The Growing Manganese Market
Added April 17th, 2012 – Vancouver, British Columbia
By Larry W. Reaugh – President & CEO of American Manganese Inc. Earlier this week (April 16th) Global Industry Analysts Inc. released a new report outlining the future growth of manganese, electrolytic manganese metal (EMM) and electrolytic manganese dioxide (EMD). In this report GIA forecasted the manganese market to grow to 24.9 million metric tons by 2017 spurred by the growth in demand from China and the steel industry. GIA was also quick to point out that the EMM and EMD market are also set to see a potential boost due to the rising demand in the green energy sector:...
Clean Mining at PDAC
Added March 21st, 2012 – Vancouver, British Columbia
By Larry W. Reaugh – President & CEO of American Manganese Inc. At American Manganese, we’re proud of the low energy and low water process we’ve designed for producing electrolytic manganese metal. As we described in February, our Artillery Peak property in Arizona’s process is to use a fraction of the power of today’s processes and dramatically less water. Our tailings are to be virtually dry and environmentally benign. We’re in the process of applying for a worldwide patent on our process. Some have written that we might set a new standard in the production of critical metals. We’re proud...
Artillery Peak Project Validated by Kachan & Co. Report
Added February 21st, 2012 – Vancouver, British Columbia
By Larry W. Reaugh – President & CEO of American Manganese Inc. Last week, cleantech analysis and consulting firm Kachan & Co. published a report analyzing American Manganese, our unique hydrometallurgical process and the opportunities for the future development of the electrolytic manganese market. This positive report validated that American Manganese has designed an extraction and refinement process of low grade manganese ore that not only could make our company the lowest cost producer of electrolytic manganese metal globally but also positions us as a mining company with minimal environmental impacts. The Kachan report entitled “American Manganese’s Clean Extraction Process”...
Lithium-Ion Batteries and the New “Cold War”
Added February 9th, 2012 – Vancouver, British Columbia
By Larry W. Reaugh – President & CEO of American Manganese Inc. It’s been over 20 years since the cold war officially ended, but a new “cold war” is brewing over intellectual property, critical metals and the advancement of technology. The Chinese government has released its latest 5 year plan, which dedicates 4 trillion RMB (equivalent to approx. $634 Billion US) to the research and development of green technology; the American government has dedicated $43 Billion to the same cause. One of the key technologies that are driving the green tech revolution is lithium-ion batteries. Lithium-ion battery sales are approximately...
