The miner will process manganese oxide material on-site to produce high-purity manganese sulphate, making it one of the few battery-grade manganese projects outside China, which controls 90% of global high-purity manganese supply.
The K.Hill mine is set to produce 80,000 tonnes of high-purity manganese sulphate monohydrate annually, with a projected lifespan of 57 years. Over this period, the mine is expected to supply more than 3.5 million tonnes of high-purity manganese sulphate monohydrate to the electric vehicle industry.
“The next step is production of battery-grade manganese from our demonstration plant, which is under construction in Johannesburg, South Africa, and due to be commissioned during Q4 of this year,” the company said in a statement.
Botswana, the world’s biggest diamond producer by value, is looking to diversify within the mining sector with minerals such as copper, nickel, coal and iron ore.
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