Month 2021 2022 2023 Jan Feb -8,3 0,4 -2,9 -8,2 Mar 26,6 -7,1 Apr 127,5 May 25,6 Jun 27,0 Jul 11,4 Aug Table 3 – Seasonally adjusted volume of total mining production Index (Base: 2019=100) Month-on-month % change Month 2023 2024 2025 2026 2023 2024 2025 2026 Jan 93,9 92,1 90,3 Feb 87,1 95,4 87,7 95,5 3,4 97,7 -7,2 0,7 0,6 3,7 3,6 -2,9 Mar 94,2 92,8 90,7 2,3 8,2 -2,7 3,4 Apr 96,3 95,8 90,9 2,2 3,2 0,2 May Jun 92,2 93,8 93,1 94,3 -4,3 -2,8 3,7 92,1 94,4 1,7 -1,1 Jul 0,1 92,6 90,1 95,6 -1,3 -2,2 1,3 Aug 93,2 93,7 94,9 0,6 4,0 -0,7 Sep 91,6 97,0 96,8 -1,7 3,5 2,0 Oct 93,4 93,6 99,3 2,0 -3,5 2,6 Nov 96,6 95,4 94,1 3,4 1,9 -5,2 Dec 91,5 89,8 92,1 -5,3 -5,9 -2,1 Mining: Production and sales, February 2026 STATISTICS SOUTH AFRICA P2041 6 Table 4 – Index of the volume of mining production by mineral group and mineral (Base: 2019=100) 1 Mineral group and mineral Weight Sep-25 Oct-25 Nov-25 Dec-25 Jan-26 Feb-26 Gold 10,48 95,5 97,1 81,4 76,6 70,6 81,7 Iron ore 16,41 87,6 86,8 79,4 89,8 79,4 77,0 Chromium ore 4,08 146,9 154,9 147,4 127,0 127,5 143,6 Copper 0,75 99,4 113,7 104,1 106,3 76,1 47,7 Manganese ore 5,65 118,3 131,4 132,7 125,3 126,7 130,8 PGMs 27,11 111,0 106,3 107,1 96,1 81,4 78,0 Nickel 1,38 83,4 95,8 81,1 85,3 66,0 67,9 Other metallic minerals 2,81 91,9 102,6 87,5 109,1 89,2 83,8 Diamonds 2,05 90,2 81,8 91,9 49,0 83,7 86,7 Coal 26,32 96,3 98,0 90,7 76,5 82,7 80,6 Building materials 2,58 105,4 112,0 103,7 69,2 76,1 81,9 Other non-metallic minerals 0,38 98,4 88,9 84,0 86,1 77,7 83,6 100,00 101,9 102,7 97,2 89,4 84,6 84,7 Total 1 Annual averages and annual percentage changes are available on the following link: Annual data. Table 5 – Seasonally adjusted index of the volume of mining production by mineral group and mineral (Base: 2019=100) Sep-25 Oct-25 Nov-25 Dec-25 Jan-26 Feb-26 Month-onmonth % change 88,7 85,9 77,4 84,0 84,8 92,7 9,3 Iron ore 90,9 100,1 83,6 85,7 82,6 80,8 -2,2 Chromium ore 138,8 147,8 140,3 151,2 152,9 154,3 0,9 1 99,4 113,7 104,1 106,3 76,1 47,7 -37,3 Manganese ore 117,8 128,6 136,3 148,7 137,8 140,1 1,7 PGMs 100,1 100,7 97,7 83,8 99,3 108,0 8,8 Nickel 1 83,4 95,8 81,1 85,3 66,0 67,9 2,9 91,9 102,6 87,5 109,1 89,2 83,8 -6,1 Mineral group and mineral Gold Copper Other metallic minerals Diamonds 1 1 1 90,2 81,8 91,9 49,0 83,7 86,7 3,6 Coal 90,9 90,5 88,9 87,9 89,4 88,1 -1,5 Building materials 99,1 94,4 94,8 93,3 102,1 88,1 -13,7 Other non-metallic minerals 92,1 82,9 88,4 104,7 81,8 93,3 14,1 Total 96,8 99,3 94,1 92,1 95,5 97,7 2,3 Unadjusted. See notes 4, 5 and 6 on page 11. Mining: Production and sales, February 2026 STATISTICS SOUTH AFRICA P2041 7 Table 6 – Year-on-year percentage change in the volume of mining production by mineral group and mineral Mineral group and mineral Sep-25 Oct-25 Nov-25 Dec-25 Jan-26 Feb-26 Gold 5,1 -0,4 -6,0 2,0 0,7 12,8 Iron ore -2,2 25,3 -7,7 19,4 -1,7 -12,4 Chromium ore 3,7 14,0 1,4 18,4 36,5 26,9 Copper -19,4 -5,5 8,2 -1,5 -21,7 -42,8 Manganese ore -5,9 14,1 16,7 40,0 11,5 17,8 PGMs 3,9 3,9 -2,6 -7,4 10,9 52,3 Nickel -11,0 31,1 3,2 27,7 -4,9 29,8 Other metallic minerals -7,2 4,4 16,2 27,5 -1,5 -0,1 Diamonds 2,9 -13,3 28,4 -36,4 4,1 13,2 Coal 1,9 0,4 -7,8 -5,8 -0,6 -6,7 Building materials 18,6 5,9 2,0 11,8 16,9 1,4 Other non-metallic minerals -8,0 -12,6 -4,1 8,8 -21,0 -5,0 Total 1,5 6,1 -2,4 3,0 5,0 9,7 Table 7 – Contribution of each mineral group and mineral to the year-on-year percentage change in the volume of mining production (percentage points) Mineral group