American Res (AREC) Stock News

ReElement Technologies, a portfolio company of American Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:AREC), has announced key talent acquisitions to support its growth in rare earth element (REE) and critical mineral refining. The company has added three significant hires: David Appy as Principal Research Scientist, bringing expertise in analytical chemistry and metallurgical extraction; Alexis Thomas as Materials Lab Technician, focusing on quality control; and Rhett Rezendes as Government Affairs Intern.

The company is also expanding through its internal training program and summer internship initiatives, partnering with institutions like Ivy Tech Community College. ReElement's growth supports its mission of providing high-performance refining capacity for rare earth and critical battery elements through its multi-mineral, multi-feedstock platform technology.

American Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:AREC) has announced a strategic collaboration between its subsidiaries ReElement Technologies and Electrified Materials with Blackion LLC to establish a domestic lithium-ion battery recycling supply chain. The partnership combines Blackion's global sourcing network, Electrified Materials' battery processing capabilities, and ReElement's advanced refining technology.

The collaboration includes a Recycling Services Agreement between Electrified Materials and Blackion, and an MOU between ReElement and Blackion. The partnership focuses on recycling lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries and producing battery-grade lithium carbonate through ReElement's proprietary technology. The agreement establishes a revenue-sharing framework and emphasizes keeping value-added steps within the U.S., supporting domestic supply chain resilience.

ReElement Technologies, a portfolio company of American Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:AREC), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Impossible Metals to establish the first U.S. deep sea nodule refinement program. The collaboration aims to create a sustainable domestic supply chain for rare earth and critical minerals.

The partnership combines Impossible Metals' proprietary nodule collection technology, including their Eureka III autonomous underwater collection platform, with ReElement's advanced critical mineral refining capabilities. The initiative will focus on processing essential elements including copper, cobalt, nickel, manganese, and rare earth elements, creating an end-to-end U.S. supply chain from seabed mining near American Samoa to refining operations in Indiana.

This strategic collaboration aligns with President Trump's April 2025 Executive Order on offshore critical minerals and represents a significant step toward establishing a non-China dependent critical mineral supply chain in the United States.

ReElement Technologies, a portfolio company of American Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:AREC), has positioned itself as a key player in the Quad Critical Minerals Initiative, highlighting its partnerships across Australia, India, Japan, and other global regions for localized rare earth element (REE) refining.

The company recently received a $150 million Letter of Interest from the Export-Import Bank of the United States to support cross-border collaboration. ReElement's technology can produce ultra-high purity (>99.5% to 99.999%) separated rare earth, critical mineral, and defense minerals through a modular, scalable, and environmentally friendly process that can be deployed within 12 months.

As a recognized Defense Industrial Base member, ReElement's platform can process both recycled materials and virgin ores, supporting the recovery of crucial elements like SEG, NdPr, Dy, Tb, and others vital for defense and high-tech applications.

ReElement Technologies, a portfolio company of American Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:AREC), has launched an innovative urban mining-to-magnet tolling service for rare earth elements. The company achieves purities of 99.5% or greater in separating and purifying recycled rare earth magnets into high-purity Nd, NdPr, Dy, and Tb oxides at competitive costs of $25-35 per kilogram.

The company's feedstock-agnostic platform processes materials from various sources including wind turbines, automotive rotors, and hard disk drives, with recovery rates exceeding 90%. ReElement's patented technology, originally developed by Purdue, offers advantages over traditional methods by using fewer chemicals, requiring less space, and generating minimal waste.

This initiative establishes a fully integrated U.S.-based magnet supply chain, reducing dependence on Chinese sources for critical minerals including Terbium, Gallium, Germanium, and others essential for commercial and defense applications.

ReElement Technologies, a portfolio company of American Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:AREC), has announced significant expansion of its commercial capabilities in rare earth and critical mineral refining. The company is now producing ultra-high purity separated elements (99.99% - 99.999%) for U.S. defense and commercial supply chains.

The company's current production focuses on high-purity Yttrium, Gadolinium, Samarium, Germanium, Gallium, and Terbium at its Noblesville, Indiana facility. ReElement plans to transition larger-scale production to a 400,000 square foot facility in Marion, Indiana in early 2026. The Noblesville facility can support up to 200 metric tons annually, while the Marion facility targets initial capacity of up to 4,400 metric tons per year.

ReElement employs a unique chromatographic separation technology using aqueous chemistry, eliminating toxic solvents. The company achieves over 90% material recovery rates and offers competitive pricing with Asian Metal Index. Through its tolling model, customers can capitalize their dedicated production lines within ReElement's Marion facility, potentially reducing long-term costs below Asian market prices.

ReElement Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:AREC) has signed a significant MOU with Pensana PLC to establish a major rare earth oxide supply chain partnership. The agreement includes an offtake of up to 20,000 tonnes annually of Mixed Rare Earth Carbonate from Pensana's Longonjo mine in Angola over five years. Pensana's Longonjo project contains one of the world's largest rare earth deposits, with a JORC compliant reserve of 22 million tonnes grading 3.04% TREO. The partnership combines Pensana's mineral resources with ReElement's advanced refining platform in the United States to create a non-China dependent supply chain. ReElement has been commercially refining rare earth materials since 2023 at its Noblesville, Indiana facility and is expanding capacity at its Marion, Indiana supersite to meet growing U.S. and allied defense industry demand.

American Resources Corporation's subsidiary Electrified Materials has secured a $911,519 matching grant from Indiana's Department of Environmental Management's Waste Diversion Project. The funding will support equipment acquisition for recycling rare earth magnets, critical minerals, and defense materials at their 135-acre Noblesville site. Through collaboration with ReElement Technologies, Electrified Materials will preprocess end-of-life materials containing critical minerals from sources like wind turbines, EV motors, and lithium-ion batteries. ReElement will then refine these materials into high-purity rare earth oxides and other critical materials. This initiative aims to establish a domestic circular supply chain for critical minerals, supporting both economic development and national security interests.

American Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:AREC) and its holding ReElement Technologies Corporation announced their expanded participation in upcoming industry conferences in June 2025. The companies will participate in two major events: the Silicon Valley Mineral-X Forum at Stanford University (June 17-18) and the Critical Minerals Forum in New York (June 26). Shane Tragethon, VP of International Strategy at ReElement, will speak about mineral developments in Africa at the Stanford event. At the New York forum, Mark LaVerghetta (Co-Founder) and Mark Jensen (CEO) will participate in meetings and panel discussions. The conferences focus on critical mineral supply chains, technology innovation, and military supply chain security for rare earth and battery elements.