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14 www.resourceworld.com J U N E / J U L Y 2 0 1 8 With all this talk about EVs, how many people give any thought as to what will happen to the millions of spent EV batter - ies down the line? Larry Reaugh, President and CEO of American Manganese, thinks about this and told the Argus audience that his company has a metallurgical pro - cess that can recover 100% of the lithium and cobalt in a lithium ion battery. See more details below. Vanadium is getting attention and not just because 0.5% vanadium doubles the strength of steel. It is now viewed as play - ing an important role in energy storage – see VanadiumCorp. below. SPECIALTY METALS COMPANY SUMMARIES American Manganese Inc. [AMY-TSXV; AMYZF-OTC; 2AM-FSE] is a diversi- fied specialty and critical metal company focused on capitalizing on its patented intellectual property through low-cost production or recovery of electrolytic manganese products throughout the world, and recycling of spent electric vehi- cle lithium-ion rechargeable batteries. The company aims to capitalize on its patented technology and proprietary know-how to become the industry leader in recy- cling spent electric vehicle lithium-ion batteries and recovering 100% of the cathode metals such as: lithium-cobalt, lithium-cobalt-nickel-manganese, lithium- cobalt-aluminum and lithium-manganese. Avalon Advanced Materials Inc. [AVL-TSX; AVLNF-OTCQX; OU5-FSE] has reported assay results from its suc - cessful 2018 winter drilling program at its Separation Rapids lithium project near Kenora, Ontario. Results were highlighted by a 37.75-metre intersection of lepidolite- rich mineralization in hole SR18-80 that averaged 1.58% Li 2 O. Six holes totaling 1,548 metres were completed with all holes intersecting significant lithium mineraliza- tion, both petalite and lepidolite-petalite bearing. An updated resource estimate is being prepared which is expected shortly. Metallurgical process optimization and environmental work continues with results of this work, along with a revised resource estimate that will be used to complete an updated technical report this spring. Cascadero Copper Corp. [CCD-TSXV] and partner Regberg jointly own the Amarillo and Amarillo North properties in northern Argentina that encompasses a sediment-hosted cesium-silver deposit. Cascadero has a 100% interest in the Taron cesium prospect, also in northern Argentina, where a sample graded 0.467% cesium. Metallurgical studies have been carried out. Cellcube Energy Storage Systems Inc. [CUBE-CSE], formerly Stina Resources Ltd., is planning an extensive spring/summer work program at its Bisoni McKay/Bisoni- Rio vanadium project near Eureka, Nevada. The project, one of the largest pure play vanadium projects in North America, cov - ers 4,115 acres contiguous to Prophecy's Gibellini deposit. There is a NI 43-101 indicated resource of 11.9 million tons aver- aging 0.39% V 2 O 5 and inferred resources of 7 million tons averaging 0.42% V 2 O 5 . Stina has established a new wholly- owned Austrian subsidiary, Enerox GmbH, that has acquired the Gildemeister assets and business. Enerox is one of the world's first and largest researchers, developers, manufacturers and distributors of vana - dium flow batteries. Commerce Resources Corp. [CCE- TSXV; CMRZF-OTC; D7H-FSE] has reported results of prospecting and sam- pling throughout the Miranna Area on its Niobium Claim Group, northern Québec. This work was conducted during the 2017 field program. The Miranna Area is characterized by a strongly mineralized (Nb-Ta-Phosphate), glacially dispersed, boulder train with a source interpreted to be potentially on the property. Prospecting continues to identify numerous, well-min - eralized boulders, with the 2017 program returning a peak niobium sample of 16.1% Nb 2 O 5 , 7,540 ppm Ta 2 O 5 , and 13.4% P 2 O 5 . The tantalum and niobium sample from the company's Upper Fir deposit near Blue River, eastern British Columbia has been successfully processed utilizing the pat- ented Krupin Process. Commerce is now working towards the signing of a defini- tive agreement to acquire the global rights SPECIALTY METALS