and mineral Sep-25 Oct-25 Nov-25 Dec-25 Jan-26 Feb-26 Gold 0,5 0,0 -0,5 0,2 0,1 1,3 Iron ore -0,3 3,0 -1,1 2,8 -0,3 -2,3 Chromium ore 0,2 0,8 0,1 0,9 1,7 1,6 Copper -0,2 -0,1 0,1 0,0 -0,2 -0,3 Manganese ore -0,4 0,9 1,1 2,3 0,9 1,5 PGMs 1,1 1,1 -0,8 -2,4 2,7 9,4 Nickel -0,1 0,3 0,0 0,3 -0,1 0,3 Other metallic minerals -0,2 0,1 0,3 0,8 0,0 0,0 Diamonds 0,1 -0,3 0,4 -0,7 0,1 0,3 Coal 0,5 0,1 -2,0 -1,4 -0,2 -2,0 Building materials 0,4 0,2 0,1 0,2 0,4 0,0 Other non-metallic minerals 0,0 -0,1 0,0 0,0 -0,1 0,0 Total 1,5 6,1 -2,4 3,0 5,0 9,7 Mining: Production and sales, February 2026 STATISTICS SOUTH AFRICA P2041 8 Table 8 – Mineral sales at current prices (R million) Month 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Jan 51 128,5 63 518,6 59 050,2 63 640,8 67 356,0 62 034,4 81 640,7 Feb 45 135,2 56 927,3 61 698,4 57 573,5 56 147,4 49 636,4 78 574,4 Mar 51 606,4 78 213,1 83 573,6 71 667,9 61 535,8 63 298,5 Apr 31 064,5 78 533,6 80 279,4 60 098,5 67 633,1 68 087,9 May 40 521,7 75 976,9 89 818,5 79 471,8 64 369,6 76 856,1 Jun 41 962,5 82 049,6 77 693,5 66 609,1 78 628,2 67 606,6 Jul 48 588,4 73 935,4 76 368,5 57 344,8 71 883,4 73 551,0 Aug 56 868,0 77 095,1 80 551,6 67 474,6 59 717,0 73 363,0 Sep 63 394,0 65 086,8 78 856,7 63 315,9 68 323,5 79 527,3 Oct 66 165,3 69 099,3 70 397,8 70 071,2 70 635,6 80 248,1 Nov 58 255,9 72 147,3 60 931,6 67 144,9 72 774,3 72 732,9 Dec 58 501,2 64 696,9 64 521,0 70 216,5 63 673,5 94 082,1 Total 613 191,6 857 279,9 883 740,8 794 629,5 802 677,4 861 024,3 Table 9 – Year-on-year percentage change in mineral sales at current prices 2023 2025 2026 2026 year-to-date 5,8 -7,9 31,6 31,6 -2,5 -11,6 58,3 43,5 Month 2021 2022 2024 Jan 24,2 -7,0 7,8 Feb 26,1 8,4 -6,7 Mar 51,6 6,9 -14,2 -14,1 2,9 Apr 152,8 2,2 -25,1 12,5 0,7 May 87,5 18,2 -11,5 -19,0 19,4 Jun 95,5 -5,3 -14,3 18,0 -14,0 Jul 52,2 3,3 -24,9 25,4 2,3 Aug 35,6 4,5 -16,2 -11,5 22,9 Sep 2,7 21,2 -19,7 7,9 16,4 Oct 4,4 1,9 -0,5 0,8 13,6 Nov 23,8 -15,5 10,2 8,4 -0,1 Dec 10,6 -0,3 8,8 -9,3 47,8 Total 39,8 3,1 -10,1 1,0 7,3 Table 10 – Seasonally adjusted total mineral sales at current prices R million Month-on-month % change Month 2023 2024 2025 2026 2023 2024 Jan 66 755,2 70 519,8 64 820,2 85 203,8 0,0 Feb 68 582,6 66 910,6 58 876,6 93 188,2 2,7 Mar 68 806,3 59 715,5 62 350,1 Apr 58 952,3 66 602,9 67 274,6 May 73 883,9 59 443,3 71 144,0 25,3 -10,7 5,8 Jun 64 591,2 76 629,5 66 047,9 -12,6 28,9 -7,2 Jul 57 735,5 71 929,7 73 148,6 -10,6 -6,1 10,8 Aug 64 476,7 57 485,7 71 167,1 11,7 -20,1 -2,7 Sep 61 161,9 66 409,7 77 364,3 -5,1 15,5 8,7 Oct 67 856,3 68 294,3 77 165,4 10,9 2,8 -0,3 Nov 70 386,4 76 215,5 76 016,7 3,7 11,6 -1,5 Dec 71 200,3 63 295,6 92 566,3 1,2 -17,0 21,8 Mining: Production and sales, February 2026 2025 2026 -1,0 2,4 -8,0 -5,1 -9,2 9,4 0,3 -10,8 5,9 -14,3 11,5 7,9 STATISTICS SOUTH AFRICA P2041 9 Table 11 – Mineral sales at current prices by mineral group and mineral (R million) Mineral group and mineral Sep-25 Oct-25 Nov-25 Dec-25 Jan-26 Feb-26 Gold 17 424,2 16 488,1 11 382,5 31 539,2 19 717,9 19 996,6 Iron ore 7 046,1 5 291,0 6 303,0 6 929,2 6 690,8 5 872,9 Chromium ore 6 514,2 6 805,7 5 796,1 6 099,4 5 282,2 5 983,3 801,3 796,0 759,6 833,1 454,4 396,6 Copper Manganese ore 4 020,2 3 594,6 3 577,6 4 456,7 3 551,8 2 872,3 PGMs 22 113,2 23 484,0 23 727,3 23 132,5 25 997,8 23 086,6 Nickel 727,4 916,3 884,8 909,8 614,2 568,7 Other metallic minerals 1 906,1 1 976,8 1 824,6 2 338,0 1 791,8 1 857,4 Coal 15 771,2 17 174,2 15 587,1 