You can’t make steel without manganese. It’s also a key component in cathodes within lithium-ion batteries that power electric vehicles (EVs). Investors looking to invest in the manganese market can gain exposure to the metal through stocks of companies involved in its mining and manufacturing.
We evaluate manganese stocks using Yahoo Finance analysts’ ratings, weighting the list more heavily toward popular mid- and large-cap US stocks.
Our list of six stocks of companies in or related to the manganese industry is in no particular order and accurate as of September 9, 2022.
Vale SA is a Brazil-based metal and mining company that engages in the production of iron ore and nickel. It’s the world’s largest producer of iron ore and nickel and the largest producer of manganese in Brazil, with a near 70% market share, according to Vale.
South32 is a mining and metals company based in Perth, Western Australia. It’s the world’s largest manganese producer, with a 60% share of Australian manganese and a 54.6% share of South African manganese.
The company produces manganese, bauxite, alumina, aluminum, metallurgical coal, nickel, silver, lead and zinc at its operations in Australia, Southern Africa and South America. South32’s manganese ore segments include Groote Eylandt Mining Company in Australia and its South Africa manganese mines in the Kalahari Basin. The company said in July 2022 that its South Africa manganese operations delivered record production in the June 2022 quarter on a 22% increase in manganese production.
Eramet is a mining and metallurgy company based in France. The company has active operations in Gabon through its subsidiary, Comilog, as well as active operations in Norway and the US. It is the world’s second-largest producer of high-grade manganese ore and the world’s first-largest producer of refined manganese alloys, according to Eramet. In the first half of 2022, the company saw a 17% increase in manganese ore production in Gabon as a result of its mine expansion program and operational improvements.
Anglo American is a United Kingdom-based mining company that produces diamonds, copper, platinum group metals, iron ore, coal, nickel, manganese and polyhalite. It is the world’s largest platinum-producing company and holds a 40% stake in manganese mining company Samancor, with operations in South Africa and Australia. Anglo American said in July 2022 that its manganese ore production in the second quarter increased 4% year over year.
Manganese X Energy is a junior mining company based in Canada. The company is primarily engaged in the exploration and development of the Battery Hill Project, its manganese-rich deposit near Woodstock, New Brunswick in Canada. Its Battery Hill manganese property comprises 55 claims covering 1,228 hectares that is said to be one of the largest manganese resources in North America, producing a total of approximately 194,000,000 tonnes.
American Manganese is a Canada-based critical metals company focused on lithium-ion battery recycling. The company says it recovers up to 100% of battery metals from spent EV battery cathodes. Recovered metals include lithium, cobalt, nickel, manganese and aluminum. In 2007, American Manganese purchased properties with past-producing manganese mines in Arizona. It has since begun manganese exploration and mining operations at these sites.
Many manganese stocks are foreign companies traded on US exchanges and over-the-counter (OTC) via American depository receipts (ADRs).
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