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American Manganese Discusses Plans for 2018 and Reviews 2017
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / January 19, 2018 / Larry W. Reaugh, President and Chief Executi...
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[{"type":"text","content":"American Manganese Discusses Plans for 2018 and Reviews 2017VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / January 19, 2018 / Larry W. Reaugh, President and Chief Executive Officer of American Manganese Inc. (\"American Manganese\" or \"AMI\" or the \"Company\"), (TSX-V: AMY; OTC PINK: AMYZF; FSE: 2AM), is pleased to describe its goals for 2018 and review the company's activities and accomplishments from 2017. The company will continue its aggressive research and development programs for its patent-pending recycling opportunity by building a 1 kg/hour pilot plant utilizing Lithium-Ion Battery scraps as feedstock.\n2018 (current price Cobalt $77,000/tonne) \nThe Company's goals for this year include:\n\n Kemetco to commence the bench scale test work for new IP's to be patented and incorporated into the new pilot plant design and construction.\n Build a 1 kg/hour pilot plant, and procure battery scraps as feed stock for pilot plant testing.\n Investigate contracting a research/engineering study for developing an automated disassembly process for lithium-ion batteries.\n Seeking a partner to fund the ongoing work.\n Complete the necessary research for filing two to three additional patents which were recognized last year. These additional patents will strengthen AMI's IP position and create opportunities for recovering other valuable materials which the company aims to capitalize on.\n Complete a business plan which got underway in December 2017.\n\n2017 - Review\nAMI has accomplished all their 2017 commitments on time and on budget. The company completed bench scale tests resulting in recoveries of 100% for all commonly used cathode metals, Lithium, Cobalt, Nickel, Aluminum and Manganese. Cathode materials were recycled from commonly used battery chemistries including: Lithium Cobalt (LiCo), Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt (LiNMC), Lithium Nickel Manganese Aluminum (LNMA) and Lithium Manganese Oxide (LMO). Kemetco successfully built a working prototype button cell rechargeable battery from recycled cathode materials for the above chemistries.\nAMI has filed for a US Patent on November 10, 2017 to protect its Intellectual LIB Battery Recycling process.\n2017 was a pivotal year for AMI's recycling opportunity where recognition of the potential viability of their process is being recognized within the lithium ion battery community.\nAmerican Manganese...