Manganese production by country

Manganese is a chemical element with the symbol Mn and atomic number of 25. It is found as an oxide in nature (often in combination with iron) in many minerals, such as pyrolusite. ^[1] The free element is a metal with important industrial metal alloy uses. Manganese ions are variously colored, and are used industrially as pigments and as oxidation chemicals. Manganese (II) ions function as cofactors for a number of enzymes; the element is thus a required trace mineral for all known living organisms.

List of countries

This is a list of countries by manganese ore mining in 2022–24, based on United States Geological Survey. ^{[2] [3]}

Country	Production (tonnes)	Reserves (tonnes)
World	20,000,000	1,700,000,000
South Africa	7,400,000	560,000,000
Gabon	4,600,000	61,000,000
Australia	2,800,000	500,000,000
Kazakhstan	1,100,000	–
Ukraine	900,000	–
Ghana	820,000	13,000,000
India	800,000	34,000,000
China	770,000	280,000,000
Brazil	590,000	270,000,000
Mexico	574,665	–
Myanmar	518,000	–
Malaysia	410,000	–
Ivory Coast	360,000	–
Georgia	352,200	–
Iran	290,000	–
Zambia	158,675	–
Vietnam	146,000	–
Turkey	105,416	–
Egypt	90,000	–
Morocco	89,258	–
Namibia	23,269	–
Romania	18,000	–
Oman	13,500	–
DR Congo	5,000	–
Peru	2,600	–
Colombia	906	–
Thailand	660	–
Bolivia	420	–

Australia

Pilbara Manganese, a subsidiary of Consmin, operates the Woodie Woodie manganese mine ^[4]

Canada

In 1932 Hanson wrote the book on Manganese deposits of Canada. ^[5]

• The province of Nova Scotia has several occurrences and had economic mining activity from 1860 for 80 years. Most of the occurrences lie along the south shore of the Bay of Fundy, for example Manganese Mines. ^{[6] [7] [8] [9] [10]} An exception is the New Ross NS hard rock mine. ^[11]
• New Brunswick was mined for manganese during the 1800s, for example near Woodstock NB and Shepody, New Brunswick. ^{[12] [13]}

South Africa

The Kalahari Manganese Field (KMF) located in the Northern Cape of South Africa is a source of manganese. ^[14]

• Hotazel Manganese Mines, ^[15] near Hotazel
• Khwara Manganese ^[14]
• Mokala Manganese ^[14]
• Tshipi Borwa Manganese Mine ^[14]

References

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8. "Tennycape | Not Your Grandfathers Mining Industry, Nova Scotia, Canada".
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12. "Manganese – Mineral Commodity Profile No. 1" (PDF). gnb.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
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