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CONTRACT RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION

CONTRACT RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY COMMERICALIZATION

AMERICAN MANGANESE CATHODE RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY

CONTRACT REEARCH & TESTING COMPANY

Workshop on Advanced Battery Recycling Ann Arbor, Michigan November 30, 2016

New Technologies That May Change the Economics of Recycling Lithium-Ion Batteries

CONTRACT RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION LITHIUM ION BATTERY – CATHODE RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY

JUST THE BEGINNING OF A NEW ERA

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RAPIDLY GROWING MARKET

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http://electriccarsreport.com/2015/08/market-for-li-ion-electric-car-batteries-to-reach-30b-in-2024/

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INEVITABLE FUTURE

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CONTRACT RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION LITHIUM ION BATTERY – CATHODE RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY

LITHIUM ION BATTERY RECYCLING IS IN IT’S INFANCY

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CURRENT OPTIONS

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www.tesla.com/blog/mythbusters-part-3-recycling-our-non-toxic-battery-packs

SMELTER SHRED AND COLLECT METAL SLUDGE

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APPLYING MINING TECHNOLOGY FOR RECYCLING LITHIUM ION BATTERIES 7

AMERICAN MANGANESE CATHODE RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT

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Mining Technology Developed for Recovery of Mn from Low Grade Ores

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BACKGROUND

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From Mine to Product

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Electrolytic Processing for EMD Chemical Oxidation for CMD MnCO3 MnO2 Button Cell Batteries Mn Mine

Low Grade Ore

LiB Cathode

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THE OPPORTUNITY – LITHIUM ION BATTERY RECYCLING Cost Breakdown of Lithium Ion Battery Pack

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Cathode 25%

Battery Pack Management System 16% Pack Thermal System 8% Anode Materials 8% Depreciation of Equipment 8% Cell Labor 8% Land Cost for Cell Manufacturing 6% Cell Fixed Cost 6% Pack Labor 5% Current Collectors 3% Separators 3% Electrolyte 1% Other 3%

http://articles.sae.org/14195/

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TOTAL VEHICLE LI-ION BATTERY WORLD MARKET

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THE PROBLEM BECOMES THE OPPORTUNITY

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$- $1.0 $2.0 $3.0 $4.0 $5.0 $6.0 $7.0 $8.0 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 $ USD Billion Year

World Vehicle Li-ion Battery Cathode Market

CONTRACT RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION LITHIUM ION BATTERY – CATHODE RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY

HYDROMETALLURGICAL PROCESSING USING SPENT CATHODE AS A RESOURCE

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100% Extraction of Li and Co from LiCoO2

CONTRACT RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION LITHIUM ION BATTERY – CATHODE RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY

Co Recovery

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Selective Precipitation of Co(OH)2

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Li Recovery

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Precipitation of Li2CO3

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Collected Products

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Co(OH)2 & Li2CO3

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XRD of Commercial Grade vs Regenerated LiCoO2

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Manufacture of Test Battery from Recycled Cathode

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Proof of Concept Achieved

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Simplified American Manganese Flowsheet

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Provisional Patent Application Filed. More Intellectual Property in the Works Proprietary Operations Not Shown

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Rough Estimates of Cathode Recycling Opportunity

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2024 - $7.6 USD Billion per Year Cathode Materials for Vehicles

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Cathode Value $21.07 USD per Kg (based on rough estimate of raw materials)

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360,700,000 kg of Cathode Materials per Year

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988 Metric Tonnes per Day Cathode Materials

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Mining and Processing

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LITHIUM Mining: South America Processing: South America

ALUMINUM Mining: Australia Refining: Middle East NICKEL & COBALT Mining: Voisey Bay, Canada Smelting: Sudbury, Canada Refining: Port Colborne, Canada MANGANESE Mining: Africa Refining: USA

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Potential Future Packaged Processing Plants

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Similar Chemistry to Cyanide Destruction Plant Delivered to Gold Mine in 2015 Packed Plant Fabrication and Shipping Reagent Metering System Reactor Reagent Storage

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VALUE PROPOSITION FOR RECYCLING

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Contacts

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Larry Reaugh, President and CEO Tel: (778) 574-4444 E-mail: lreaugh@amymn.com Website: www.americanmanganeseinc.com Norman Chow, President E-mail: nchow@kemetco.com Joey Jung, Operations Manager E-mail: jjung@kemetco.com Tel: (604) 273-3600 Website: www.americanmanganeseinc.com