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Manganese, a crucial ingredient in steel production, has seen a significant increase in prices this year due to a cyclone that halted exports from the world's second-largest mine in Australia. Prices of 44% grade manganese ore have nearly doubled since the beginning of the year, surpassing the gains of other commodities such as copper, gold, and tin. The cyclone damaged key infrastructure, and shipments are expected to remain suspended until 2025. The surge in manganese prices was delayed due to stockpiles elsewhere, but supply constraints and elevated prices are expected to continue until the mine is operational again. This has prompted some manganese miners to sell lower grade material for short-term cash flow, and other companies may expedite their projects to take advantage of the higher prices. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on Great Dirt Resources Ltd's exploration at the Doherty project in New South Wales, revealing surface samples with potential for significant battery-grade manganese. Topics discussed include the project's historical production, exploration strategies, and market outlook for critical minerals.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Odisha has accused the state government of a mining scam worth approximately Rs 9 lakh crore between 2002 and 2014. The BJP is demanding a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the matter. The party claims that many miners do not have the necessary clearances and permissions, and that pollution from mining has had adverse effects on local communities and wildlife. The BJP has written to the Prime Minister and President to initiate an investigation into the alleged scam. The ruling BJD party has dismissed the allegations as false propaganda. [Extracted from the article]

Liquidity increased in China's seaborne manganese ore markets in the week to Friday December 8, with the appreciation of the yuan lowering the importing cost for seaborne materials, sources told Fastmarkets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Laterites preserved on both sides of the Western Ghats Escarpment of Peninsular India have formed by long-term lateritic weathering essentially after India–Seychelles continental break-up following Deccan Traps emplacement (c. 63 myr ago). Supergene manganese ores of the Western Ghats were formed on Late Archean manganese protores. Among Mn oxides composing the ores, cryptomelane (K-rich Mn oxide) was characterized and dated by 40Ar/39Ar geochronology. Measured ages complement those previously obtained in other South Indian manganese ores from the hinterland plateau and further document three major weathering periods, c. 53–44, c. 39–22 and c. 14–10 Ma, the last being documented for the first time in India. These periods coincide with global palaeoclimatic proxies and date the lateritic weathering of three successive palaeolandscapes of the Western Ghats that evolved under slow denudation (c. 8 m Ma−1) over the last 44 myr and were mostly incised during the Neogene (<22 Ma). This indicates that the Western Ghats are a relict of a South Indian plateau preserved at the headwaters of very long east-flowing river systems and above the Western Ghats Escarpment. Topography and denudation history of this landscape do not require Neogene tilt of the Peninsula as recently proposed. Supplementary material: Full details of field and sample description, methods and analytical data including electron probe microanalyses of cryptomelane, and isotopic analyses and degassing spectra of irradiated cryptomelane grains are available at https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4726661 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The latest data for the global manganese ore market for the week ended Monday December 11, 2023. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The price of high-grade manganese ore to China edged down in the week to Friday December 1, due to the ample availability of Australian ore and falling demand from smelters, while prices for lower-grade manganese ore in the seaborne market remained stable due to the strengthening yuan amid bearish sentiment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Prices of seaborne manganese ore to China fell further during the week to Friday November 17, amid growing bearish sentiment among market participants, including some miners, traders and smelters, sources said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The latest data for the global manganese ore market for the week ended Monday November 20, 2023. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The latest data for the global manganese ore market for the week ended Monday November 13, 2023. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Prices for both high-grade and lower-grade seaborne manganese ore in China fell in the week to Friday November 10, with Hebei Iron and Steel Group (Hebei Steel)'s new tender price offer for downstream manganese alloy adding to bearish sentiment in both ore markets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The latest data for the global manganese ore market for the week ended Monday November 6, 2023. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Prices for both high-grade and lower-grade seaborne manganese ore for import into China softened in the week to Friday November 3, with new deals heard despite alloy smelters being hesitant about buying, Fastmarkets heard. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Higher-grade seaborne manganese ore prices rose slightly following fresh bookings on Friday October 27, while the lower-grade seaborne ore market remained stable despite a derailment leading to "lost volumes", Fastmarkets heard. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The latest data for the global manganese ore market for the week ended Monday October 30, 2023. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Tens of thousands of manganese ore volumes in South Africa have been "lost" from the market following a train derailment in the Saldanha Bay corridor, a major rail transport route used to ferry ore shipments from mine to port. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The latest data for the global manganese ore market for the week ended Monday October 23, 2023. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Seaborne prices of higher-grade manganese ore delivered to China softened during the week to Friday October 20 because of high September imports and a sharp increase in port inventories. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Prices for semi-carbonated seaborne manganese ore to China strengthened on fresh deals in the week to Friday October 13, whereas higher grade prices inched down amid quiet post-holiday conditions in the portside market and concerns around high alloy supply. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The latest data for the global manganese ore market for the week ended Monday October 16, 2023. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The publication of Fastmarkets' manganese ore fot indices for Monday October 9 was delayed due to a reporter error. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's seaborne manganese ore markets diverged in the week to Friday October 6, with higher-grade prices reversing downward after two weeks of upward movement and lower-grade prices edging up. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The latest data for the global manganese ore market for the week ended Monday October 9, 2023. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The latest data for the global manganese ore market for the week ended Monday October 2, 2023. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Chinese seaborne manganese ore prices rose in the week to Friday September 29 following a flurry of deals, but trading slowed at the end of the pricing period when China's annual Golden Week holiday commenced. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The publication of Fastmarkets' manganese ore seaborne indices for Friday October 6 was delayed due to inputting errors in the data submission process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Both high grade and lower grade manganese ore prices, delivered to China, rose slightly in the week to Friday September 22, with new fresh deals settled, although buy-side market participants were still bearish. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The latest data for the global manganese ore market for the week ended Monday September 25, 2023. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Lower-grade Chinese seaborne ore and port-side manganese ore prices moved up in the week to Friday September 15 amid increased alloy and ore restocking activity ahead of the country's Golden Week holiday. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The latest data for the global manganese ore market for the week ended Monday September 18, 2023. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The latest data for the global manganese ore market for the week ended Monday September 11, 2023. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Chinese seaborne manganese ore prices fell during the week to Friday September 8, following significant depreciation of the Chinese yuan against the US dollar, which added to buyer-side cost pressures, sources said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports that sea is one potential source of low cost minerals that remains virtually unexplored and untapped. Sea water was considered a lean ore except in the case of magnesium and other substances that are extracted from it. The most promising ore is manganese dioxide. In deep-sea sediments it takes such forms as grains, coatings on rocks and impregnations of porous materials. It occurs in a strange product of sea-water chemistry which is called manganese nodules.

