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American Resources Corporation reports developments in the U.S. critical mineral supply chain, including upstream and downstream initiatives tied to rare earth elements, critical battery materials and circular feedstock sourcing. Company updates frequently reference its affiliated minority holding in ReElement Technologies, a rare earth and critical mineral refining business serving commercial and defense markets.
Recurring news themes include ReElement refining technology, intellectual property for lithium and mineral separation, customer and strategic-partner discussions, refinery buildout activity, and Electrified Materials recycling, pre-processing and conditioning capacity for magnets, copper, aluminum, ferrous metals and rare earth feedstocks. American Resources also issues shareholder updates on corporate initiatives and subsidiary-level growth platforms.
ReElement Technologies (NASDAQ:AREC) will participate in multiple industry conferences the week of March 9, 2026 to advance customer, investor, and partner discussions on critical mineral supply chains and circular economy solutions.
Key appearances: Mark LaVerghetta at UNC Clean Tech Summit (Mar 9), Ben Kincaid at REMADE Summit (Mar 11), and Rhett Rezendes at a March 11 financing roundtable in Washington, DC.
American Resources (NASDAQ:AREC) announced that Electrified Materials Corporation (EMCO) expanded pre-processing capacity at its Indiana facility to aggregate and condition magnets, copper, aluminum and ferrous feedstocks for rare earth and critical mineral refining.
The expansion will be supported by a subsidiary private capital raise under Regulation D and a State of Indiana recycling grant, and is positioned ahead of a planned spin-off of Electrified Materials as a standalone public company.
ReElement Technologies (portfolio company of American Resources, NASDAQ:AREC) filed a new patent application on March 3, 2026 to complement Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) flows by enabling chromatography-based separation and purification of lithium from brines.
This is ReElement's eighth next-generation patent application, field-tested with membrane concentration systems and aimed at producing ultra-high-purity, battery-grade lithium with lower environmental footprint.
American Resources (NASDAQ:AREC) and affiliated minority holding ReElement Technologies will attend PDAC 2026 in Toronto from March 1–4, 2026.
Representatives will offer thought leadership and meet customers, investors, and strategic partners to discuss rare earth and critical mineral refining and recycling solutions.
ReElement Technologies (NASDAQ:AREC) expanded and commissioned advanced laboratory capacity and added technical hires to scale its rare earth and critical mineral refining platform on February 27, 2026. New instrumentation includes XRD, ICP-MS, ICP-OES and laser diffraction to support precision analysis and purity validation.
The lab upgrade supports commercial refining programs targeting gadolinium, gallium, germanium, terbium, and yttrium at purities up to 99.999%, and follows seven recently filed patents to advance its chromatographic separation platform.
American Resources (NASDAQ:AREC) and its affiliate ReElement Technologies will attend Investing In African Mining INDABA 2026 in Cape Town, Feb 9–12, 2026. ReElement executives will offer thought leadership, meet customers, investors, and partners, and pursue African partnerships to support critical minerals supply chains for U.S. and allied industries.
American Resources (NASDAQ: AREC) announced that its subsidiary Electrified Materials Corporation (EMCO) has commenced initial 2026 shipments of end-of-life lithium-ion batteries to its Noblesville, Indiana disposition site as of January 23, 2026.
EMCO is aggregating and preprocessing multiple lithium-ion chemistries, including LFP and nickel-/cobalt-bearing systems, and supplying conditioned materials to downstream partner ReElement Technologies for refining into ultra-high-purity, manufacturing-grade products to support a domestic circular critical minerals supply chain.
American Resources (NASDAQ:AREC), via its minority holding in ReElement Technologies, and SAGINT announced on January 21, 2026 the minting of the world’s first utility token for critical minerals to represent refined neodymium oxide from ReElement’s Noblesville, Indiana refinery.
The token, created on a privately operated Sui Layer‑1 blockchain, records material origin, processing integrity, and mass balance to provide immutable, end‑to‑end provenance and DFARS‑relevant compliance controls for defense and industrial supply chains.
American Resources (NASDAQ:AREC) said its portfolio company ReElement Technologies has developed commercial protocols to produce samarium purity >99.9%, targeting samarium‑cobalt (SmCo) magnet‑grade material for defense and advanced industrial applications. The flowsheet accepts recycled and ore‑based feedstocks and is designed to meet market needs for 99.9%–99.99% purity. ReElement emphasizes a modular, solvent‑free refining platform that it says lowers CapEx/OpEx, enables rapid U.S. deployment, and supports scaling at its Marion facility and partner sites to address short‑term supply gaps and long‑term supply security.
American Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:AREC) and ReElement Technologies announced their January 2026 conference and event schedule, listing appearances, meetings, and presentations across major industry gatherings.
Key items: CES (Jan 5–9, Las Vegas) with Shane Tragethon attending; Future Mineral Forum (Jan 13–15, Riyadh) with Shane Tragethon; Center for Critical Minerals Strategy roundtable (Jan 21, Washington D.C.) with Ben Kincade; and the Battery Innovation Forum (Jan 30, Miami) with Mark Jensen conducting commercial and government meetings.