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Manganese

+0.3 Overall sentiment

Dimension breakdown

Production	Policy	ESG	Labor	Price
+0.2	+0.6	—	—	+0.5

Coverage (8 articles)

• UN ECA launches large-scale project to strengthen SADC critical minerals value chains

  Mining Weekly · 3 Jun · +0.5
• Giyani Metals seeks partners for $535m Botswana mine

  Miningmx · 28 May · +0.4
• Mantashe acknowledges power inflation hurting metals industry

  Miningmx · 19 May · -0.3
• Grindrod’s harbour expansion is steaming ahead

  Miningmx · 19 May · +0.7
• Transnet signs rail deals in major boost for network reform

  Miningmx · 13 May · +0.6
• US and South Africa open minerals investment talks

  Miningmx · 8 May · +0.5
• Exxaro Resources is breaking from its iron shackles

  Miningmx · 5 May · +0.3
• South32 pumps aluminium output to seize high prices

  Miningmx · 22 Apr · +0.1

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Pilot snapshot, last compiled 9 Jun 2026. Scores are weighted by source authority and recency — see Methodology.