Archive for 2010

Lack of Investment Hurts Manganese Producing Countries

The rising price of manganese has shed light on the lack of infrastructure spending, which has hurt the profitability of manganese operations. South Africa needs to increae the capacity of railway lines and ports to ship out more of the material. Also, India explores the ocean depths for manganese resources.

American Manganese Inc.: Expanding Manganese Resource

American Manganese Inc.(CVE:AMY) reports expanding its manganese resource in the a new NI 43-101 compliant Resource Estimate for Artillery Peak project. The 2010 drilling program included 53 reverse circulation drill holes totaling 4,526.3 meters (14,850 feet) on patented claims located on the northern third of the property. President and CEO of American Manganese Inc., Mr. Larry [...]

American Manganese: Lonnie-Virgil Occurrence Returns Significant Rare Earth Element

American Manganese (CVE:AMY) reports the geochemical prospecting program carried out on its Lonnie and Virgil rare earth metals project, British Columbia. Additional follow-up work planned for Virgil and Lonnie will include detailed geological mapping, geochemical sampling, magnetometer geophysical surveys, and core drilling. Fieldwork and data compilation of Lonnie-Virgil mineral tenures was carried out by Andris Kikauka, P.Geo., a Qualified [...]