15 233,1 15 104,6 15 813,9 Building materials 1 292,8 1 361,8 1 249,8 864,5 953,6 1 023,4 Other non-metallic minerals 1 910,6 2 359,7 1 640,5 1 746,6 1 481,7 1 102,8 Total 79 527,3 80 248,1 72 732,9 94 082,1 81 640,7 78 574,4 Table 12 – Year-on-year percentage change in mineral sales at current prices by mineral group and mineral Mineral group and mineral Sep-25 Oct-25 Nov-25 Dec-25 Jan-26 Feb-26 Gold 60,4 4,6 -27,9 Iron ore -1,3 1,1 -16,6 270,0 35,9 397,6 -5,9 -12,2 -11,1 Chromium ore 12,5 26,8 20,5 35,8 68,5 53,8 Copper -11,0 Manganese ore -23,1 37,2 11,5 52,1 10,1 -26,4 15,5 23,1 14,2 10,7 -22,9 PGMs Nickel 53,8 50,6 42,3 51,4 122,4 132,1 -3,5 0,8 -5,4 -7,5 57,9 19,8 Other metallic minerals -6,8 -4,7 -4,8 4,1 -3,9 18,2 Coal -9,4 -5,5 -15,0 -11,1 -10,5 2,8 Building materials 7,5 4,6 0,2 5,6 10,5 4,9 Other non-metallic minerals -26,7 -6,4 -15,2 -26,6 1,0 -55,9 Total 16,4 13,6 -0,1 47,8 31,6 58,3 Table 13 – Contribution of each mineral group and mineral to the year-on-year percentage change in mineral sales at current prices (percentage points) Mineral group and mineral Sep-25 Oct-25 Nov-25 Dec-25 Jan-26 Feb-26 Gold 9,6 1,0 -6,0 Iron ore -0,1 0,1 -1,7 36,1 8,4 32,2 -0,7 -1,5 -1,5 Chromium ore 1,1 2,0 Copper -0,1 0,3 1,4 2,5 3,5 4,2 0,1 0,4 0,1 -0,3 Manganese ore -1,8 0,7 0,9 0,9 0,6 -1,7 PGMs 11,3 11,2 9,7 12,3 23,1 26,5 Nickel 0,0 0,0 -0,1 -0,1 0,4 0,2 Other metallic minerals -0,2 -0,1 -0,1 0,1 -0,1 0,6 Coal -2,4 -1,4 -3,8 -3,0 -2,9 0,9 Building materials 0,1 0,1 0,0 0,1 0,1 0,1 Other non-metallic minerals -1,0 -0,2 -0,4 -1,0 0,0 -2,8 Total 16,4 13,6 -0,1 47,8 31,6 58,3 Mining: Production and sales, February 2026 STATISTICS SOUTH AFRICA P2041 10 Explanatory notes Introduction 1 Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) publishes monthly mining production indices and mineral sales based on the information furnished by the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR). Data in this release are presented by mineral group and mineral. 2 In accordance with international practice, the indices are usually re-based every five years to a new base year. The current base year of the index of the volume of mining production is 2019=100. Both actual and seasonally adjusted figures are presented. 3 The value of mineral sales is calculated, in general, on a free-on-rail/free-onboard basis. Purpose of the survey 4 The monthly mining production and sales survey is conducted by the DMPR, covering all mining establishments operating in the South African economy. The results of this survey are used to calculate the volume of mining production indices in order to estimate the gross domestic product (GDP) and its components, which in turn are used to develop and monitor government policy. Scope of the survey 5 This survey covers mining establishments conducting activities regarding the extracting, dressing and beneficiating of minerals occurring naturally, for example solids such as coal and ores. Classification 6 The 1993 edition of the Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (SIC), Fifth Edition, Report No. 09-90-02, Fifth Edition of January 1993, was used to classify the statistical units in the survey. The SIC is based on the 1990 International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) with suitable adaptations for local conditions. Each statistical unit is classified to an industry which reflects the predominant activity of the establishment. Statistics in this publication are presented