RE:InterviewThanks geralds.
Meeting with investors on April 8 in Phoenix, Az
My guess is that will be for the Artillery Peak (3 hours away from Phoenix)
Things are looking great. And Larry mentioned that they also advancing the marketing strategy.
Artillery Peak, Arizona – Manganese Project & Patent
American Manganese first acquired claims in the Artillery Peak Manganese district in 2007. Recognizing that low-grade deposits of manganese were not economic, the Company moved forward with research to develop a disruptive technology to produce higher-priced forms of manganese such as electrolytic manganese metal (EMM), electrolytic manganese dioxide (EMD) and chemical manganese dioxide (CMD). The Company contracted Kemetco starting in May 2009 to perform the research (Note: The US Bureau of Mines worked on the metallurgical process for approximately 50 years with limited success). Kemetco made the breakthrough and successfully completed the pilot plant testing in December 2011. Tetra Tech vetted the process and used the results to design the EMM plant for the prefeasibility study completed in September 2012.
The AMI project is the most advanced manganese project in the United States. Over the past few years the Company has reduced its landholdings (see press release dated November 7, 2013). The remaining claims contain the best grades and thicknesses, including intersections of 7.23% Mn over 6.09 meters (20 ft.) and 4.02% Mn over 27.44 meters (90.0 ft.)
With the renewed interested by Tesla in rechargeable lithium manganese batteries in storage and electric vehicles, the Company will be looking for interested partners to reinvigorate the CMD studies. The Company has previously produced CMD from Artillery Peak ores and produced working rechargeable lithium manganese batteries (see December 6, 2012 press release). The Company now holds patents in three countries, the United States, China and South Africa on its environmentally friendly green process.