American Resources and ReElement Highlights New SAGINT Partnership in Virtual Investor "What This Means" Segment Focused on Transforming Critical Mineral Traceability
Rhea-AI Summary
American Resources (NASDAQ:AREC) on December 8, 2025 highlighted a new strategic partnership with SAGINT to implement blockchain-based tokenization for global critical mineral traceability. The collaboration pairs American Resources and affiliated ReElement Technologies refining capabilities with SAGINT's blockchain infrastructure to enable real-time insight into mineral origin, custody, and environmental stewardship.
The initiative aims to strengthen domestic supply chain integrity, enhance compliance, and create an auditable, tokenized record across sourcing and refining for critical and rare earth minerals used in electrification and defense markets.
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- Partnership announced on Dec 8, 2025 to implement blockchain tokenization
- Integrates ReElement multi-mineral refining with SAGINT blockchain capabilities
- Aims to enable real-time traceability of mineral origin, custody, and stewardship
- Positioned to strengthen domestic supply chain integrity and compliance
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Peers on Argus
AREC fell 5.51% while key peers like METC (-4.08%) and AMR (-2.68%) also declined, but scanner data does not flag a unified sector momentum move.
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 03 | Credit facility | Positive | +2.5% | New $5M inventory credit line to procure rare earth feedstocks. |
| Dec 02 | Corporate update | Positive | +0.7% | December conference and event schedule featuring ReElement process. |
| Dec 01 | Blockchain partnership | Positive | +2.2% | Tokenization Services Agreement with SAGINT for mineral traceability. |
| Nov 20 | Processing partnership | Positive | -17.2% | Strategic processing deal with ERI for recycled magnet waste refining. |
| Nov 20 | Recycling agreement | Positive | -17.2% | ReElement-ERI agreement to supply recycled magnet feedstock. |
Recent news, especially partnerships, has produced mixed reactions: several modest gains but also a sharp -17.21% decline on positive partnership news.
Over the last few weeks, American Resources has focused on building its critical minerals and refining ecosystem. It secured a $5 million credit facility to source feedstocks for ReElement and highlighted its December conference slate. Multiple partnerships—SAGINT for blockchain tokenization, ERI for recycled magnet processing, and ReElement’s refining expansion—underscore a pivot toward rare earths and advanced materials. Today’s SAGINT-focused segment builds directly on the December 1, 2025 tokenization agreement.
Market Pulse Summary
This announcement reinforces American Resources’ strategy of pairing critical mineral sourcing and ReElement refining with SAGINT’s blockchain infrastructure to enhance traceability and transparency. It builds on the earlier Tokenization Services Agreement announced on December 1, 2025. Investors may watch for concrete adoption metrics, integration milestones, and any follow‑on commercial or regulatory developments that demonstrate how this digital traceability framework supports national security, compliance, and customer demand across commercial and defense markets.
AI-generated analysis. Not financial advice.
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FISHERS, IN / ACCESS Newswire / December 8, 2025 / American Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:AREC) ("American Resources"), a leader in the critical mineral supply chain developing innovative solutions for the extraction, processing and recycling of rare earth elements and critical minerals from sustainable sources, today announced that it recently participated in a Virtual Investor "What This Means" segment spotlighting its newly announced partnership with SAGINT Inc.
As part of the segment, Mark Jensen, Executive Chairman of American Resources and CEO of ReElement Technologies, and Jacob Clayton, CEO of SAGINT Inc., discussed the strategic collaboration between the companies to implement blockchain-based tokenization for global critical mineral traceability and transparency. They emphasized how this partnership is designed to bring unparalleled integrity and verification to the global sourcing and movement of critical minerals, enabling a more secure and domestically anchored supply chain.
The partnership brings together American Resources' leading position in critical mineral sourcing, ReElement's leading multi-mineral refining platform with SAGINT's advanced blockchain capabilities, creating a framework that strengthens national security interests, enhances global compliance, and sets a new standard for accountability across the industry. By integrating blockchain-backed traceability with mineral sourcing and advanced refining, the initiative aims to provide real-time insight into mineral origin, custody, and environmental stewardship - key factors driving the future of commercial and defense-aligned mineral sustainability and developing a comprehensive supply chain solution.
The "What This Means" segment can be accessed here.
About American Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:AREC)
American Resources Corporation is a leader in the critical mineral supply chain, developing innovative solutions both upstream and downstream of the refining process. The company and its affiliates focus on the extraction and processing of metallurgical carbon and iron ore, essential ingredients in steelmaking, as well as critical and rare earth minerals for the electrification market and recycled metals.
Leveraging its affiliation and former parent status of ReElement Technologies Corporation, a leading provider of high-performance refining capacity for rare earth and critical battery elements, American Resources is investing in and developing efficient upstream and downstream critical mineral operations. These operations include mining interests in conventional and unconventional sources, recycling, and manufacturing.
American Resources has established a nimble, low-cost business model centered on growth, which provides a significant opportunity to scale its portfolio of assets to meet the growing global infrastructure and electrification markets while also continuing to acquire operations and significantly reduce their legacy industry risks. Its streamlined and efficient operations are able to maximize margins while reducing costs. For more information visit americanresourcescorp.com or connect with the Company on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
About SAGINT Inc.
SAGINT Inc. is a digital asset infrastructure developer that enables the technical facilitation of digital ledger technology for economic value chains, specializing in compliant blockchain solutions for commodities and finance. SAGINT delivers secure, scalable platforms for token design, issuance, and management, ensuring adherence to U.S. regulatory standards. For more information visit www.sagint.com.
About ReElement Technologies Corporation
ReElement Technologies Corporation, a portfolio company of American Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:AREC), is a leading provider of high-performance refining capacity for rare earth and critical battery elements. Its multi-mineral, multi-feedstock platform technology focuses on the refining of recycled material from rare earth permanent magnets and lithium-ion batteries, concentrated ores and brines, as well as coal-based waste streams and byproducts to create a cost effective and environmentally-safe, circular supply chain. ReElement has developed its innovative and scalable "Powered by ReElement" process which collaboratively utilizes its exclusively licensed intellectual property within its partners' material processing flow sheets to more efficiently support the global supply chain's growing demand for magnet and battery-grade products. For more information visit reelementtech.com or connect with the Company on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other important factors that could cause the Company's actual results, performance, or achievements or industry results to differ materially from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond American Resources Corporation's control. The words "believes", "may", "will", "should", "would", "could", "continue", "seeks", "anticipates", "plans", "expects", "intends", "estimates", or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. Any forward-looking statements included in this press release are made only as of the date of this release. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update or supplement any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances. The Company cannot assure you that the projected results or events will be achieved.
Investor Contact:
JTC Team, LLC
Jenene Thomas
(908) 824 -0775
arec@jtcir.com
Media Inquiries:
Marjorie Weisskohl
703-587-1532
mweisskohl@allseasonspr.com
Company Contact:
Mark LaVerghetta
317-855-9926 ext. 0
investor@americanresourcescorp.com
SOURCE: American Resources Corporation
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