by mineral group and mineral. Statistical unit 7 The statistical unit for the collection of information is the mining establishment. An establishment is the smallest economic unit that functions as a separate entity. Revised figures 8 Revised figures are mainly due to late submission of data to the DMPR, or the DMPR reporting revisions or corrections to their figures. The reasons for routine revisions are outlined in the following schedule. Any unscheduled revisions will be promptly indicated in relevant tables to maintain transparency and accuracy. It is important to note that seasonally adjusted figures are revised monthly. Statistical release Reason for revision Period subject to revision Feb-26 Mar-26 Apr-26 May-26 Jun-26 Jul-26 Aug-26 Sep-26 Oct-26 Nov-26 Dec-26 Additional information from the DMPR Jan-24 - Jan-26 Additional information from the DMPR Jan-24 - Feb-26 Additional information from the DMPR Jan-24 - Mar-26 Additional information from the DMPR Jan-24 - Apr-26 Additional information from the DMPR Jan-24 - May-26 Additional information from the DMPR Jan-24 - Jun-26 Additional information from the DMPR Jan-24 - Jul-26 Additional information from the DMPR Jan-24 - Aug-26 Additional information from the DMPR Jan-24 - Sep-26 Additional information from the DMPR Jan-24 - Oct-26 Additional information from the DMPR Jan-24 - Nov-26 Additional information from the DMPR Jan-27 Jan-23 - Dec-26 New weights for mining production New base year in 2027/28 - periodic, approximately four- to five-year intervals Rounding-off of figures 9 The figures in the tables have, where necessary, been rounded off to the nearest digit shown. There may, therefore, be slight discrepancies between the sums of the constituent items and the totals shown. Mining: Production and sales, February 2026 STATISTICS SOUTH AFRICA Historical data and past publications 11 P2041 10 Historical mining data and past publications are available on the Stats SA website. Click on the following link (Time series data) or (Past publications) to access the data and releases electronically. Annual averages and annual percentage changes are available on the following link: Annual data. Index of the volume of mining production 1 The index of the volume of mining production, also known as the production index, is a statistical measure of the change in the volume of production. The production index of a mineral group is the ratio between the volume of production of a mineral group in a given period and the volume of production of the same mineral group in the base period. The current base period is 2019. The production in the base period is set at 100. Index weighting 2 The weight of a mineral group is the ratio of its value added to the total value added of the mining industry. The weight of a mineral group reflects the importance of the mineral group in the total mining industry. The weights change over time due to quality improvements and changes in relative prices. New weights will be calculated annually. 3 The weights used to aggregate minerals into mineral groups and mineral groups into total mining are derived from national accounts value added data. The latest set of weights (introduced in the September 2025 publication) is based on 2022 value added data and is applicable from January 2022. 