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File: AMY  Press Release Jan 15.docx

American Manganese Inc. Engages Washington Consultant for Pursuit of Strategic Opportunities
January 15th    , 2015 - Vancouver, BC
Larry W. Reaugh, President and Chief Executive Officer of American Manganese Inc. ("American Manganese" or the "Compan
--->y"), (TSX.V:  AMY; Pink Sheets:  AMYZF; Frankfurt:  2AM), is pleased to announce that the Company has engaged Mr. Dan 
--->McGroarty, a consultant to the rare metals sector and principal of Carmot Strategic Group.  Mr. Larry Reaugh says that
---> "Mr. McGroarty will play a key role in illuminating the growing strategic importance of manganese, and to identify an
--->d develop strategic opportunities in the Electrolytic Manganese Metal, Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide, and Chemical Ma
--->nganese Dioxide arenas."

Subject to acceptance by the TSX Venture Exchange, Mr. McGroarty will be paid $5000 per month for his consulting servi
--->ces, a success fee of $250,000 upon the acquisition of certain mineral rights by the Company, and a 2% commission on g
--->ross revenues resulting from said mineral rights. Mr. McGroarty has agreed to accept 1,800,000 common shares of the Co
--->mpany for deferral of payment of his fees until the Company has sufficient cash resources.  Of the shares to be issued
---> to Mr. McGroarty, 450,000 shares shall vest on the execution of the consulting agreement, and tranches of 450,000 sha
--->res shall vest every three months thereafter.

"Manganese is clearly a key strategic metal, for which the U.S. is presently 100% import-dependent," said Dan McGroart
--->y. "I am delighted to be working with Mr. Reaugh and his American Manganese team to bring a reliable U.S.-based suppli
--->er online, at a time when manganese will be in increasing demand in the energy, technology and national security secto
--->rs."

Mr.McGroarty has consulted for more than a decade with firms in the resource sector, with a focus on strategic and cri
--->tical metals. As principal of the non-profit American Resource Policy Network, an experts-led resource development thi
--->nk tank, Dan provided testimony on critical metals issues to the U.S. House Sub-Committee on Energy & Mineral Resource
--->s in 2011 and 2013, and to the U.S. House Sub-Committee on Science, Space & Technology in 2013. Dan has been asked to 
--->participate in the 2015 National Defense Stockpile Requirements Report, which by statute is delivered to the Secretary
---> of Defense and the House and Senate Armed Services Committees.

Mr. McGroarty serves on the advisory boards of Texas Rare Earth Resources, developer of the Heavy Rare Earths Round To
--->p deposit in southwest Texas, and Graphite One Resources, owner of the Graphite Creek deposit in Alaska.  He served as
---> a director of publicly traded U.S. Rare Earths, Inc. and its predecessor company from December 2010 to June 2013, and
---> as President of the company from November 2011 through July 2013.  He is a frequent speaker on Rare Earths and strate
--->gic and critical metals issues, at conferences across the U.S., Canada and in China, and in television, radio and prin
--->t interviews.  Prior to establishing his consultancy, Dan served at senior levels in the U.S. Government, as Special A
--->ssistant to the President in the White House and as presidential appointee to two Secretaries of Defense.

His articles and op-eds on current issues have been published in The Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, The Publ
--->ic Interest, National Review, Philanthropy, The Christian Science Monitor, Politico, Forbes, the Los Angeles Times, In
--->vestor's Business Daily, The Hill, FoxNews.com, Policy Review and The American Spectator.  He also serves as Adjunct P
--->rofessor in the Graduate School of Political Management at George Washington University, and as a contributing columni
--->st on geo-political issues at RealClearPolitics' RealClearWorld page.

"The addition of Mr. McGroarty as a consultant to the Company adds a powerful influence, extensive experience and long
---> standing relationships within the strategic metals arena.  His counsel will be extremely valuable for guiding America
--->n Manganese to its goal of becoming a domestic supplier of manganese metal," says Mr. Reaugh.

About Carmot Strategic Group
Carmot sees Issues Management as the crossroads of policy and strategic communications - combining public policy analy
--->sis and advocacy, stakeholder mobilization and coalition management to create momentum behind a company's key programs
--->, products and projects.
About American Manganese Inc.
American Manganese Inc. is a diversified specialty and critical metal Company focusing on potentially becoming the low
--->est cost producer of electrolytic manganese products from its Arizona Manganese Project.
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 778-574-4444 
Email: lreaugh@amymn.com
www.americanmanganeseinc.com
The TSX-Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this rele
--->ase. This news release may contain certain "Forward-Looking Statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the Unite
--->d States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, includ
--->ed herein are forward-looking statements that involve various risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that 
--->such statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results and future events could differ materially from those ant
--->icipated in such statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's
---> expectations are disclosed in the Company's documents filed from time to time with the TSX-Venture Exchange, the Brit
--->ish Columbia Securities Commission and the US Securities and Exchange Commission.




