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American Resources Corporation (NASDAQ: AREC) generates news centered on the critical mineral supply chain, rare earth element refining partnerships, and financing activities that support domestic electrification and infrastructure markets. Company press releases highlight its focus on metallurgical carbon and iron ore for steelmaking, as well as critical and rare earth minerals and recycled metals that feed advanced refining platforms.
A recurring theme in AREC news is its affiliation with ReElement Technologies Corporation, a portfolio company that operates a multi-mineral, multi-feedstock refining platform for rare earth and critical battery elements. Updates often cover ReElement’s commercial agreements, intellectual property developments, and strategic equity facilities, in which American Resources participates through its minority holding and feedstock supply role.
Investors following AREC can expect coverage of partnerships and strategic agreements, such as tokenization and blockchain-based traceability initiatives with SAGINT Inc., commercial processing agreements for recycled magnet materials with electronics recyclers, and collaborations aimed at building vertically integrated rare earth magnet supply chains. News items also describe credit facilities and private placements that fund feedstock procurement, coal waste extraction, and critical mineral processing projects.
In addition, American Resources and ReElement frequently announce participation in industry conferences, forums, and investor events across the critical minerals, technology, and industrial innovation ecosystems. These updates provide context on how the company positions itself within U.S. and allied supply chains for high-purity critical minerals. For readers tracking AREC, this news feed offers an ongoing view into its capital formation, strategic partnerships, and operational milestones in critical minerals, recycling, and advanced refining.
American Resources (NASDAQ:AREC) and its portfolio company ReElement Technologies have secured a significant antimony purification contract. ReElement has demonstrated successful refinement of antimony ore (stibnite) to purity levels exceeding 99.7% for antimony(III) sulfide.
The two-year tolling agreement involves processing approximately 500 metric tons of stibnite ore monthly, with initial tolling fees and revenues forecasted to exceed $29 million annually. The contract includes automatic extension options and expansion potential based on domestic demand.
This development positions ReElement as one of the few, if not the only, producers of Antimony(III) sulfide in the United States. The timing is particularly significant following China's December 2024 export ban on critical minerals including antimony. The global Antimony(III) oxide market, valued at $852 million in 2023, is projected to grow at 4.9% CAGR through 2034.
American Resources (NASDAQ:AREC) has announced its strategic focus on sourcing coal waste feedstock containing rare earth elements for ReElement Technologies. The company's innovative technology enables economical separation and purification of heavy and light rare earth oxides from coal waste, which traditional methods cannot process effectively.
ReElement Technologies is currently the only U.S. producer of magnet-grade rare earth oxides and has secured agreements with approximately 70% of the planned downstream market in the United States. American Resources has access to over 30,000 acres of controlled land with an estimated 128 million tons of previously extracted waste material across Kentucky, West Virginia, and Indiana.
The company has completed the spin-off of ReElement Technologies and American Infrastructure to shareholders (record date December 31st, 2024). American Resources maintains approximately 19% ownership in ReElement and 9% in American Infrastructure .
American Resources (NASDAQ:AREC) announced its participation in the Virtual Investor 'Top 5 for '25' On-Demand Conference. CEO Mark Jensen presented the top five reasons why investors and industry colleagues should focus on the company in 2025.
The company operates as a leader in the critical mineral supply chain, focusing on metallurgical carbon, iron ore, rare earth minerals, and recycled metals. Through its affiliation with ReElement Technologies , AREC is developing efficient upstream and downstream critical mineral operations, including mining, recycling, and manufacturing.
The company emphasizes its low-cost business model designed for growth and scaling to meet global infrastructure and electrification market demands while reducing legacy industry risks.
ReElement Technologies, approximately 19.9% owned by American Resources (NASDAQ:AREC), is expanding its rare earth oxide production at its Noblesville facility while developing its Marion supersite. The company produces 99.5%+ magnet-grade rare earth oxides and is the only U.S. producer capable of economically separating heavy rare earth elements.
Key developments include: completion of Phase 1a contracted orders for the Marion facility, successful production of 99.7% pure antimony(III) sulfide, and receipt of initial germanium-bearing feedstock samples. The company is leveraging financing from convertible notes and equipment credit lines to expand operations.
ReElement's proprietary technology enables modular scaling of refining capacity, offering advantages over traditional solvent extraction methods. The company has relocated material pre-processing from Noblesville to Marion to increase rare earth oxide output and is evaluating expansion beyond the initial 1,000 metric tons of planned capacity.
