Manganese Market
October 2023- Rabat - Canada-based mining company Elcora has joined forces with Mincape to establish manganese mining operations in Morocco and West Africa. The collaboration's primary goal is to support the expansion of the Electric Vehicle (EV) battery market while ensuring a sustainable source of high-quality manganese ore, said Elcora in a press release. Elcora's experience in battery metals, logistics, and global market access, coupled with Mincape's expertise in geology, research, sustainable resource development, and advanced mining technologies, forms the backbone of the collaboration. As part of their collaboration, the two companies will combine their technical know-how and resources to identify and develop current and new manganese deposits in Morocco and West Africa to ensure a stable supply of high-grade manganese for the EV battery market. The collaboration also seeks to invest in research and development in manganese processing to optimize the use of manganese in next-generation battery technologies. With a commitment to sustainability, the two companies will leverage "state-of-the-art" mining technologies and solutions to ensure efficient operations while minimizing environmental impact.
October 2023- Australian manganese explorer and developer Black Canyon disclosed further discoveries of thick, near-surface manganese enriched shales at the company's Pickering and Damsite prospects within the Balfour Manganese Field (BMF), located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The company said that the assay results continue to demonstrate widespread manganese mineralization across multiple targets, with several higher-grade intersections reported from the surface or near the surface at the Damsite and thick continuous intervals at Pickering.
Key Companies in the Manganese market include
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Transalloy India Pvt Ltd (India)
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Mesa Minerals Limited (Australia)
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Autlán (Mexico)
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Eramet (France)
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MOIL Limited (India)
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Ferro Alloys Corporation Limited (FACOR) (India)
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OM Holdings Ltd (Singapore)
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Sakura Ferroalloys (Malaysia)
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Nippon Denko Co. Ltd (Japan)
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Mizushima Ferroalloy Co. Ltd (Japan)
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Metals and Alloys Corporation (India)
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Accura Weldrods Kovai Pvt Ltd (India)
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African Rainbow Minerals Ltd (South Africa)
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Afarak Group Plc (Finland)
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Transalloys (South Africa), among others