Cabinet Approves Strategy Identifying Platinum, Manganese, Iron Ore, Coal and Chrome as Critical Minerals – The Mail & Guardian

Cabinet approves strategy identifying platinum, manganese, iron ore, coal and chrome as critical minerals – The Mail & Guardian

South Africa has identified platinum, manganese, iron ore, coal and chrome as the critical minerals key to economic development, creating jobs, driving industrialisation and boosting national security, Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has said. Mantashe said on Tuesday that cabinet had approved both the country’s critical minerals strategy and the Mineral Resources Development Bill, two documents key to ensuring policy and…

Sector Update - Investor Report: Manganese Use in Advanced Battery Chemistries - Research Portal

Manganese is emerging as a critical mineral in the next generation of lithium-ion battery chemistries, particularly in lithium manganese iron phosphate (LMFP) and lithium manganese rich (LMR) cathodes. These materials offer significant cost and performance advantages over traditional chemistries, such as NMC (nickel manganese cobalt) and LFP (lithium iron phosphate), and are gaining commercial interest due to their safety, sustainability, and sup

South Africa: Mineral Resources Development Bill and the Critical Minerals Strategy released

The Minerals Council is in the process of reviewing the Bill and the Strategy

Platinum, manganese, iron-ore, coal, chrome ore deemed ‘high-critical minerals’ for South Africa – by Darren Parker (Mining Weekly – May 20, 2025)

https://www.miningweekly.com/ Whereas every mineral is found to be critical for various reasons, the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources’ (DMPR’s) Critical Minerals and Metals Strategy has identified platinum, manganese, iron-ore, coal and chrome ore as “high-critical minerals” for South Africa, based on their criticality. In a briefing regarding Cabinet’s approval of the strategy, as well ...

Coal, chrome, iron ore, manganese and platinum are the five highly critical minerals for South Africa.