# South32 (ASX: S32) Critical Minerals Exposure

South32 is linked to 2 critical minerals: a producer of aluminum and manganese. It is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange as S32 and based in Australia.

Source: https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/south32-asx-s32
Exchange: ASX
Ticker: S32
Country: Australia
Production verified from filings: yes

## Critical minerals linked to South32

| Mineral | Role | Price per kg (USD) | 1M change | Stocks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Aluminum](https://www.stockatomics.com/commodities/aluminum-price-us) | Producer | $3.63 per kg contained | −7.7% | [Aluminum stocks](https://www.stockatomics.com/commodities/aluminum-stocks) |
| [Manganese](https://www.stockatomics.com/commodities/manganese-price-us) | Producer | $0.58 per kg contained | - | [Manganese stocks](https://www.stockatomics.com/commodities/manganese-stocks) |

## Sectors South32 serves

- [AI](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/ai)
- [Batteries](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/batteries)
- [Defence](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/defence)
- [Electric Vehicles](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/electric-vehicles)
- [Power Grids](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/power-grids)
- [Robotics](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/robotics)
- [Semiconductors](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/semiconductors)

## About South32

South32 is a Perth-based diversified miner spun out of BHP in 2015. It produces aluminum, alumina, manganese, silver, lead, zinc and copper across Australia, southern Africa and South America, and it is developing Hermosa in Arizona, a zinc, lead, silver and manganese project that could become a domestic source of battery-grade manganese.

## South32's critical minerals business

South32 is linked to aluminum and manganese. It smelts aluminum in southern Africa and refines alumina in Australia and Brazil, while it mines manganese at Groote Eylandt in Australia's Northern Territory and in South Africa's Kalahari, making it one of the world's largest manganese ore producers. Hermosa in Arizona would add zinc, lead and manganese from a US deposit.

## Where South32 operates

South32's aluminum assets include the Hillside smelter in South Africa, Mozal in Mozambique and alumina refineries at Worsley in Western Australia and Alumar in Brazil. Its manganese mines are at Groote Eylandt in Australia and Hotazel in South Africa, and Hermosa lies in Santa Cruz County, Arizona.

## In the Stockatomics Terminal

Share price against its minerals, mineral exposure by value, the exposure score and its components, verified production with sources, downstream demand exposure and catalysts affecting South32.

## FAQ

### Which critical minerals does South32 produce?

South32 is linked to 2 critical minerals: it is a producer of aluminum and manganese. Each mineral's price is on its page: [Aluminum](/commodities/aluminum-price-us), [Manganese](/commodities/manganese-price-us).

### Is South32 an aluminum stock?

Yes. South32 is a producer of aluminum, one of the 7 listed companies Stockatomics links to it. [See all aluminum stocks](/commodities/aluminum-stocks).

### Is South32 a manganese stock?

Yes. South32 is a producer of manganese, one of the 4 listed companies Stockatomics links to it. [See all manganese stocks](/commodities/manganese-stocks).

### Where is South32 listed?

South32 is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange under the ticker S32 (ASX: S32), and is based in Australia.

### What is Hermosa?

A zinc, lead, silver and manganese project in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, which could become one of the few US sources of battery-grade manganese.

### Where does South32 mine manganese?

At Groote Eylandt in Australia's Northern Territory and in the Kalahari manganese field in South Africa.

## Related companies

- [Alcoa](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/alcoa-nyse-aa) (NYSE: AA): Aluminum
- [Century Aluminum](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/century-aluminum-nasdaq-cenx) (NASDAQ: CENX): Aluminum
- [Chalco](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/chalco-hkg-2600) (HKG: 2600): Aluminum, Gallium
- [China Hongqiao](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/china-hongqiao-hkg-1378) (HKG: 1378): Aluminum
- [Norsk Hydro](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/norsk-hydro-osl-nhy) (OSL: NHY): Aluminum
- [Rio Tinto](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/rio-tinto-nyse-rio) (NYSE: RIO): Aluminum, Boron, Copper, Gallium, Lithium, Scandium, Silver, Titanium

## Sources

- Company filings: South32’s minerals and its role in each.
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): the US critical minerals list.
- Stockatomics: each mineral’s benchmark price per kg.

Last updated 18 October 2026.