American Manganese Receives Notice of Clearance from Canadian Patent Office

Canadian patent to join US, Korean and Japanese patents in AMY’s battery recycling portfolio

Remaining national phase patent applications include China, Europe, Australia and India

American Manganese Inc. (TSXV: AMY) (OTCQB: AMYZF) (FSE: 2AM) (“AMY” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that the Canadian Patent Office has issued to the Company a notice of National phase patent application acceptance for its lithium-ion battery recycling technology, RecycLiCo ™. The Notice of Admission is an official notification that the examination of the invention has been carried out by the Canadian Patent Office and that it is authorized to grant a patent. The company’s lawyer will complete the documentation and submit the fees for the official grant of the Canadian patent

AMY’s RecycLiCo ™ process includes key aspects such as:

• Processing of several cathodic chemicals such as lithium-cobalt oxide (LCO), lithium-nickel-manganese-cobalt oxide (NMC) and lithium-nickel-cobalt aluminum oxide (NCA).
• Methods to obtain 100% extraction of cobalt, nickel, manganese and aluminum for all cathode chemistries tested.
• Process for obtaining 100% lithium extraction by a new locked-cycle process.

“The clearance notice from the Canadian Patent Office further expands our portfolio of battery recycling patents and adds validation to our RecycLiCo process. I have always emphasized the importance of a patent portfolio because of its respected validation process, transparency, added value and recognition, ”commented Larry Reaugh, President and CEO of American Manganese. “Our timing is right as the Canadian government is aggressively pursuing the global electric vehicle revolution. “

The Canadian patent, once officially granted, will join the patents already granted to AMY by the patent offices of the United States (U.S. Patent No. 10,246,343 and U.S. Patent No. 10,308,523), South Korea (Patent No. 10- 2246670) and Japanese (Patent No. 690606). The Company has also filed national phase patent applications for China, Europe, Australia and India.

On American Manganese Inc.

American Manganese Inc. is a critical metals company focused on recycling lithium-ion batteries with the RecyclLiCo ™ patented process. The patented RecycLiCo ™ process was developed to provide an environmentally friendly, closed loop solution for recycling cathode materials used in lithium-ion batteries. The recycling process provides high extraction and purity of cathode metals, such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, manganese and aluminum. The RecycLiCo ™ process was designed with the aim of producing recycled battery products that could be integrated seamlessly and directly into the remanufacturing of battery cathodes using minimal processing steps.

On behalf of management
American Manganese Inc.

Larry W. Reaugh
President and CEO
Telephone: 778 574 4444
Email: lreaugh@amymn.com

www.americanmanganeseinc.com
www.recyclico.com

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