
In this engaging discussion, Madelein explores the unique challenges faced by a fully downstream-focused business, the critical role of manganese as a strategic mineral, and how Manganese Metal Co has adapted its strategy to meet evolving supply demands.
Discover lessons for investors looking to tap into downstream opportunities, learn about overcoming infrastructure challenges in manganese production, and hear her thoughts on fostering better collaboration between mid and downstream businesses and the mining sector. Finally, Madelein shares her perspective on what future-proofing African local beneficiation means in today's landscape.

A growing number of mineral-producing governments are acquiring assets, activating marketing rights and building institutions that can intervene across the value chain.

Exxaro is set to exit its only offshore asset through a two-step transaction that will see it acquire Anglo American’s remaining stake in the Moranbah South coking coal project before selling the entire asset to Stanmore Resources for $105 million.

Lindian Resources is seeking to build a vertically integrated rare earth supply chain stretching from its Kangankunde project in Malawi through processing facilities in Kazakhstan to downstream markets in Europe, highlighting the increasingly complex geopolitics reshaping critical minerals.