Overseas Mn ore offers: Tshipi July offers for South African 36% Mn ore

South32's second round offers for semi-carbonate manganese ore, for March delivery to China, came in at $4.8/mtu, down $0.15/mtu from initial offers.

South32's initial offers for Australian lump manganese ore with 45.5% Mn, for March delivery to China, came in at $5.3/mtu, up $0.32/mtu from a month ago.

South32's initial offers for semi-carbonate manganese ore with 36.5% Mn, for March delivery to China, came in at $4.95/mtu, up $0.45/mtu from a month ago.

SHANGHAI, Sep 2 (SMM) – South32 offered South African semi-carbonate manganese ore with 36% Mn at $4.35/mtu, for October delivery to China, up $0.55/mtu month on month.

Brazilian manganese ore lumps were quoted at $4-4.2/mtu for 44-45% Mn products, and $3.8/mtu for 40-42% Mn products, for August, according to SMM assessments.

Mining company Comilog offered manganese ore originating from Gabon for July delivery, with a grade of 44.5% Mn, at $5.1/mtu for Chinese consumers, down $0.33/mtu from offers for June, SMM learned on June 10. 

About 1.2 million mt of manganese ore production in South Africa is expected to be affected by the 21-day nationwide lockdown aimed at containing the coronavirus, a local trader estimates. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the three-week lockdown on Monday March 23, including closing mines, starting from midnight Thursday March 26.

At Tianjin port, Australian manganese ore was mostly offered at 41-42 yuan/mtu as of December 27

As of the end of May, manganese ore at Tianjin port stood at 3.05 million mt, up 854,000 mt from the end of Apr

The agreement was signed during the first-ever China International Import Expo on Tuesday Nov 6