Why not looking at..American Manganese - AMY
Mining is expensive (environmetal issues/costs) + safe heaven areas? + it takes years to receive permits and commercial production.
Recycling will be the new way of "mining metals".
AMY already has the technology - Li,Ni,Co,Mn.
This one will be picked up soon by a greater entity/recycler or even producer these metals.
Grtz
Elgouna