Government holds a 71.57 per cent in the 'Miniratna' PSU which is the largest producer of high grade manganese ore - an essential input for steel making.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]It is reported that Brazil exported only 79,065.296 tons of manganese ore in October of 2014 from preceding month 259,771.936 tons, according to data provided from International Trade Centre.

The DSO was being transported by truck in shipping containers to theOkahandja rail, from where it would be railed to the Walvis Bay port, and delivered into a fixed price contract with Noble Resources International.

MOIL operates 10 mines, six located in the Nagpur and Bhandara districts of Maharashtra and four in the Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh.

The $133 million contract will see Sedgman provide the design, supply, fabrication, construction, and commissioning of a sands benefication plant, port stockpile expansion, and associated infrastructure at the site.

The commission said it had found that the proposed transaction was not likely to substantially prevent or reduce competition in the affected markets, namely the production of manganese ore and manganese alloys.

Callabonna Resources has arranged for drilling to commence at its Ansongo Manganese project in Eastern Mali.

The Central public sector undertaking, KIOCL Ltd, formerly known as Kudremukh Iron Ore Co Ltd, has been allotted mining lease for iron ore and manganese ore in Karnataka.