Introduction
During 2018, 87.7 million tons (Mt) of locally produced quarry products, with a value of R9.5bn, were sold in South Africa, according to the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE). In addition, the country exported 425.1 kilotons (kt) of quarry products worth US$60.3m, as per figures obtained from the International Trade Centre’s Trade Map. South Africa produced 2.1Mt of phosphate rock in 2018, making the country the 14th largest producer, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), while Trade Map data shows that 606.1kt of phosphate rock worth US$88.9m were exported in 2018. The most important challenges facing the quarrying sector are low activity levels in the construction sector, as well as rapidly rising input costs, which is also an issue negatively affecting the phosphate rock mining sector.
Strengths
• Adequate reserves of aggregate and sand are generally available in most areas of the country.
• Large, well-established companies are operating in the quarrying and phosphate rock mining sectors.
• South Africa was the world’s 14th largest producer of phosphate rock in 2018.
• South Africa’s phosphate rock reserves are the sixth largest in the world.
Weaknesses
• Demand for quarry products is heavily reliant on the construction industry, whose health is determined by the state of the economy, and investment in major infrastructure developments.
• Shortage of skills in certain disciplines.
Opportunities
• Government’s plan to speed up on-budget infrastructure projects should lead to higher demand for quarry products.
• Increasing demand for fertilisers to boost crop production in order to feed a growing world population should boost demand for phosphate rock.
• South Africa’s output and exports of phosphate rock will increase once the Elandsfontein mine comes into production.
Threats
• Continuing uncertainty regarding South Africa’s mining regulatory framework.
• Possible delays in government’s infrastructure spending.
• Rapidly increasing production costs, in particular electricity, water and labour costs.
• Weak economic growth.
Outlook
Quarrying\r\nInfrastructure developer and construction materials supplier Raubex Group stated in its latest annual report that it expected the challenging conditions in the construction sector to persist, while cement, aggregate and limestone producer PPC observed an increase in residential developments. Andries van Heerden, CEO of construction materials producer Afrimat, is of the opinion there are still “pockets of opportunity”, and that aggregate producers need to find and make use of these opportunities.\r\n\r\nPhosphate rock\r\nThe World Bank expects phosphate rock prices to increase to US$92/t in 2020, and US$98/t in 2022, from the level of US$77.5/t in October 2019. According to Kropz, global demand for phosphate rock is forecast to rise to 297Mt in 2035 from 213Mt in 2017.
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1. | INTRODUCTION | 4 |
2. | DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY | 4 |
2.1. | Industry Value Chain | 4 |
2.2. | Geographic Position | 6 |
3. | SIZE OF THE INDUSTRY | 8 |
4. | STATE OF THE INDUSTRY | 10 |
4.1. | Local | 10 |
4.1.1. | Trade | 12 |
4.1.2. | Corporate Actions | 15 |
4.1.3. | Regulations | 16 |
4.1.4. | Enterprise Development and Social Economic Development | 19 |
4.2. | Continental | 20 |
4.3. | International | 21 |
5. | INFLUENCING FACTORS | 25 |
5.1. | Economic Environment | 25 |
5.2. | Environmental Concerns | 26 |
5.3. | Labour | 27 |
5.4. | Technology, Research and Development (R&D) and Innovation | 29 |
6. | COMPETITION | 30 |
6.1. | Barriers to Entry | 31 |
7. | SWOT ANALYSIS | 31 |
8. | OUTLOOK | 32 |
9. | INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS | 32 |
10. | REFERENCES | 33 |
10.1. | Publications | 33 |
10.2. | Websites | 33 |
APPENDIX 1 - SUMMARY OF NOTABLE PLAYERS | 35 | |
Stone Quarrying, Clay & Sandpits | 35 | |
Mining of Phosphates | 38 | |
COMPANY PROFILES – STONE QUARRYING, CLAY & SANDPITS | 39 | |
AFRIMAT LTD | 39 | |
AFRISAM (SOUTH AFRICA) (PTY) LTD | 45 | |
ATTACLAY (PTY) LTD | 50 | |
BRIKOR LTD | 52 | |
COROBRIK (PTY) LTD | 56 | |
DANGOTE CEMENT SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 60 | |
DENRON QUARRIES (PTY) LTD | 62 | |
DRIFT SUPERSAND (PTY) LTD | 64 | |
EAGLE GRANITE (PTY) LTD | 66 | |
G AND W BASE AND INDUSTRIAL MINERALS (PTY) LTD | 67 | |
LAFARGE MINING SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 69 | |
MARLIN HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD | 72 | |
MAXIMA SILICA (PTY) LTD | 75 | |
PPC LTD | 77 | |
R E D GRANITI SA (PTY) LTD | 82 | |
RAUBEX GROUP LTD | 84 | |
SILICA QUARTZ (PTY) LTD | 89 | |
SOUTH COAST STONE CRUSHERS (PTY) LTD | 91 | |
THABA CHUEU MINING (PTY) LTD | 93 | |
W G WEARNE LTD | 95 | |
COMPANY PROFILES - MINING OF PHOSPHATES | 98 | |
FOSKOR (PTY) LTD | 98 | |
GECKO FERT (PTY) LTD | 102 | |
KROPZ PLC | 103 |