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Manganese

Strategic Resource

Metal • manganese • 1 deposit(s)

World's largest manganese reserves (~80%). Kalahari Manganese Field. Critical for steel.

Kalahari Manganese Field

Northern Cape

producingExport Ready
Grade: 38 %Mn
Security:2/5Regulatory:2/5Environmental:2/5
Proved640.00M tonne(recoverable)

📊Data Quality

Quality Tier:proved
Confidence:90%
As of:2025-01-01
✓No data quality warnings

Sources

  • Manganese Resources
    Council for Geoscience, 2025
Base Case

Basis: recoverable (not applied)

= 25.0%

Gross Value

$192.00Bmodeled

State Value

$48.00Bmodeled
Notes: South Africa has ~80% of global manganese reserves.