Demonstration Plant

Located in Johannesburg, South Africa, Giyani’s Demo Plant was built at a 1:10 scale to the planned Commercial Plant and  has successfully proven concept by the production of both HPMO and HPMSM.

As the largest known Demo Plant outside of China, it is helping to continuously optimize and validate the flowsheet, inform the DFS, develop operating procedures and train staff while implementing safety systems to de-risk commercial scale development.  

HPMO and HPMSM Produced in 2025

  • 1:10 engineering scale (versus Commercial Plant)
  • Aim to produce consistent specification, high-purity battery-grade manganese – significant for offtake testing
  • Successful production of HPMO in March 2025, shipped for potential offtake testing
  • Successful production of HPMSM in Q3 2025

The largest known demo plant outside of China: Enables de-risking of commercial scale development

  • Confirmation and continuous optimization of flowsheet
  • Integration into DFS
  • Develop operating procedures
  • Train staff and implement safety systems

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