Giyani Metals has secured a $16 million financing from the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC) to fund the development of its K.Hill battery-grade manganese project in Botswana. The financing is the cornerstone of a $26 million funding package that will be used over the next 15 months to progress K.Hill towards a final investment decision, including an optimized feasibility study for the project and operating the company’s demonstration plant for producing battery-grade manganese.