Kalahari Manganese Field
The largest manganese source on Earth.
- Material
- Manganese
- Stage
- Mine
- Place
- Hotazel, Northern Cape, South Africa
- Coordinates
- 27.20° S, 22.95° E (approximate)
Seen from orbit
- Heat
- 1 of the last 7 days and 1 of the last 30 had furnace-hot pixels within 6 km (NASA FIRMS).
Signals show activity, not output. They are measured automatically and can be affected by weather, terrain and fires.
Facts
- South Africa mined 7.6 of the world's 20 Mt of manganese in 2025 (USGS)
- Holds about a third of world reserves