ReElement Technologies, a subsidiary of American Resources (NASDAQ:AREC), has initiated weekly shipments of high-purity rare earth oxides to domestic and allied customers. The company's Marion, Indiana facility is producing both magnet-grade heavy and light rare earth oxides and battery-grade lithium carbonate.
The company's growing order book for 2026 is estimated at $75 million - $100 million in revenue. ReElement's proprietary technology is one of only two foundational technologies capable of separating and purifying complex mixtures of critical and rare-earth elements at scale in the U.S., offering a competitive alternative to Chinese processing.
ReElement's strategy focuses on commercializing advanced refining technology, processing both primary and recycled feedstocks, sourcing materials from allied partners, and building collaborations with government and private stakeholders. The company's platform can be deployed through owned facilities or via their 'Powered-by-ReElement' separation-as-a-service model.
American Resources (NASDAQ:AREC) and its holding ReElement Technologies have partnered with South African-based Novare Holdings to establish Africa's first integrated critical mineral refining facility through a $100 million investment.
The facility will produce high-purity lithium carbonate, rare earth oxides, and other critical minerals using ReElement's proprietary chromatographic separation and purification platform. Development is scheduled to begin in the second half of 2025, processing locally and regionally sourced raw materials to support battery and defense industries in Africa and North America.
Under the agreement, ReElement Technologies Africa will provide the technology and project management expertise, while Novare will contribute capital investment and operational management. The partnership aims to enhance local value addition and resource beneficiation while addressing the global critical mineral supply chain bottleneck.
American Resources (NASDAQ:AREC) and its subsidiary ReElement Technologies have announced their participation in two major industry conferences in February 2025. The first event is the Investing In African Mining INDABA in Cape Town, South Africa (Feb 3-6), where ReElement's VP of International Strategy Shane Tragethon and ReElement Technologies Africa CEO Ben Kincade will attend.
The second event is the Motor, Drive Systems & Magnetics (MDSM) 2024 in Tallahassee, FL (Feb 18-20), where AREC's CEO Mark Jensen will deliver a keynote address. The MDSM conference focuses on technical advancements in motor systems, magnetic applications, and rare earth materials.
ReElement Technologies specializes in refining rare earth and critical battery elements, utilizing its proprietary 'Powered by ReElement' process to support the growing demand for magnet and battery-grade products.
American Resources (NASDAQ:AREC) and its holding ReElement Technologies have expanded their partnership with a South African-based mineral supplier for antimony-bearing ore refining. The company has received high-grade antimony ore with over 50% concentration, which will be refined into high-purity antimony(III) sulfide or antimony(III) oxide for battery, fire retardant, and defense applications.
The partnership targets 1,000 metric tons per month of antimony-bearing ore, with potential for expansion. This strategic move follows China's recent export ban on antimony, germanium, and gallium to the United States. The global antimony(III) oxide market, valued at $852 million in 2023, is projected to grow at a 4.9% CAGR through 2034, reaching $1.43 billion.
American Resources (NASDAQ: AREC) and its holding company ReElement Technologies announced an expansion of their Kentucky Lithium plant to produce ultra-pure rare earth oxides from coal and mining waste. This development follows ReElement's recent $150 million financing closure.
The company will process material from its Oceana, West Virginia site, which contains over 550 ppm of rare earth elements along with aluminum and silicon suitable for semiconductor and battery industries. ReElement's Noblesville, Indiana facility is already producing and selling rare earth oxides to multiple U.S. customers, with demand exceeding current capacity.
The initiative leverages ReElement's exclusive worldwide patents for rare earth and critical mineral processing, developed in partnership with Purdue University. The company has developed economically viable refining solutions for processing coal mine waste concentrate in the United States, creating value across multiple stages of the process chain.
American Resources (NASDAQ:AREC) has announced the successful completion of its subsidiary American Infrastructure 's (AIC) merger with CGrowth Capital (OTC:CGRA). The merged entity will be renamed American Infrastructure Holding and plans to pursue an uplisting to a senior national exchange.
The merger, based on a December 30th, 2024 binding contract, positions AIC as a wholly-owned division of CGrowth Capital. Common shareholders of AIC will receive Series A Preferred Stock, convertible into common shares of the combined company at their discretion, with distribution scheduled for February 14th, 2025.
The company has previously received term sheets valuing AIC operations between $150 million to $280 million. The merger structure aims to reflect growth opportunities and achieve such value for the combined entity. The American Infrastructure team will assume management of CGRA, with former CGRA CEO Nick Link remaining on the board.
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