Euro Manganese Announces Results of Life Cycle Assessment for the Chvaletice Manganese Project
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NR 2022-15
Euro Manganese Announces Results of Life Cycle Assessment
for the Chvaletice Manganese Project
VANCOUVER, British Columbia ( August 2, 2022) – Euro Manganese Inc. (TSX -V and ASX: EMN; OTCQX:
EUMNF; Frankfurt: E06) ("Euro Manganese", the "Company" or "EMN") is pleased to release highlights of
the Life Cycle Assessment (" LCA" or " Study") recently completed for the Company’s Chvaletice
Manganese Project ("CMP" or "Project") located in the Czech Republic.
Euro Manganese engaged Minviro Ltd. ("Minviro"), a UK-based and globally recognized sustainability and
life cycle assessment consultancy, and RCS Global Ltd. ("RCS Global"), a leading global auditor of battery
material supply chains, to conduct a cradle -to-gate, critically reviewed study quantifying the
environmental impacts, including the c arbon footprint, of producing high -purity manganese products
from manganese-rich historic mine tailings at the CMP.
The results of the LCA validate the environmental value proposition of the CMP and identify potential
opportunities for further impact reduction. Delivery of the LCA is timely as Euro Manganese continues to
engage with customers in the Electric Vehicle ("EV") battery/automotive space, each of whom are testing
and qualifying both the chemistry and environmental credentials of EMN’s high -purity manganese
products.
Highlights
● Using 100% renewable electricity to power the processing plant significantly reduces the CMP’s
carbon footprint, measured in the LCA as Global Warming Potential (" GWP"). The Company is
actively working to secure renewable power offtake contracts with a potential target mix of 50%
wind and 50% solar to meet the plant’s energy requirements. The Company’s working assumption
is the use of 100% renewable electricity, referred to as the Target Scenario in the LCA.
● Assuming the use of renewable electricity, the Project’s GWP is expected to be 6.6 kg CO2 eq. per
kg of high-purity electrolytic manganese metal ("HPEMM") and 2.3 kg CO2 eq. per kg high-purity
manganese sulphate monohydrate ("HPMSM"). Assuming the standard Czech electrical grid mix,
the total GWP impact is expected be 13.9 kg CO 2 eq. per kg HPEMM an d 4.8 kg CO 2 eq. per kg
HPMSM.
● The results of the GWP impact analysis have been divided into three scopes, following the
guidelines of the Greenhouse Gas ("GHG") Protocol, which provides the Company with a full GHG
emissions inventory.
● The LCA confirms multiple environmental benefits from the remediation of the historic tailings
area, particularly in terms of soil quality and freshwater quality. Both improve over the lifetime
of the Project as remediation avoids the current leaching of metals a nd reduces the impacts of
the historic tailings to soil and water streams.
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● Opportunities exist to further reduce the CMP’s carbon footprint by sourcing reagents from
manufacturers with lower environmental impact than those assumed in the study. The Company
is committed to identifying and selecting suppliers with commitments to decarbonization.
● The LCA was conducted according to the requirements of ISO -14040:2006 and ISO-14044:2006,
which included a critical review by an independent LCA expert, and will provide Euro Manganese
with an independently verified assessment for financiers and customers. RCS Global also reviewed
and commented on the LCA study.
● Minviro is also undertaking a benchmarking exercise where the CMP’s GWP will be compared
against similar projects and operations producing high-purity manganese products. The Company
intends to release the results of this analysis once complete.
Dr. Matthew James, Euro Manganese’s President and CEO, said: “I am pleased the results of this Life Cycle
Assessment confirm the environmental credentials of the Chvaletice Manganese Project, namely its low
carbon footprint and the net positive benefits of remediating the historic tailings area, where the quality
of soil and freshwater actually improve over the lifetime of our Project.
These LCA results are a crucial part of customer qualification , as transparency into the origin and
environmental footprint of battery me tal production is increasingly important as automotive
manufacturers use strategic procurement to meet their targets of lower carbon emissions across their
supply chains.
Euro Manganese’s plans to purchase 100% renewable electricity reduces the GWP to 2.3 kg CO2 eq. per
kg high-purity manganese sulphate. To put this in context, the Nickel Institute reports1 a GWP of 5.4 kg
CO2 eq. per kg of nickel sulphate . I am confident the use of renewable energy will show our result s are
favourable against similar operations producing high-purity manganese products, to be confirmed in the
benchmarking study currently underway.
