Kudumane Manganese Mine, the latest mining operation to enter the competitive manganese ore industry. Kudumane Manganese Mine is owned by Kudumane Manganese Resources, a joint venture between two empowerment firms, Dirleton Minerals and Energy, and the Northern Cape Manganese Company, which own equal shares in the firm. Hong Kong-based specialist manganese multinational Asia Minerals Limited (AML), owns a 49% share in each of these “principals” and is the technical partner in the project. AML has enormous expertise in the mining and marketing of manganese, and will be in charge of selling the product globally.