A01Alternative productsThe sales tower for 1,000 tonnes of contained manganese compares ore, HPMSM, cathode material, cells and packs as alternative end products.
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The Manganese-to-Battery Economy
A route from mineral extraction to higher-value battery production.
PDF · 28 pages · 2.02 MB · 04.03 · GSX:IND-003
Study record · GSX:IND-003
What route runs from manganese extraction to higher-value battery production?
Evidence status: Modelled. Exploratory simulation. Version 1.0. Peer review: none. The paragraph under the title is the published summary.
Conditional answer · GSX:IND-003:C01
The manuscript's first expansion is a qualified 30,000-tonne-a-year HPMSM platform linked to firm offtake, with partner-led cathode production and a later, conditional 4 to 6 GWh cell plant.
Evidence status: Modelled. Sensitivity: moderate. Depends on GSX:IND-003:A01, GSX:IND-003:A02. Cell and pack revenue is not created by manganese alone. Most of it pays for other materials, components, capital and distribution. The tower values must not be added together.
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Related questions
- How could a manganese industry move into battery manufacturing?
- What industrial steps sit between mined manganese and batteries?
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Assumptions
Assumptions
These are the registered model assumptions. A result stays conditional on the ones a claim names.
A02Central HPMSM plantThe central plant is a hypothetical 30,000-tonne-a-year HPMSM facility with R4.5 billion of initial capital and USD1,100 a tonne of operating cost.30000 tonnes a year, nameplate
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Model
Model
The registered model statement. It is a scenario model, and the manuscript remains the full specification.
M01Manganese value tower and HPMSM plantThe model compares alternative products from 1,000 tonnes of contained manganese and the cost of a hypothetical 30,000-tonne HPMSM plant. The product values are alternatives, not a stack.GSX:IND-003:M01
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Results
Results
Modelled scenario results. They are not forecasts.
R015.6 million US dollars of HPMSM sales per 1,000 tonnes containedIn the central illustration, 1,000 tonnes of contained manganese supports about USD0.5 million of ore sales, USD5.6 million of HPMSM sales, USD133 million of cathode-material sales, USD364 million of cell sales or USD545 million of pack-and-system sales.Central sales tower, alternative products
R022454 US dollars per tonne required at 75 percent utilisationAt 75 percent utilisation the central plant requires about USD2,454 a tonne in real product revenue to cover operating cost, annualised capital and sustaining capital. At 90 percent the requirement is about USD2,228. The paper's USD1,800 sales case does not clear the full economic cost.Central 30,000-tonne HPMSM plant
Sensitivity
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- Moderate · 1
- Low · 0
Limitations
Cell and pack revenue is not created by manganese alone. Most of it pays for other materials, components, capital and distribution. The tower values must not be added together.
The result can change with lower capital, lower operating cost, premium pricing, grants, concessional capital or higher co-product revenue. Nameplate capacity is not qualification or demand.
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Claims
Claims
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C01GSX:IND-003:C01The manuscript's first expansion is a qualified 30,000-tonne-a-year HPMSM platform linked to firm offtake, with partner-led cathode production and a later, conditional 4 to 6 GWh cell plant.Modelled · moderate sensitivity
C02GSX:IND-003:C02Under the central plant assumptions, a sales price of USD1,800 a tonne does not cover the full economic cost at either 75 or 90 percent utilisation.Modelled · high sensitivity
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