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AMI LOOKING TO ADAPT PATENTED PROCESS TO RECYCLE LITHIUM ION
BATTERIES
August 19, 2015 - Vancouver, BC

Larry W. Reaugh, President and Chief Executive Officer of American Manganese Inc.
("American Manganese" or "AMI" or the "Company"), (TSX.V: AMY; Pink Sheets: AMYZF;
Frankfurt: 2AM), is pleased to announce the Company is looking to adapt the AMI Patented
Process to recycle spent lithium ion battery materials. With lithium ion battery recycling in
its infancy, American Manganese Inc. aims to capitalize on its patented technology and
proprietary know-how to become an industry leader in the recycling of lithium ion batteries.

With the rapid development and commercialization of electric vehicles, the lithium ion
battery market is expected to grow significantly. The cathode materials in these batteries
are used to store and discharge energy. These materials contain lithium imbedded in a base
metal oxide matrix and represents the largest single materials cost in the manufacture of
lithium ion cells (ranging from 20 to 30% of the materials cost of a cell).

Mr. Norman Chow, President of Kemetco Research Inc., says: "There is currently no known
commercial technology for the large scale recycling of cathode materials of multiple
chemistries. The spent cathode materials represent an ideal resource material to be
processed with American Manganese's proprietary hydrometallurgical process."

Mr. Larry Reaugh commented that: "Successful application of the AMI Patented Process could
result in the following benefits:
     Lower cost of raw materials, potentially generating higher profit margins for battery
        manufacturers.
     Hydrometallurgical processing eliminates product crushing and grinding potentially
        lowering processing costs, while generating products with less extraneous metal
        contamination thereby lowering the chances of battery explosions or fires due to
        thermal run-away.
     Significant environmental benefits including, but not limited to:
            o Substantial reduction of landfill waste,
            o Reduction of energy consumption and emissions of CO2 and other pollutants,
                and
            o Reduced consumption of critical and strategic metals.
     Hydrometallurgical process is easily scalable.
     Potential to recycle all lithium and base metal matrix compounds.
     Applicable to multiple lithium ion battery chemistries including Lithium Cobalt
        (LiCoO2), Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt (LiNixMnyCozO2), and Lithium Manganese
        (LiMn2O4).
     Ability to tailor treatment process to precipitate cathode materials with tailored
        structures and chemistries for improved battery performance."


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 The Company intends to partner with Kemetco Research Inc. to demonstrate on a bench scale
that the conceptual process can successfully treat spent lithium ion battery cathode
materials, producing rejuvenated materials suitable for re-use in new lithium ion batteries.
The proposed testing program would be carried out at Kemetco Research Inc.'s laboratory
located in Richmond, BC.

Funding

American Manganese Inc. is actively exploring many potential sources funds for this work,
including: government research grants available in Canada or the United States; a strategic
alliance with an established company in the lithium ion battery, electric vehicle, or materials
recycling businesses; a joint venture with a funding group; and sale of a royalty on future use
of the AMI Patented Process.

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.
About Kemetco Research Inc.
Kemetco Research Inc. is a privately owned contract research and development company
specializing in extractive metallurgy, chemical processing and specialty chemical analysis. It
was formed after the acquisition of the industrial process division of B.C. Research, which had
been in operation for over 60 years as a research and development contractor in British
Columbia.

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
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