According to the Association of Ukrainian Ferroalloy Producers (UkrFA), the country’s ferroalloy production totaled 398,500 tons in January-May period, decreasing by 8.2% year on year.

According to the customs statistics of Brazil, the total export volume of manganese ore in May 2015 was 141,527 tons (material quantity), grossly up by 63.7% from 86,435 tons of the prior month.

On June 10, Assmang Limited, South Africa announced that it would stop operation of one furnace out of 4 for high-carbon ferro-manganese at Cato Ridge Plant in Kwazulu -Natal.

South32 said on Tuesday that Samancor Manganese - its joint venture with Anglo American - will delay the restart of three of the four high-carbon ferromanganese furnaces at its Metalloys manganese operations in South Africa.

Kalagadi Manganese has been exploring for manganese in the Kalahari Basin. The three farms on which the company holds new order mining rights are believed to hold some 960 Mt of manganese ore.

The company noted on Tuesday that no permanent employees would be retrenched as a result of the temporary suspension. South32, in its capacity as manager of the 60:40 Samancor Manganese joint venture (JV) with Anglo American,

Manganese was first discovered in the late 1700s and has been produced in large quantities since that time, according to Jefferson Lab. The element does not occur in isolation, and is obtained by breaking down other minerals. The most common source of manganes...

The Hotazel Manganese Mines (HMM) of South32 are located in the manganese rich Kalahari Basin in the Northern Cape South Africa. The region is home to 80 per cent of the world’s manganese ore body. (Image courtesy of South32)