$1.7B spent on manganese operation to date, says Reunion

Local Government Minister Norman Whittaker looks on as Dr Grantley Waldrond examines pieces of manganese samples at Matthews’ Ridge yesterday.

Canadian mining company Reunion Manganese has expended some $1.7 billion in its two years of operation in the Matthew’s Ridge area, but the company laments the shortage of skilled personnel, including geologists, to man its operations.

The mining company has been working over the past two years to resuscitate the manganese mines at Matthew’s Ridge in the North West District, which were operated between 1962 and 1968 by Union Carbate. Reunion Manganese is at the moment undertaking critical tests of the area, with plans to produce the 4th most demanding metal on a large scale in the coming years.

Consultant to the company,