London- and South Africa-listed battery metals miner Marula Mining has successfully started manganese ore shipping from the Larisoro manganese mine, in Kenya.
Marula is transporting about 1 000 t of manganese ore from the mine to Nairobi under a recently signed export logistics agreement with Scan Global Logistics Kenya (SGLK).
Once in Nairobi, the ore will be added to existing stockpiles of manganese, following which SGLK will manage the loading of wagons and transport of the total 1 250 t of manganese ore through to Mombasa port, in Kenya.
SGLK will also manage the customs clearance and port-related shipping processes before the manganese ore is shipped to offtakers.
Marula previously committed to delivering 2 000 t of manganese ore by July 1; however, this goal will only be reached by mid-July.
The company will receive payments upon confirmatory assay and tonnage reports at the destination ports.
Marula plans to increase the volume of ore it ships through Mombasa port during the second half of the year.