American Manganese Inc. Appoints Advisory Board and Sets Options

Surrey, British Columbia (FSCwire) - American Manganese Inc. (“American Manganese” or the “Company”), (TSX.V:  AMY; Pink Sheets:  AMYZF; Frankfurt: 2AM), reports that the Company has granted 3,400,000 incentive stock options to certain of its directors, officers and consultants.  The options are exercisable at a price of $0.15 per share for a five-year term.  Any shares issued on the exercise of these stock options will be subject to a four-month holding period from the date of the grant.  The stock option grants are subject to acceptance by the TSX Venture Exchange.

The Company is pleased to announce that it has appointed David Langtry and Daniel McGroarty to a newly created Technical and Strategic Advisory Board.  Both Messrs. Langtry and McGroarty have distinguished backgrounds, as follows.

David Langtry has been a businessman since 1964 when he joined his grandfather’s business Langtry Agencies, a company which expanded nationally to become Langtry Industries and was sold in 2011 to ITOCHU, a Japanese conglomerate specializing in commodities.  Mr. Langtry currently owns and operates Raider Hansen Inc., an industrial supplies company having 10 locations throughout British Columbia, as well as GRE Manufacturing, a glass recycling company. He also holds 10 worldwide patents. Mr. Langtry has a life time of experience in Technology and Financial Markets.

Daniel McGroarty has consulted for nearly two decades to firms in the resource sector, with a focus on strategic and critical metals.  He is principal of the non-profit American Resource Policy Network; a resource development think tank.  He has served as a critical materials subject-matter expert for the U.S. GAO; testified before the energy and natural resource committees of the U.S. House and Senate; consulted to the Institutes for Defense Analyses, which provides research and analytical work to the U.S. Department of Defense for its National Defense Stockpile reports; and currently serves as Adjunct Professor at The George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management.  Prior to establishing his consultancy, Dan served as Special Assistant to the President in the White House and as presidential appointee to two Secretaries of Defense. 

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 Lithium-Manganese (Please see the Company’s March 31, 2016 press release for further details).

 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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