Euro Manganese has the only known supply of manganese ore in the European Union, making our high -
purity manganese products fully traceable from mine to market, and it is our duty to develop that resource
in the most environmentally responsible manner.”
Scope of the Life Cycle Assessment
The LCA evaluates the life cycle impact of the two high-purity manganese products that the CMP produces,
HPEMM and HPMSM. The reported values are based on the production of 1 kg of HPEMM and 1 kg of
HPMSM respectively from manganese-rich historic sulfidic mine tailings. The process assessed is from the
point of tailings extraction (cradle) to HPMSM production (end gate) and is based on data and the
production process outlined in EMN’s Definitive Feasibility Study ( “DFS”), the results of which were
released on July 27, 2022.
The Study assesses two scenarios, a baseline, where electricity demands of the Project are met by the
Czech grid, and a target scenario, where electricity demands are met by renewable energy sources. The
transport of reagents, sourced from within Europe, is included in the scope.
The LCA measures five impact categories: the CMP’s global warming potential, water scarcity footprint,
land use, freshwater eutrophication potential and freshwater ecotoxicity pot ential. Results of these
categories can be found in the Results Summary Table in Appendix I.
Global Warming Potential
The CMP’s GWP is expected to be 6.6 kg CO 2 eq. per kg HPEMM and 2.3 kg CO 2 eq. per kg HPMSM
assuming 100% renewable electricity is used. Assuming electricity from the standard Czech grid is used,
the Project’s GWP is expected to be 13.9 kg CO 2 eq. per kg HPEMM and 4.8 kg CO 2 eq. per kg HPMSM.
The GWP can be subdivided into Scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG emissions, detailed in the Table below.
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LCA Summary of Global Warming Potential Scope Emissions for HPEMM & HPMSM
Target Scenario:
Renewable Electricity
Baseline Scenario:
Czech Electrical Grid Mix
Impact Category HPEMM
(kg CO2 eq. per kg)
HPMSM
(kg CO2 eq. per kg)
HPEMM
(kg CO2 eq. per kg)
HPMSM
(kg CO2 eq. per kg)
Scope 1 1.2 0.4 1.2 0.4
Scope 2 2.1 0.7 9.5 3.3
Scope 3 3.3 1.2 3.3 1.2
Total 6.6 2.3 13.9 4.8
Note: Totals may not add exactly due to rounding.
● Scope 1: direct GHG emissions from owned or controlled sources; for example, emissions
associated with the combustion of fossil fuels on-site, such as process emissions.
● Scope 2: indirect GHG emissions from the generation of purchased energy; for example, thermal
or electrical energy that is imported and used at site.
● Scope 3: any other indirect upstream emissions; for example, from the impact of manufacturing
consumables and transport of reagents.
The contributors to GWP in the production of HPEMM are mostly associated with electricity use in the
electrowinning stage and quicklime consumption in the Fe/P removal stage. The contributors to GWP in
the production of HPMSM are mostly associated with the production of HPEMM, as HPEMM is a precursor
product to the further-refined HPMSM product.
Water Scarcity Footprint
The CMP’s water scarcity footprint is expected to be 29.2 kg water eq. per kg HPEMM and 11.0 kg water
eq. per kg HPMSM assuming the target scenario and 35.2 kg water eq. per kg HPEMM and 13.7 kg water
eq. per kg HPMSM assuming the baseline scenario. For both products, direct water use is the largest
contributing factor to the Project’s water scarcity footprint, while indirect water use stemming from water
embodied in energy and reagents does not contribute much. The potential for water dep rivation to
humans or ecosystems is not considered significant as the Project is located in an area with a low water
scarcity index and the water used in processing is intended to be from secondary sources.
Land Use Transformation
In four of the five categories evaluated to assess the CMP’s impacts on land use, results showed a benefit
to the environment of remediating the historic tailings area.
Categories showing a benefit included biotic production, groundwater regeneration, mechanical filtration
and physicochemical filtration. An exception was in the soil erosion category as compaction and textures
of the tailings area, processing plant and storage area will be changed after land occupation and
transformation over the life of the Project. The likelihood of erosion is not considered significant. The total
transformation impact is 4.2E-4 kg of increased soil loss per kg HPEMM, or 2.1E-4 kg of increased soil loss
per kg HPMSM.
