Manganese X Energy Corp. announced that it is approaching the midway point of the pre-feasibility study in-fill and step-out drilling program at its wholly owned Battery Hill Project located near Woodstock, New Brunswick. An aggregate of 16 NQ diamond drill holes totaling 2,208 metres have been completed of the planned 4,725 metre, 31-hole program.

The goal of the drill program is to in-fill and expand the Measured and Indicated resources in preparation for the pre-feasibility study (PFS) by upgrading the Inferred category resource included in the Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) mine plan. The planned PFS drill program is following recommendations of the National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (NI 43-101) PEA of the Battery Hill Manganese Project.