• Electric Metals kicked off a Preliminary Economic Assessment for downstream high-purity manganese sulfate monohydrate (HPMSM) and electrolytic manganese metal (EMM) processing facilities tied to its North Star Manganese Project.
• Initial design basis targets annual output of 100,000 tonnes of HPMSM, 10,000 tonnes of EMM, with study also weighing expansion to 200,000 tonnes of HPMSM.
• Hargrove Engineers & Constructors will lead engineering work on a flowsheet developed by Kemetco Research, covering ore concentration at Emily Manganese Deposit in Minnesota, transport, then refining at a proposed U.S. Gulf Coast site.
• Study builds on North Star Manganese Project PEA filed Oct. 6, 2026, which reported post-tax NPV10% of USD 1.39 billion, after-tax IRR of 43.5%, payback of 23 months.
• Company framed project as a bid to establish domestic U.S. manganese supply for batteries, specialty steel, defense applications amid heavy reliance on China for global HPMSM and EMM output.

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