Freshwater Eutrophication
The CMP’s freshwater eutrophication impact is exp ected to be 2.0E -3 kg P eq. HPEMM and -9.6E-4kg P
eq. HPMSM assuming the target scenario and 9.7E -3 kg P eq. HPEMM and 3.5E -3 kg P eq. HPMSM
assuming the baseline scenario. For both products, the main driver is the embodied impact of consuming
material and energy inputs. Benefits to the environment were seen with the remediation of the historic
tailings as further leaching of metals is avoided.
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Eutrophication is the build -up of a concentration of chemical nutrients in an ecosystem which leads to
abnormal productivity, such as excessive algae in rivers causing reductions in water quality and animal
populations.
Freshwater Ecotoxicity
The CMP’s freshwater ecotoxicity impact is expected to be 15.1 Comparative Toxic Unit ("CTU") eq. per
kg HPEMM and 5.0 CTU eq. per kg HPMSM assuming the target scenario and 15.4 CTU eq. per kg HPEMM
and 5.5 CTU eq. per kg HPMSM assuming the baseline scenario. The main driver for this is the use of
chemicals in the purification process for HPEMM pr oduction, which has a large embodied upstream
impact.
Ecotoxicity is the potential of a chemical substance to cause harm or damage to ecosystems, which, with
respect to freshwater, is represented by the toxic effect on aquifer freshwater species in the wat er
column.
APPENDIX I - LCA Results Summary for HPEMM & HPMSM
Target Scenario:
Renewable Electricity
Baseline Scenario:
Czech Electrical Grid
Mix
Impact Category HPEMM HPMSM HPEMM HPMSM Units (per kg
HPEMM/HPMSM)
Global Warming Potential 6.6 2.3 13.9 4. kg CO2 eq.
Water Scarcity Footprint 29.2 11.0 35.2 13.7 kg water eq.
Land Use – Biotic Production
(Transformation) -1.3E-2 -6.7E-3 -1.3E-2 -6.7E-3 kg eq.
Land Use – Biotic Production
(Occupation) -1.3E-3 -6.7E-4 -1.3E-3 -6.7E-4 kg eq. x year
Land Use – Erosion Resistance
(Transformation) 4.2E-4 2.1E-4 4.2E-4 2.1E-4 kg eq.
Land Use – Erosion Resistance
(Occupation) 9.7E-6 4.9E-6 9.7E-6 4.9E-6 kg eq. x year
Land Use – Groundwater
Regeneration (Transformation) -7.7E-4 -3.9E-4 -7.7E-4 -3.9E-4 m3 eq.
Land Use – Groundwater
Regeneration (Occupation) -1.7E-4 -8.6E-5 -1.7E-4 -8.6E-5 m3 eq. x year
Land Use – Mechanical
Filtration (Transformation) -5.8 -2.9 -5.8 -2.9 m3 eq.
Land Use – Mechanical
Filtration (Occupation) -6.1E-1 -3.1E-1 -6.1E-1 -3.1E-1 m3 eq. x year
Land Use – Physicochemical
Filtration (Transformation) -8.4E-1 -1.7 -8.4E-1 -1.7 mol eq.
Land Use – Physicochemical
Filtration (Occupation) -8.8E-2 -3.3E-2 -8.8E-2 -3.3E-2 mol eq. x year
Freshwater Eutrophication 2.0E-3 -9.6E-4 9.7E-3 3.5E-3 kg P eq.
Freshwater Ecotoxicity 15.1 5.0 15.4 5.5 CTU eq.
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About Euro Manganese Inc.
Euro Manganese Inc. is a battery materials company focused on becoming a leading, competitive, and
environmentally superior producer of high -purity manganese for the electric vehicle (EV) industry and
other high-technology applications. The Company is advancing development of the Chvaletice Manganese
Project in the Czech Republic, which is a unique wast e-to-value recycling and remediation opportunity
involving reprocessing old tailings from a decommissioned mine. The Chvaletice Project is the only sizable
resource of manganese in the European Union, strategically positioning the Company to provide batte ry
supply chains with critical raw materials to support the global shift to a circular, low-carbon economy.
About Minviro Ltd.
Minviro is a London -based and globally recognized consultancy and technology company specializing in
carrying out life cycle assessments in the raw material sector and technology minerals and metals space.
The company provides quantitative environmental and climate impact data for mineral resource projects
and operations, battery manufacturers and the EV industry to make environmentally informed decisions.
(www.minviro.com)
About RCS Global Ltd.
RCS Global is a world leading, vertically integrated ESG audit, consulting, and data solutions provider
with a specialisation in battery material supply chains.
1. https://nickelinstitute.org/media/4901/lifecycledata-summary-update2020.pdf
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