RE:RE:Magnesium and nickel but low cobalt use Martin Kepman, CEO of Manganese X Energy, said the company is accelerating its drilling agenda to take advantage of the current attention and demand for manganese as a key cathode component in battery chemistry."We feel our property, being 12 miles from the US border, gives us a decided advantage. We are the only manganese property in North America on a fast track to commercialisation," he added.