American Manganese Begins Pilot Plant Testing

American Manganese Inc. (TSXV:AMY) reports a pilot plant test work has began.

The press release is quoted as saying:

The initial stages include pre-leach and batch leach units coupled with a thickener and three stage counter current decantation (CCD) that can be operated in continuous mode in varied configuration at feed rates up to 50 Kg/hr. These unit operations will provide key information for leaching the manganese and production of pregnant leach solution as well as expectations of quality of residual leached solids (tailings). Bulk quantities of pregnant leach solution will be purified before separating the manganese as solid manganese carbonate and further processing the spent solution to recover a saleable byproduct sodium sulphate.

Arrangements have been made with contractors to provide expertise in such areas as liquid-solid separation, crystallization and nano-filtration which are key unit operations included in the proprietary technology.

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