The South African government is hoping to negotiate greater black economic-empowerment (BEE) participation in the BHP Billiton spin-off company that will host many South African mining assets.

Consmin, a leading manganese ore producer with mining operations in Australia and Ghana, announces its quarterly results for the period ended 30 June 2014.

Indian government increases royalty rates on minerals. Including Iron ore, Bauxite, Chrome ore Manganese ore

Manganese ore prices remain unchanged amid lackluster Manganese Alloy market. Reportedly, demand for imported ore is much higher in the domestic market.

Mining giant BHP Billiton has signalled that it will de-merge its aluminium, manganese and nickel operations, valued at up to $14bn (£8.3bn), in order to focus on its core business.

Major South African asset classes have failed to make the cut in BHP Billiton’s latest portfolio remake announcement

ASX-listed junior Shaw River Manganese has secured up to A$8-million under two separate loan facilities with Bryve Resources to advance its Otjozondu manganese project, in Namibia.

Dublin-registered Minco PLC (LSE: MIO) is planning to produce high grade manganese from its Woodstock project in New Brunswick for 25% below the industry’s average cost, and supply the North American and European steel markets that rely on increasingly fragme...