File: AMY  Press Release Jan 15.pdf

AMERICAN MANGANESE INC. ENGAGES WASHINGTON CONSULTANT                                      FOR
PURSUIT OF STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES
January 15th   , 2015 - Vancouver, BC

Larry W. Reaugh, President and Chief Executive Officer of American Manganese Inc.
("American Manganese" or the "Company"), (TSX.V: AMY; Pink Sheets: AMYZF; Frankfurt:
2AM), is pleased to announce that the Company has engaged Mr. Dan McGroarty, a consultant
to the rare metals sector and principal of Carmot Strategic Group. Mr. Larry Reaugh says
that "Mr. McGroarty will play a key role in illuminating the growing strategic importance of
manganese, and to identify and develop strategic opportunities in the Electrolytic Manganese
Metal, Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide, and Chemical Manganese Dioxide arenas."

Subject to acceptance by the TSX Venture Exchange, Mr. McGroarty will be paid $5000 per
month for his consulting services, a success fee of $250,000 upon the acquisition of certain
mineral rights by the Company, and a 2% commission on gross revenues resulting from said
mineral rights. Mr. McGroarty has agreed to accept 1,800,000 common shares of the Company
for deferral of payment of his fees until the Company has sufficient cash resources. Of the
shares to be issued to Mr. McGroarty, 450,000 shares shall vest on the execution of the
consulting agreement, and tranches of 450,000 shares shall vest every three months
thereafter.

"Manganese is clearly a key strategic metal, for which the U.S. is presently 100% import-
dependent," said Dan McGroarty. "I am delighted to be working with Mr. Reaugh and his
American Manganese team to bring a reliable U.S.-based supplier online, at a time when
manganese will be in increasing demand in the energy, technology and national security
sectors."

Mr.McGroarty has consulted for more than a decade with firms in the resource sector, with a
focus on strategic and critical metals. As principal of the non-profit American Resource Policy
Network, an experts-led resource development think tank, Dan provided testimony on critical
metals issues to the U.S. House Sub-Committee on Energy & Mineral Resources in 2011 and
2013, and to the U.S. House Sub-Committee on Science, Space & Technology in 2013. Dan has
been asked to participate in the 2015 National Defense Stockpile Requirements Report, which
by statute is delivered to the Secretary of Defense and the House and Senate Armed Services
Committees.

Mr. McGroarty serves on the advisory boards of Texas Rare Earth Resources, developer of the
Heavy Rare Earths Round Top deposit in southwest Texas, and Graphite One Resources, owner
of the Graphite Creek deposit in Alaska. He served as a director of publicly traded U.S. Rare
Earths, Inc. and its predecessor company from December 2010 to June 2013, and as President
of the company from November 2011 through July 2013. He is a frequent speaker on Rare
Earths and strategic and critical metals issues, at conferences across the U.S., Canada and in
China, and in television, radio and print interviews. Prior to establishing his consultancy, Dan
served at senior levels in the U.S. Government, as Special Assistant to the President in the
White House and as presidential appointee to two Secretaries of Defense.


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 His articles and op-eds on current issues have been published in The Wall Street Journal, the
New York Times, The Public Interest, National Review, Philanthropy, The Christian Science
Monitor, Politico, Forbes, the Los Angeles Times, Investor's Business Daily, The Hill,
FoxNews.com, Policy Review and The American Spectator. He also serves as Adjunct
Professor in the Graduate School of Political Management at George Washington University,
and as a contributing columnist on geo-political issues at RealClearPolitics' RealClearWorld
page.

"The addition of Mr. McGroarty as a consultant to the Company adds a powerful influence,
extensive experience and long standing relationships within the strategic metals arena. His
counsel will be extremely valuable for guiding American Manganese to its goal of becoming a
domestic supplier of manganese metal," says Mr. Reaugh.

About Carmot Strategic Group

Carmot sees Issues Management as the crossroads of policy and strategic communications �
combining public policy analysis and advocacy, stakeholder mobilization and coalition
management to create momentum behind a company's key programs, products and projects.

About American Manganese Inc.

American Manganese Inc. is a diversified specialty and critical metal Company focusing on
potentially becoming the lowest cost producer of electrolytic manganese products from its
Arizona Manganese Project.

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
778-574-4444
Email: lreaugh@amymn.com
                                     www.americanmanganeseinc.com
The TSX-Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this
release. This news release may contain certain "Forward-Looking Statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of
the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of historical
fact, included herein are forward-looking statements that involve various risks and uncertainties. There can be no
assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results and future events could differ materially
from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
the Company's expectations are disclosed in the Company's documents filed from time to time with the TSX-Venture
Exchange, the British Columbia Securities Commission and the US Securities and Exchange Commission.




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