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Manganese project closer to its goal

By: Nadine Ramdass 24th June 2022 Battery metal development company Giyani Metals aims to have the feasibility study for its K.Hill project, located near the town of Kanye, in Botswana, completed in the third quarter of this year. Following the completion of the study, the TSX-V-listed company will begin development on its... →

Green economy will require more commodities – specialist mining director

By: Nadine Ramdass 24th June 2022 Rather than requiring fewer commodities, the green economy, and its resulting technological developments, will actually require more commodities, says specialist mining services provider Ukwazi business development director Spencer Eckstein. Consequently, mining companies, including manganese... →

In-country beneficiation opportunities rise on back of EV growth

By: Nadine Ramdass 24th June 2022 Growth in the electric vehicles (EVs) market has led to increasing interest and demand for materials, such as manganese, used in the production of EV rechargeable batteries. This increased interest has also led to EV manufacturers aiming to diversify their battery material suppliers, owing to a... →

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GIYANI METALS' OTSE PROSPECT The growing EV market has led to an increase in demand for materials used in rechargeable batteries

Updated assessment proves positive

18th June 2021 Manganese development company Giyani Metals last month announced an update to the preliminary economic assessment (PEA) previously updated and published in the first quarter. The most recent updated PEA incorporates a 36% increase in the inferred mineral resource (IMR) estimate resulting in a 21%... →

MINED MINERALS Giyani Metals adjusted its preliminary economic assessment with even an increased after-tax net present value

New pact to boost cathode development

By: Halima Frost 18th June 2021 Multinational materials technology company Umicore and chemicals company BASF have entered into a nonexclusive patent cross-licence agreement, which covers a range of cathode materials and precursors. The cathode materials will include combinations, such as nickel/manganese/cobalt,... →

POWER BALL Spheres precipitated out of nickel, cobalt, and manganese salts are created to make cathode material

Manganese preferred for diversification efforts

By: Marleny Arnoldi 18th June 2021 While the thermal coal and anthracite market fundamentals remain strong for now, coal-focused mining investment firm Menar intends to diversify its commodity base, particularly as metals supporting green economies come to the fore. →

MAD FOR MANGANESE Looking at the future growth prospects of the group, Menar decided it is best to diversify its asset base

Northern Cape manganese ready to be mined

By: Halima Frost 18th June 2021 Specialist mining advisory company Ukwazi Mining engineer Jaco Mans tells Mining Weekly that South Africa has the capacity and capability to meet the increasing global demand for manganese. He explains that the Northern Cape holds more than 70% of the global manganese reserves and that the area... →

MANAGING MANGANESE Ukwazi is able to help manganese mines optimise their processes and operations

Manganese remains resilient

By: Tracy Hancock 19th June 2020 Manganese prices remained resilient in the first quarter of 2020, even as Chinese imports fell by 18%, with in-country logistics impacted on by the country’s Covid-19 lockdown, says natural resources developer South32 CEO Graham Kerr. He was speaking to delegates of the BofA Securities 2020... →

PRICEY IMPEDIMENTS Manganese prices increased sharply in April, as disruptions to supply from South Africa, Brazil and other markets affected more than 40% of global supply

Manganese sector can drive recovery

19th June 2020 The speed with which countries will recover from the devastation wrought by Covid-19 will depend, in part, on how best they use their unique advantages, says mining investment company Menar MD and cofounder Vuslat Bayoglu. As a country endowed with mineral resources – such as coal, manganese,... →

MEANINGFUL MINERAL
Manganese is indispensable in steel production, with South Africa supplying more than 50% of the global seaborne manganese

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MEANINGFUL MINERAL Manganese is indispensable in steel production, with South Africa supplying more than 50% of the global seaborne manganese

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