According to an informed source of the industry in China, prices for manganese ore to be shipped to China during January 2012 by one of the big ore suppliers were revised as follows (all on CIF basis):

GEMCO Lumps (Mn 46%): USD 4.75 per dmtu, down by USD 0.75 per dmtu from USD 5.50 per dmtu

Metallurgical Fines (Mn 48%): USD 4.30/dmtu, down from USD 5.40/dmtu

Mamatwan Lumps (Mn 38%): USD 4.10/dmtu down from USD 4.80 per dmtu.

The prices had been unchanged since July 2011, for six months until December 2011.

(Sourced from TEX Report Limited)