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AMERICAN MANGANESE INC. ENTERS NDA WITH U.S. GOVERNMENT'S
AMES LABORATORY ON LITHIUM ION BATTERY RECYCLING
November 12, 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 that the Company has entered into a Non-Disclosure
Agreement (NDA) with the Critical Materials Institute, operated by the Ames Laboratory, a
U.S. Department of Energy National Laboratory.

The agreement allows both parties to exchange certain confidential and proprietary
information with each other for the sole purpose of evaluating a possible business transaction
and possible research agreements in the area of manganese and recycled lithium-ion
batteries.

American Manganese currently holds patents in the U.S., China and South Africa for its
proprietary process to recover high-purity manganese metals from low-grade resources.

About the Critical Materials Institute and Ames Laboratory



The Critical Materials Institute is a Department of Energy Innovation Hub led by the U.S.
Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory. CMI seeks ways to eliminate and reduce reliance on
rare-earth metals and other materials critical to the success of clean energy technologies.

Ames Laboratory is a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science national laboratory operated
by Iowa State University. Ames Laboratory creates innovative materials, technologies and
energy solutions. We use our expertise, unique capabilities and interdisciplinary collaborations to
solve global problems.




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 around the world, and its process potential for recycling
lithium Ion EV batteries.




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 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
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TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. This news release may
contain "forward-looking statements", which are statements about the future based on current expectations or beliefs.
For this purpose, statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Forward  looking
statements by their nature involve risks and uncertainties, and there can be no assurance that such statements will
prove to be accurate or true. Investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The
Company does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements except as required by law.




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File: AMY  Press Release Nov 12.docx

American Manganese Inc. Enters NDA with U.S. Government's Ames Laboratory on Lithium Ion Battery Recycling 
November 12, 2015 - Vancouver, BC

Larry W. Reaugh, President and Chief Executive Officer of American Manganese Inc. ("American Manganese" or "AMI" or "t
--->he Company) (TSX.V:  AMY; Pink Sheets:  AMYZF; Frankfurt: 2AM), is pleased to announce that the Company has entered in
--->to a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) with the Critical Materials Institute, operated by the Ames Laboratory, a U.S. Dep
--->artment of Energy National Laboratory.  

The agreement allows both parties to exchange certain confidential and proprietary information with each other for the
---> sole purpose of evaluating a possible business transaction and possible research agreements in the area of manganese 
--->and recycled lithium-ion batteries.  

American Manganese currently holds patents in the U.S., China and South Africa for its proprietary process to recover 
--->high-purity manganese metals from low-grade resources.

About the Critical Materials Institute and Ames Laboratory


The Critical Materials Institute is a Department of Energy Innovation Hub led by the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames 
--->Laboratory. CMI seeks ways to eliminate and reduce reliance on rare-earth metals and other materials critical to the s
--->uccess of clean energy technologies.
Ames Laboratory is a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science national laboratory operated by Iowa State University
--->. Ames Laboratory creates innovative materials, technologies and energy solutions. We use our expertise, unique capabi
--->lities and interdisciplinary collaborations to solve global problems.
 

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 around the world, and
---> its process potential for recycling lithium Ion EV batteries.
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
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the 
--->TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.  This news release may cont
--->ain "forward-looking statements", which are statements about the future based on current expectations or beliefs.  For
---> this purpose, statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements.  Forward -looking stateme
--->nts by their nature involve risks and uncertainties, and there can be no assurance that such statements will prove to 
--->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.