South Africa hosts some of the richest manganese deposits globally, centered predominantly around the Kalahari Manganese Field. Prominent mining operations in the region include the Tshipi Borwa mine, the Mamatwan mine, the Wessels mine, the Hotazel mines, the Kalahari Ancor mine, the Uหญิง operations, and several adjacent expansion projects managed by major joint ventures between diversified global mining houses and specialized local mineral extractors.