Production: results for February 2026

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.

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.

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.

Mineral sales: results for February 2026

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.

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.