Bidders stand ready for South32 manganese assets

Expressions of interest have already emerged for diversified miner South32’s manganese alloy assets in South Africa and Tasmania, despite the fact that a review into the future of these operations are still ongoing.

South32 CEO Graham Kerr said on the sideline’s of the company’s annual general meeting in Perth, that there was no clear timeline for the completion of the review, but that an ultimate outcome could be established by the first quarter of next year.