Chinese seaborne manganese ore prices were rangebound in the week to Friday September 1 amid rising alloy prices due to newly announced property stimulus policies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The latest data for the global manganese ore market for the week ended Monday September 4, 2023. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Manganese ore trading company World Metals & Alloys (WMA) plans to reduce its exports of South Africa-origin manganese ore by 80% from October, a spokesperson for the company told Fastmarkets on Thursday August 31. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

French mining group Eramet has resumed its manganese ore mining operations in Gabon in the aftermath of a military coup in the west African country, Fastmarkets heard on Thursday August 31. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

French mining and metallurgy group Eramet has halted operations in Gabon following a military coup in the West African country, Fastmarkets understands. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Seaborne manganese ore prices to China fell in the week to Friday August 25 amid a flurry of deals in the lower-grade market and low buying interest for higher-grade ore. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The latest data for the global manganese ore market for the week ended Monday August 28. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The latest data for the global manganese ore market for the week ended Monday August 21, 2023 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Chinese manganese ore prices in the seaborne and port-side markets declined in the week to Friday August 18, amid a depreciation in the Chinese currency and declines in silico-manganese futures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Manganese seaborne and port-side ore prices were broadly unchanged in the week to Friday August 11, with lower-grade and higher-grade markets quiet amid an uncertain construction consumption outlook, high supply and chatter around steel production cuts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The latest data for the global manganese ore market for the week ended Monday August 14. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The supply of manganese ore was expected to remain at high volumes in the second half of 2023, Fastmarkets heard in the week to Thursday August 10. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The latest data for the global manganese ore market for the week ended Monday August 7, 2023 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Lower-grade manganese ore prices in the seaborne and port-side markets edged up in the week to Friday August 4, while the higher-grade market remained stable. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The publication of several Fastmarkets' steel, scrap and manganese ore prices for Friday August 4 were delayed due to a technical issue. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The latest data for the global manganese ore market for the week ended Monday July 31, 2023. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Lower prices for seaborne high-grade manganese ore to China attracted more buyers in the week to Friday July 28, while portside prices for higher grades stayed flat and lower-grade prices edged up slightly, sources told Fastmarkets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]