South Africa Manganese (Hotazel)
Mining
Type
Operating
Status
🇿🇦 South Africa, Northern Cape
Country
Project information
As at 30 June 2025
Aggregation level:
Asset
Aggregation level:
Asset
Report standard:
Jorc
Report standard:
Jorc
Ownership %:
44.4
Ownership %:
44.4
Operator:
Yes
Operator:
Yes
Extraction:
Open Pit Underground
Extraction:
Open Pit Underground
Description
As at 30 June 2025
Hotazel Manganese Mines in the Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape, South Africa, comprising the Wessels underground mine and the Mamatwan open-pit mine. South32 holds 60% of Samancor Holdings, which indirectly owns 74% of Hotazel Manganese Mines, giving an effective 44.4% interest (accounted at 54.6% until B-BBEE vendor-finance loans are repaid); equity-accounted JV with Anglo American. FY26 guidance of 2,000kwmt is subject to continued use of higher-cost trucking in response to market conditions.
Mining metrics
As at 30 June 2025
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Reserves & resources — detail
As at 30 June 2025
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