The growing manganese fields of South Africa
· Africa hosts more than 80% of the worlds known land-based ore resources of manganese metal. About 77% of this resource occurs in the giant Kalahari Manganese Field in South Africa, with just close to 3% in Gabon (Beukes, ; Swindell, ; Wabo, H.) Historically five manganese mines dominated the Kalahari: N'Chwaning and Gloria owned