Maintaining the platinum group metals (PGM) mining sector is quite vital for South Africa, Afriforesight chief economist Nathan Musson posited during a webinar covered by Mining Weekly. Looking at the labour statistics for the first quarter of this year, the PGM sector still accounted for just over 40% of all earnings that were paid into South Africa's mining resource sector, Musson calculated. (Also watch attached Creamer Media video.)