4 Seasonally adjusted estimates are generated each month using the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Program developed by the United States Census Bureau. Seasonal adjustment is a means of removing the estimated effects of normal seasonal variation from the series so that the effects of other influences on the series can be recognised more clearly. Seasonal adjustment does not aim to remove irregular or non-seasonal influences which may be present in any particular month. 5 Influences that are volatile or unsystematic can still make it difficult to interpret the movement of the series even after adjustment for seasonal variations. This means the month-to-month movements of seasonally adjusted estimates may not be reliable indicators of trend behaviour. The X-12-ARIMA procedure for mining production and sales is described in more detail on the Stats SA website at: Click to download seasonal adjustment for mining production and sales February 2022. Calendar effects 6 These are effects due to calendar variations. Such calendar effects include the number of working/trading days in a week, moving holidays such as Easter and the length of month (some months have more days than others). Trend cycle 7 The trend is the long-term pattern or movement of a time series. The X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Program is used for smoothing seasonally adjusted estimates to estimate the underlying trend cycle. Month-on-month percentage change 8 The month-on-month percentage change in a variable for any given month is the change between that month and the previous month, expressed as a percentage of the latter. Year-on-year percentage change 9 The year-on-year percentage change in a variable for any given period is the change between that period and the corresponding period of the previous year, expressed as a percentage of the latter. Index contribution (percentage points) 10 The contribution (percentage points) of a mineral group or mineral to the percentage change in the total mining production for a given period is calculated by multiplying the difference in the index for each mineral group or mineral by the weight of the mineral group or mineral and then dividing by the previous period’s total index. Technical notes Seasonal adjustment Mining: Production and sales, February 2026 STATISTICS SOUTH AFRICA Sales contribution (percentage points) 12 11 P2041 The contribution (percentage points) to the percentage change in total sales for a given period is calculated by multiplying the percentage change of each mineral group or mineral with its percentage contribution to total mineral sales of the previous period, divided by 100. Glossary Free-on-rail Free-on-rail relates to goods sold on the local market where no rail or road transport costs are involved. Free-on-board Free-on-board relates to goods destined for the export market. Rail, road transport and docking charges are involved but no charges are made for transport by sea. Industry An industry consists of a group of establishments engaged in the same or similar kinds of economic activity. Industries are defined in the System of National Accounts (SNA) in the same way as in the Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (SIC), Fifth Edition of January 1993. PGMs – Platinum group metals Platinum group metals include platinum, iridium, osmiridium, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium and osmium. Sales Sales are the total value of sales of primary minerals at the first point of saleability by the mining establishment. 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