American Manganese Inc (CVE:AMY) said it has achieved positive manganese extraction results from its Wenden Stockpile reclamation and advanced material processing bench-scale project in Arizona, funded by the US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA).
The company said following a series of bench-scale tests to determine optimal process conditions, leach tests using its patented manganese process achieved up to 99% extraction of manganese.
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American Manganese noted that the initial results were “a positive step within the complete scope of the DLA project”, which is aiming to provide a proof of concept for treating Wenden Stockpile material to efficiently produce electrolytic manganese metal (EMM).
The firm said additional bench-scale tests and reports will include unit operations for solid-liquid separation, tailings characterization, manganese carbonate precipitation, and EMM testing.
"I am extremely excited with the progression and optimization on our Wenden Stockpile project. Our goal is to model for DLA the bench-scale project with consideration to a larger commercial advanced material processing facility at the Wenden Stockpile”, Larry Reaugh, president and chief executive of American Manganese, said in a statement.
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