Company Announcement: 60% jump in Otjo manganese resources to 10.7mt

60% JUMP IN OTJO MANGANESE RESOURCES TO 10.7MT 11,000m Otjo drilling program commencing in April 2012 to further grow resources Highlights 60% increase in manganese resources to 10.7Mt at 22.2% Mn at Otjo Project, Namibia Includes maiden...

Global supplier receives large pumps order

Pumps manufacturer Metso, a global supplier of sustainable technology and services to various industries, has received a large pumps order for manganese producer Assmang’s wet high-intensity magnetic separation plant at its Khumani iron-ore...

Russia’s Renova mulling uplift of South African manganese business

The Russian Renova group is considering enhancement of its South African manganese operations, involving the possible integration of its Transalloys manganese smelter in Mpumalanga and its partly owned manganese mine in the Kalahari. It is...

OMH approves $501m Malaysian ferroalloy smelting project

The board of manganese producer OM Holdings (OMH) has approved the development of the Sarawak ferroalloy smelting project, in Malaysia, following the completion of a definitive feasibility study (DFS). The DFS found that a capital investment of...

OMH increases output despite heavy rains

ASX-listed manganese producer OM Holdings on Friday reported a strong first quarter operating result, despite the impact of heavy rainfalls during the period under review. The miner told shareholders that the production at the Bootu Creek...

OM Holdings defends Hong Kong listing

Manganese miner OM Holdings has defended its decision to seek shareholder approval for a dual listing on the Hong Kong stock Exchange (HKEx) in a letter to its shareholder Consolidated Minerals. OM Holdings stated that the company’s decision to...

Assmang to retrench workers at Northern Cape manganese mine

South African manganese producer Assmang and trade unions will start a consultation process on retrenchments at the Black Rock mine, in the Northern Cape, where about 19% of the mine’s workers could be fired. Trade union Solidarity said on...

Assmang to make further production cuts – Steenkamp

South African manganese producer Assmang will make further output cuts at its operations, owing to reduced demand for steelmaking materials. Jan Steenkamp, CEO the ferrous division of African Rainbow Minerals (ARM), which owned a 50% stake in...

Manganese business can go from good to great if logistics and power are improved

Diversified miner BHP Billiton’s South African manganese business is holding its own well in the face of logistical and power constraints.

Mining giant expects emerging markets will continue to drive steel demand

The world's largest diversified miner, BHP Billiton, has given its backing to the view that the steel industry, which faced a torrid period at the turn of the century with overcapacity and rising costs, will remain 'stronger for longer' - the...

Nchwaning – ready for the upturn

Manganese is number 25 in the periodic table; however, more importantly, it is an essential in making steel.