Marula与宝钢签署锰矿承购协议

Marula, Baosteel ink manganese offtake agreement

在英国上市的Marula Mining周二表示，其子公司已与宝钢资源南非公司签署一项协议，购买和销售该公司位于肯尼亚Kilifi锰加工厂的锰产品。

UK-listed Marula Mining said Tuesday its subsidiary has signed an agreement with Baosteel Resources South Africa for the purchase and sale of manganese from its Kilifi manganese processing plant in Kenya.

代理框架合同由Marula的全资子公司Muchai Mining Kenya（MMK）与中国国有企业中国宝武钢铁集团旗下的宝钢签署，合同初始期限为五年。

The agency framework contract, for an initial period of five years, was signed between Marula’s wholly owned subsidiary Muchai Mining Kenya (MMK) and Baosteel, a unit of China state-owned China Baowu Steel Group.

Kallanish（开阑商务信息咨询）获悉，宝钢将作为代理独家销售Kilifi工厂的锰矿石。该合同于3月1日开始生效，涉及至少5,000吨锰矿石的供应，锰品位为35-40%，需在下月底前交付。从2025年5月起，每月交货量将增加到至少1万湿吨，2026年4月为1.5万湿吨，2026年5月起为 2万湿吨。

Kallanish understands that Baosteel will act as an agent to exclusively sell manganese ore from the Kilifi plant. The contract, which started on 1 March, covers the supply of at least 5,000 tonnes of manganese ore, grading 35-40% manganese, required to be delivered by the end of next month. Monthly delivery increases to a minimum of 10,000 wet metric tonnes (wmt) from May 2025, 15,000 wmt in April 2026, and 20,000 wmt from May 2026.

Marula表示，MMK将完成采矿、装载过程并运输到指定的移交目的地，宝钢则将按照中国铁合金在线指数（CIF）处理出口和销售物流。

While MMK will complete mining, loading processes and transportation to the designated handover destination, Baosteel will handle export and sales logistics on a China Ferroalloy Online Index (CIF) basis, Marula says.

Marula Mining首席执行官Jason Brewer称这是该公司和Kilifi工厂的一项“里程碑式”协议。

Jason Brewer, ceo of Marula Mining, calls it a “landmark” agreement for the company and the Kilifi plant.

这位负责人补充说：“这对公司来说是一个重要的里程碑，因为我们希望建立广泛而长期的国际合作伙伴关系，扩大我们的采矿和加工业务，并提升我们在主要行业参与者中的形象。我们对与宝钢资源的合作关系所带来的机遇感到兴奋，我相信这将加强我们在锰以及锂和铜等其他关键领域的地位。”

“It marks a significant milestone for the company as we look to establish broad and long-term international partnerships, expand our mining and processing operations and enhance our profile with key industry players,” the executive adds. “We are excited at the opportunities this relationship with Baosteel Resource provides and I believe it will strengthen our position in the manganese and other key sectors such as lithium and copper too.”

Marula持有肯尼亚矿物加工公司Agarwal Metals and Ores 80%的股份，该公司拥有Kilifi工厂。这家全面运营的加工厂每月处理约1万吨锰矿石。

Marula holds an 80% interest in Kenyan mineral processing company, Agarwal Metals and Ores, which owns the Kilifi plant. The fully operational processing plant handles around 10,000 t/m of manganese ores.

这家专注于非洲电池金属投资和勘探的公司还在南非的Blesberg锂和钽矿、Northern Cape锂和钨项目以及Kruisrivier钴矿；肯尼亚的Larisoro锰矿；坦桑尼亚的Kinusi铜矿、Nyorinyori石墨项目和NyoriGreen石墨项目中拥有权益。

The African-focused battery metals investment and exploration company also has interests in the Blesberg lithium and tantalum mine, Northern Cape lithium and tungsten project and the Kruisrivier cobalt mine in South Africa; the Larisoro manganese mine in Kenya; and the Kinusi copper mine, the Nyorinyori graphite project and the NyoriGreen graphite project in Tanzania.