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South Africa’s stunning battery manganese price lead must be locally capitalised

22nd November 2024

By: Martin Creamer

Creamer Media Editor

     

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South Africa makes the purest manganese metal in the world. Not even China is able to match South Africa’s 99.9%-pure outcome. Moreover, South Africa’s way of turning that ultra-pure metal into battery-grade manganese is exceptional. What is hugely advantageous is that South Africa is able to make money by selling the battery manganese at $2 500/t amid the feasibility studies of many other hopefuls pointing to the need for as much as double that.

What is very perplexing, however, is the decision of South Africa’s State-owned Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) to support a considerably longer-term and unproven effort of a Canada-owned operation in Botswana. One is hopeful that the IDC will competently redo its sums and adequately fund South Africa’s battery manganese lead before it is too late.

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Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

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