In 2023, South Africa's platinum group metals (PGM) mining industry employed some 181,806 people, which made it the largest employer of all mineral commodities produced in the country. South Africa is one of the world's largest producers of the six PGMs.
Number of people employed by South Africa's platinum group metal mining industry from 2011 to 2023
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Minerals Council South Africa. (February 16, 2023). Number of people employed by South Africa's platinum group metal mining industry from 2011 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311305/south-africa-platinum-group-metal-mining-employment/
Minerals Council South Africa. "Number of people employed by South Africa's platinum group metal mining industry from 2011 to 2023." Chart. February 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311305/south-africa-platinum-group-metal-mining-employment/
Minerals Council South Africa. (2023). Number of people employed by South Africa's platinum group metal mining industry from 2011 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311305/south-africa-platinum-group-metal-mining-employment/
Minerals Council South Africa. "Number of People Employed by South Africa's Platinum Group Metal Mining Industry from 2011 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311305/south-africa-platinum-group-metal-mining-employment/
Minerals Council South Africa, Number of people employed by South Africa's platinum group metal mining industry from 2011 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311305/south-africa-platinum-group-metal-mining-employment/ (last visited November 03, 2024)
Number of people employed by South Africa's platinum group metal mining industry from 2011 to 2023 [Graph], Minerals Council South Africa, February 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311305/south-africa-platinum-group-metal-mining-employment/
