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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.
American Resources (NASDAQ:AREC) and its minority holding in ReElement Technologies signed a strategic partnership with TMK LLC of the Republic of Uzbekistan on November 10, 2025 to develop a critical mineral supply chain beginning with tungsten.
The agreement creates a framework to broker Uzbek tungsten concentrates, refine them into high-purity tungsten in the U.S., and explores future cooperation on germanium, lithium, and rare earth elements. A Joint Working Group will produce technical and financial feasibility studies and coordinate investment structures involving U.S. and Uzbek investors.
American Resources (NASDAQ:AREC) said ReElement Technologies and Vulcan Elements secured a $1.4 billion joint partnership with the U.S. Department of War Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) announced on November 3, 2025. OSC will provide two loans—$620M to Vulcan Elements and $80M to ReElement—matched by private capital to fund domestic rare earth separation, metallization, and NdFeB magnet manufacturing.
The partners aim to scale to 10,000 metric tonnes of NdFeB magnet production capacity; the Department of War will receive warrants in ReElement. Funding derives from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) lending authority enacted July 2025.
American Resources (NASDAQ:AREC) entered into a securities purchase agreement for a private placement of 7,843,138 class A common shares (or pre-funded warrants) at $5.10 per share, generating estimated gross proceeds of $40.0 million. The Offering is expected to close on or about October 16, 2025, subject to customary closing conditions, with Maxim Group acting as sole placement agent.
The securities are being sold under Section 4(a)(2)/Regulation D and the company will file a resale registration statement for the purchasers. Net proceeds will be reduced by placement agent fees and offering expenses.
American Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:AREC) and portfolio company ReElement Technologies will attend multiple October 2025 conferences to present, meet customers, investors and partners.
Events and dates: US-DRC Business Summit on October 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C.; TDK Ventures 100X October 20-23, 2025 in San Francisco, CA (flagship sessions October 21-23); and the 2025 Economic Statecraft Summit October 23-24, 2025 in Washington, D.C. ReElement attendees named include Ben Kincade (CEO, ReElement Technologies Africa) and Shane Tragethon (VP, International Strategy).
The release reiterates ReElement's focus on rare earth and critical battery element refining and American Resources' role in critical mineral supply chains and upstream/downstream operations.
American Resources (NASDAQ:AREC) closed a $33 million common-stock PIPE at $3.55 per share to accelerate commercialization of a rare earth element (REE) recovery strategy from coal waste resources on October 13, 2025. The company says its affiliation with ReElement Technologies enables extraction and concentration of Nd, Pr, Dy, Tb, Gd and Y from >120 million tons of controlled, permitted coal waste deposits in Kentucky and West Virginia. The plan targets mixed REE concentrate production, integration into ReElement's 99.9%+ purity refining platform, faster speed-to-market, lower CapEx vs greenfield mining, and regional remediation and job creation.
American Resources (NASDAQ:AREC) priced a private placement of 9,480,282 class A common shares at $3.55 per share, generating estimated gross proceeds of approximately $33.7 million. The Offering is expected to close on or about October 14, 2025, subject to customary closing conditions, with Maxim Group LLC acting as sole placement agent.
The shares are being sold under exempt transactions pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) and/or Regulation D and have not been registered; the company has agreed to file a resale registration statement for the purchased shares. Net proceeds will be reduced by placement agent fees and offering expenses.
American Resources (NASDAQ:AREC) announced that its portfolio company ReElement Technologies is part of the Critical Materials Crossroads consortium, which advanced as one of 15 finalists for the National Science Foundation Regional Innovation Engines competition.
The award offers up to $160 million over ten years to accelerate regional innovation, with on-site NSF assessments scheduled for January 2026 and awardees expected to be announced in early 2026. The consortium builds a vertically integrated critical materials hub in Kansas City and began with a $1 million, 24-month federal cooperative agreement awarded in May 2023.
American Resources Corporation (NASDAQ: AREC) and portfolio company ReElement Technologies will attend several October 2025 industry events to present, meet investors, customers and partners.
Key appearances: Critical Minerals Forum on October 16 in New York; APEC CEO Summit October 28–31 in Gyeongju, Korea; and ThinkEquity Conference on October 30 in New York. Company executives named for meetings include Mark Jensen, Ben Kincade, Mark LaVerghetta, Kirk Taylor, and Shane Tragethon.
ReElement Technologies, a portfolio company of American Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:AREC), announced significant expansion of its rare earth and critical mineral refining capacity. The company's Marion Supersite Phase-1 will expand to process 2,500-3,500 metric tons annually of magnet-grade separated rare earths, battery materials, and antimony.
The company's Noblesville facility is scaling up to produce 250+ metric tons annually of ultra-pure (99.9% to 99.999%) defense elements, including yttrium, germanium, gadolinium, and other critical minerals. The Marion complex, utilizing 5-foot diameter columns (up from 18-inch), will occupy 40,000 square feet within a 400,000+ square foot facility, with over 60% of required equipment already ordered or being installed.
ReElement's proprietary chromatography-based refining platform offers up to 100x greater efficiency and 80% less waste compared to traditional methods, positioning it to become the largest such facility outside China within three years.
ReElement Technologies, a portfolio company of American Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:AREC), has signed a significant long-term offtake partnership with POSCO International America to advance U.S. rare earth refining capabilities. The partnership combines ReElement's chromatographic separation technology with POSCO's industrial expertise to establish secure rare earth element supply chains.
Key partnership elements include: formation of a joint taskforce for global feedstock sourcing, targeted offtake of purified rare earth oxides scaling to over 3,000 metric tons through 2030, co-development of U.S. refining capabilities, and deployment of ReElement's modular refining technology. The collaboration focuses on critical materials for defense, clean energy, electric vehicles, AI, and advanced semiconductors.