Gold production in South Africa fell 3.6% year-on-year in August 2025, marking the second consecutive monthly decline and accelerating from a 0.4% drop in the previous month. The contraction shaved 0.4 percentage point off overall year-on-year growth in total mining output. On a seasonally adjusted basis, gold production also declined 3.6% in August, following a 0.9% fall in July.