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AMERICAN MANGANESE INC. ANNOUNCES $200,000 PRIVATE
PLACEMENT
April 20, 2016 - 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 intends to complete a non-
brokered private placement for gross proceeds of up to $200,000 by way of a unit offering at
a price of $0.02 per unit (the "Offering). Each unit will consist of one common share of AMI
and one common share purchase warrant. Each warrant will be exercisable for one common
share at a price of $0.05 per common share for a period of 2 years from the date of closing of
the offering.

The proceeds will be primarily used to conduct "proof of concept" testing of the Company's
proprietary hydrometallurgical process for large scale recycling lithium ion electric vehicle
batteries. The balance will be used to pay patent application fees, exchange fees, regulatory
filing fees, current liabilities, as well as general administration expenses. No part of the
proceeds will be used to pay Related Parties. While the Company intends to spend the funds
as stated, a reallocation of funds for sound business reasons may be necessary.

All securities issued pursuant to the offering will be subject to resale restrictions for a period
of four months from the closing date. The Offering is available to all shareholders who held
Shares on or before April 20, 2016. If the Offering is over-subscribed, the Company will
accept subscriptions from any share holder except Insiders. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the Company reserves the right to reject any subscription in its sole discretion. Finders' fees
payable in cash, shares or warrants or a combination may be paid in connection with the
private placement.

This Offering is subject to approval of the regulatory authorities and finders' fees may be paid
in accordance with TSX Venture Exchange policies. The Company will be applying to the TSX
Venture Exchange for a waiver of the $0.05 minimum pricing requirement.

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
lion ion batteries (Please see the Company's March 31, 2016 press release for further details).




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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
Telephone: 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
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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