Mr. Martin Kepman reports

MANGANESE X REPORTS POSITIVE PHASE 2 ORE-SORTING RESULTS - ACHIEVING 80% MILL FEED UPGRADE IMPROVEMENT - PROJECTED TO REDUCE CAPITAL AND OPERATING COSTS

Manganese X Energy Corp. has released highly positive phase 2 ore-sorting results, demonstrating an 80-per-cent increase in mill feed grade in its large-scale Battery Hill pilot program, managed by ABH Engineering Inc.

An 80-per-cent increase in mill feed grade means that, after ore sorting, the material sent to the mill contains 80 per cent more manganese per tonne than the original mined material.

The ore-sorting program was performed at the Rados Technologies lab in South Africa, where over 400 kilograms of rock from the company's Battery Hill manganese deposit near Woodstock, N.B., was processed. The sample was split into two size fractions and tested using full-scale production equipment. Through ore sorting, waste rock was effectively removed, preconcentrating the rock before further processing.

This ore-sorting process is also projected to deliver significant capital expenditure and operating cost savings, potentially supporting a strong outcome in the company's coming prefeasibility study.

Results confirm that Battery Hill material is highly amenable to ore sorting, enabling substantial improvements in feed grade while providing significant potential capital and operating cost savings.

The study was conducted in preparation for the company's PFS, scheduled to commence in third quarter 2025. Manganese X is having continuing discussions with lead consultants regarding the integration of ore sorting into the Battery Hill PFS program.

Chief executive officer Martin Kepman commented: "We are highly encouraged by the results of this large-scale pilot program, which confirm the economic potential of the ore-sorting technology we are employing. These findings strongly support the viability of integrating this process into our operations. By increasing mill feed grade, ore sorting is projected to positively impact capex, opex and production cost per tonne."

He continued: "With higher-grade feed, a smaller facility can produce more metal while the ability to create low-grade stockpiles enables very high upgrade ratios and maximizes resource utilization. Potential benefits also include improved project NPV and IRR, reduced energy and water consumption, expanded resources through cut-off grade reduction, and decreased tailings storage requirements -- along with the associated reduction in environmental impact."

Brent Hilscher, vice-president of mineral processing at ABH Engineering, added: "The Manganese X results are an excellent example of what we call a clean sort or sharp separation. The high-grade rock can be easily concentrated with very high recovery rates. The impact of higher mill feed grade on project economics can be profound."

Ore-sorting details:

• Results are consistently positive between 10-millimetre and 100-millimetre feed sizes.
• Pilot plant used a large sample over 400 kilograms.
• Testing was conducted on full size production equipment, not lab scale.
• Potential mill feed grades of 10 per cent to 15 per cent manganese were achievable, with full-scale production equipment. The potential to stockpile medium-grade rock by XRF system was a in single-stage three-way split.

This news release has been reviewed and approved by Brent Hilscher, PEng, VP of mineral processing at ABH Engineering, a qualified person under National Instrument 43-101 (Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects).

About Manganese X Energy Corp.

Manganese X's mission is to advance its Battery Hill project into production, thereby becoming the first public actively traded manganese mining company in Canada and the United States to commercialize electric-vehicle-compliant high-purity manganese, potentially supplying the North American supply chain. The company intends on supplying value-added materials to the lithium-ion-battery and other alternative energy industries, as well as striving to achieve new carbon-friendly more efficient methodologies, while processing manganese at a lower competitive cost.

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