Electric Metals pegs US$452 million installed cost for 200,000-tpy U.S. manganese sulfate plant in FEL-1 study
Bitget2026/09/23 11:31- Electric Metals released a FEL-1 Class 5 cost study for a planned Gulf Coast HPMSM plant tied to its North Star Manganese Project.
- Total installed cost estimated at USD 452 million for a 200,000 tpy HPMSM facility, about 3% below the 2025 PEA estimate.
- Project schedule estimated at 32 months from detailed design start to mechanical completion and start-up, versus 36 months in the PEA.
- Study also estimated USD 98.6 million to add a 10,000 tpy electrolytic manganese metal circuit integrated with the HPMSM complex.
- Gulf Coast site not yet selected; facility designed to process Minnesota ore concentrate shipped by rail into high-purity manganese sulfate monohydrate.
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