Manganese is a brittle metal. Physically, it is a hard gray-white to silver metal that looks like iron. As an essential ingredient of steel, Manganese is the 12th most abundant element which is widely distributed on the earth’s crust. It is also the 4th most used metals in terms of tonnage. In 2010-11, SGX Minerals started operation Manganese Mine at different locations in Vizianagaram districts of Andhra Pradesh.
