Latest Manganese News

Element 25 is making steady progress on its Butcherbird Expansion Project in Western Australia, with major equipment ordered, key contracts nearing finalisation, and project financing advancing toward closure ahead of a Q1 2027 commissioning target.

Estrella Resources has completed a Category B market appraisal at its Ira Miri manganese project, confirming a 27,371 tonne stockpile including nearly 5,000 tonnes of high-grade manganese. Exploration upside remains significant with open mineralisation and upcoming geophysical surveys.

Southern Hemisphere Mining has launched a 1,000-metre diamond drilling campaign at its Llahuin copper project in Chile, aiming to extend known mineralisation and test for higher-grade copper-gold-molybdenum zones within a 218Mt JORC resource.

Trek Metals has won two co-funded geophysical grants under WA’s Exploration Incentive Scheme, advancing manganese and gold exploration at Christmas Creek with drilling set to start in May.

Black Canyon is progressing its Wandanya Project with robust drilling and beneficiation results, underpinning a large manganese resource and promising scoping study economics.

Firebird Metals has locked in a purpose-built industrial facility in Osborne Park, Perth, to house its pioneering Australian Demonstration Plant, the only fully integrated manganese concentrate-to-cathode active material facility outside China.

Accelerate Resources (ASX: AX8) has made significant strides in its dual-growth strategy, uncovering multiple gold mineralised corridors at Balagundi and defining a new high-grade manganese hub at Woodie Woodie North during the March 2026 quarter.

Jupiter Mines reported a 49% quarter-on-quarter EBITDA increase driven by higher manganese prices, despite cost pressures from exchange rates and Middle East conflict-related freight hikes.

Estrella Resources has initiated Timor-Leste’s inaugural hard rock mineral extraction at its Ira Miri manganese project, advancing towards full-scale mining and simultaneously progressing a major limestone resource at Werumata.

Element 25 progresses its Butcherbird manganese expansion targeting 1.1Mtpa output, securing key contracts and raising $18 million to fuel growth in steel and battery markets.

Ragusa Minerals has taken a major step in its US expansion by acquiring a controlling stake in Pegasus Tel Inc. and its Purple Pansy Manganese-Gold Project, backed by high-grade assay results and fresh capital.

Litchfield Minerals secured US$500,000 from BHP's Xplor program and delivered thick copper-zinc intercepts at Oonagalabi, expanding its mineral system model despite operational challenges.