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The largest contributors to this were gold, with output up 24.9% and contributed 2.7 percentage points; other nonmetallic minerals, which was up 24.1% and contributed 1.3 percentage points; iron-ore, which increased by 9.8% and contributed 1.2 percentage points; and chromium ore, which increased by 26.6% and contributed 0.9 of a percentage point.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mining production in South Africa increased by 1.8% year-on-year in December, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reported on Thursday. 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