*Industrial minerals includes limestone and lime, aggregate and sand, special clays, dimension stone such as slate and granite, salt, brickmaking materials, shale for cement, feldspar, gypsum, mica, silica, sulfur, talc, vermiculite, pyrophylite, and phosphate concentrate.
**This figure was calculated by ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ by subtracting the sum of the commodity employment figures from the total employment figure provided by the source.
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South Africa's mining industry employment by commodity 2024
In 2024, South Africa's platinum group metals mining industry employed some ** people; thus it was the largest employer of all mineral commodities produced in the country. It was also South Africa's largest commodity based on production volume in most years over the past decade. Platinum group metals include platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, osmium, and iridium.
The mining industry is an important part of the South African economy. As of 2024, the industry contributed around billion South African rand to the country's GDP and employed a total of ** people.
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