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Awful news. A company that was going to buy Australia's only manganese smelter out of administration has dropped out. Manganese is essential for hardening steel. Unless a deal is done *by Monday*, the plant will be closed and liquidated. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-12/tas-liberty-bell-bay-consortium-falls-over/106790624 #auspol