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  • Manganese: industry news
  • China's major electrolytic manganese metal producers plan to raise capacity in 2014
  • Two major electrolytic manganese metal producers in China will raise production capacity in 2014, despite weak steel fundamentals, said sources.
  • The Hongxin Group -- a major producer based in Hubei province -- will increase its production capacity to 190,000 mt/year, up 35.7% from 2013, a company official said. The company currently has three captive manganese carbonated mines in China's Hubei province with a total combined capacity of 600,000 mt of ore.
  • The other major producer -- Tycoon Manganese, based in South China's Shenzhen province -- will boost its production capacity to 150,000 mt/year in 2014 from 50,000 mt/year currently.
  • Cancana Resources Starts Mining at Valdirao Manganese Mine in Brazil
  • Cancana Resources Starts Mining at Valdirao Manganese Mine in BrazilJunior exploration and production company Cancana Resources (TSXV:CNY6) has started commercial mining at its Valdirâo manganese mine in the Brazilian state of Rondonia. The company had previously announced its intention to start trial mining with an initial target production of 18,000 to 20,000 tonnes earlier in 2013. The company aims to ramp up production to 100,000 tonnes in 2014.
  • Eclipse Metals has DSO manganese potential at Mary Valley in Queensland
  • Eclipse Metals is investigating the potential of its Mary Valley Project near Gympie in Queensland to host DSO manganese mineralizationEclipse Metals (ASX: EPM) is investigating the potential of its Mary Valley Project in Queensland to host DSO manganese mineralisation.This follows a desktop review of historical data which found that 32,724 tonnes of ore grading 42% to 51% manganese had being shipped from the two exploration permits that make up the project, which is located just 165 rail kilometres from Brisbane.
  • Limits of the deposit are not known either along strike or at depth. Historical assays also indicate that the manganese, iron, silicon and phosphorus levels are all within the direct shipping ore parameters, which further support the economic potential of stand-alone mining operations at the Mary Valley Manganese Project.
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