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Awards/PROJECT GRANT (B)

$122,993,646

Department of Energy·Department of Energy

to SOUTH32 HERMOSA INC

WORK BEGAN2026-07-01·LATEST ACTION2026-05-19·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_DEMS0000102_089
Award description

BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW: PRODUCING BATTERY-GRADE MANGANESE IN ARIZONA THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUSTAINABLY PRODUCE UP TO 185 KILOTONS PER ANNUM OF HIGH PURITY MANGANESE SULFATE MONOHYDRATE THROUGH ITS PROJECTED MINE LIFE OF UP TO 70 YEARS.

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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In plain English

Fund South32 Hermosa to build a mine producing battery-grade manganese sulfate in Arizona, targeting 185,000 tons annually over 70 years.

Sub-sectors
manganese-productionbattery-materialsbipartisan-infrastructure-law
Why this matters

Manganese is essential for lithium-ion batteries and EV production. Domestic supply reduces U.S. dependence on imports for critical energy-transition materials.

Supply-chain signal

Establishes domestic manganese refining capacity, reducing reliance on foreign suppliers and supporting downstream battery and EV manufacturers.

U.S.–China competition angle

China controls ~80% of global manganese processing. This project directly counters Chinese dominance in battery-material supply chains critical to EV and grid storage.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-25. Cost: $0.003034.

Period of performance
Start
2026-07-01
End
2027-06-30
Status
activein 385 days
Sources

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