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 AMERICAN MANGANESE INC. ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER DR. SHAILESH UPRETI TO LEAD INITIATIVE OF NEW YORK GIGAFACTORY 
 October 13, 2017 - Vancouver, BC

Larry W. Reaugh, President and Chief Executive Officer of American Manganese Inc. ("American Manganese" or "AMI" or th
--->e "Company"), (TSX.V:  AMY; Pink Sheets:  AMYZF; Frankfurt:  2AM), is pleased to report that Dr. Shailesh Upreti, an a
--->dvisory board member of the Company, will lead an initiative to establish a lithium-ion battery "giga-factory" in New 
--->York.  This initiative to build a research, development and production facility at the Huron Campus in Endicott, Broom
---> County, was announced by New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on October 4, 2017.  Governor Cuomo stated that Imperium3 
--->New York, Inc., a consortium of businesses spearheaded by three Southern Tier companies, will invest more than $130 mi
--->llion and create at least 230 new jobs over the next five years. Imperium3 New York will commercialize an innovative t
--->echnology for making more efficient and less expensive lithium ion batteries while operating the state's first giga-fa
--->ctory producing lithium ion batteries, aiming to produce three gigawatts of batteries by Q4 2019 and eventually to fif
--->teen gigawatts. (See release here)

Dr. Shailesh Upreti, President of C4V (Binghamton), will provide the core intellectual property and lead the initiativ
--->e. Industry experts consider C4V's batteries to be more efficient and less costly than other lithium-ion batteries on 
--->the market today. In 2016, C4V was recognized for its innovative battery storage technology when it was named a $500,0
--->00 winner in New York State's first 76West Clean Energy Competition. 

The Company's board of directors, officers and other stellar members of the advisory board are all proud of Dr. Shaile
--->sh's accomplishments and consider him to be a valued member of the AMI team that is working hard towards moving the Co
--->mpany's recycling opportunities through the patents and pilot plant testing.

ABOUT AMERICAN MANGANESE INC.

American Manganese Inc. is a diversified specialty and critical metal company focused on capitalizing on its patented 
--->intellectual property through low cost production or recovery of electrolytic manganese products throughout the world,
---> and recycling of spent electric vehicle lithium ion rechargeable batteries.
Interest in the Company's patented process has adjusted the focus of American Manganese Inc. toward the examination of
---> applying its patented technology for other purposes and materials.  American Manganese Inc. aims to capitalize on its
---> patented technology and proprietary know-how to become and industry leader in the recycling of spent electric vehicle
---> lithium ion batteries having cathode chemistries such as:  Lithium-Cobalt, Lithium-Cobalt-Nickel-Manganese, and Lithi
--->um-Manganese.
To review The Most-Lucrative Niche in Cobalt Market article on AMI by Stockhouse please view here: http://www.stockhou
--->se.com/news/newswire/2017/08/22/the-most-lucrative-niche-cobalt-market.  On behalf of Management
AMERICAN MANGANESE INC.
Larry W. Reaugh President and Chief Executive Officer
Information Contacts:
Larry W. Reaugh President and Chief Executive Officer Telephone:  778 574 4444;  Email: lreaugh@AMYMN.COM
www.americanmanganeseinc.com

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--->be accurate or true.  Investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.  The Company does not u
--->ndertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements except as required by law.