Lithium has taken the exploration world by storm, but there’s another metal with some serious skin in the battery mineral game. Commonly used in the steel fabrication industry, demand for manganese to use in manufacturing of electric vehicles batteries is on the rise. West Australian exploration company Reach Resources (ASX:RR1) has major manganese potential in its back pocket, and according to CEO Jeremy Bower, this critical mineral is set to become the lithium of the future.