GEMCO: Record after Record
All images: South 32. BY AMY BLOM THE world’s largest and lowest-cost manganese ore producer is set to produce even more, as South32 launches a three-year drilling program at GEMCO. South32 has continued to surge on the back of its Groote Eylandt Mining Company operation (GEMCO), with exploration plans underway designed to leverage even more value from the manganese mine. GEMCO is an open-cut mining operation in the Gulf of Carpentaria, 50km from the Northern Territory mainland, producing high-grade manganese ore that is then shipped to South32’s Tasmanian manganese alloy plant (TEMCO) and around the world. According to South32, GEMCO is one of the largest and lowest-cost manganese ore producers in the world. Together, GEMCO and TEMCO form South32’s Australian manganese operations.…