Modern production of the refined ferromanganese based on the use rich manganese concentrate. But reserve the rich manganese concentrate deficit every year. Therefore, it is necessary to involve the base manganese ores for smelting manganese alloys. The article presents the results of X-ray phase, microstructural, thermal analyses of studies of the high basicity manganese ore “Ushkatyn III” and smelting of refined ferromanganese from it. Reached high extraction of manganese from the charge blend (78 %) from ore (56 %) and lime consumption was reduced by 30 %.
