AN OVERVIEW OF SOUTH AFRICA’S PRIMARY
During 2001 South Africa’s industrial mineral sales revenue totalled R 4,5 billion, of which R 3,1 billion was from local sales, and R 1,5 billion from exports. Compared with 2000, South Africa’s local sales of industrial minerals increased by 6.6 percent from R 2,8 billion to R 3,1 billion in 2001. Industrial minerals