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CITATION: Steenkamp, J. D., et al. 2018. Working towards an increase in manganese ferroalloy production in South Africa - a research agenda. Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 118(6):645-654, doi:10.17159/2411-9717/2018/v118n6a13.

Highlights

  • South Africa is endowed with one of the largest land-based deposits of manganese ore, in the order of 80% of the ore mined is exported for beneficiation elsewhere

  • The results are reported here in the context of a review of relevant Infacon papers and Mintek reports. As implementation of such a research agenda could be done through the development of a technology roadmap, the paper concludes with an example from Norway where a roadmap was developed to increase the use of natural gas in metal production

  • In a report available in the public domain (Directorate: Mineral Economics, 2016), the Department of Mineral Resources of South Africa reported this amount at 70% in 2014

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Introduction

South Africa is endowed with one of the largest land-based deposits of manganese ore, in the order of 80% of the ore mined is exported for beneficiation elsewhere. As local beneficiation of South Africa’s resources is a national priority, a research agenda to increase manganese ferroalloy production in South Africa was developed.

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