South Africa has the world’s largest resources of platinum group metals (87,7% of world total), manganese (80%), chromium (72,4%), gold (29,7%), alumino-silicates and accounts for over 40% of global production of ferrochromium, platinum group metals and vanadium.
The mining industry contributes 51,7% of world ferrochromium exports and 54% of alumino-silicates, and is one of the world’s largest exporters of platinum group metals, gold and vanadium, and a significant exporter of manganese ore. Other important export commodities include ferromanganese and fluorspar.
