Ramaco Resources to Collaborate with Goldman Sachs on Strategic Initiative to Establish First National Critical Minerals Stockpile
Ramaco Resources (NASDAQ: METC) announced on Oct 31, 2025 a collaboration with Goldman Sachs, which will act as the exclusive structuring agent for a Strategic Critical Minerals Terminal (SCMT) at Ramaco's Brook Mine in Wyoming. The Board approved pursuit of the SCMT initiative on Oct 27, 2025. The SCMT is planned to provide long-term stockpiling, storage, inventory management, and tolling/value-added services for critical minerals and rare earth elements, with the aim of strengthening domestic supply chains and supporting national security. Ramaco cites Brook Mine's direct connectivity to BNSF railroad and adjacency to a major interstate as logistical advantages for distribution to defense contractors and industrial consumers.
Ramaco Resources (NASDAQ: METC) ha annunciato il 31 ottobre 2025 una collaborazione con Goldman Sachs, che agirà da agente esclusivo di strutturazione per un Terminal degli Elementi Critici Strategici (SCMT) presso la miniera Brook di Ramaco nello Wyoming. Il Consiglio ha approvato la perseguibilità dell'iniziativa SCMT il 27 ottobre 2025. Il SCMT è pianificato per fornire stoccaggio a lungo termine, magazzinaggio, gestione delle scorte e servizi di tolling/valore aggiunto per elementi critici e terre rare, con l'obiettivo di rafforzare le catene di approvvigionamento interne e supportare la sicurezza nazionale. Ramaco cita la connettività diretta della Brook Mine alla ferrovia BNSF e l'avvicinamento a un'importante autostrada come vantaggi logistici per la distribuzione a contraenti della difesa e a consumatori industriali.
Ramaco Resources (NASDAQ: METC) anunció el 31 de octubre de 2025 una colaboración con Goldman Sachs, que actuará como agente exclusivo de estructuración para un Terminal de Minerales Críticos Estratégicos (SCMT) en la Mina Brook de Ramaco en Wyoming. La Junta aprobó la búsqueda de la iniciativa SCMT el 27 de octubre de 2025. Se espera que el SCMT proporcione almacenamiento a largo plazo, almacenamiento, gestión de inventarios y servicios de tolling/valor agregado para minerales críticos y tierras raras, con el objetivo de fortalecer las cadenas de suministro domésticas y apoyar la seguridad nacional. Ramaco señala que la Brook Mine tiene conectividad directa a la línea férrea BNSF y está adyacente a una importante autopista como ventajas logísticas para la distribución a contratistas de defensa e consumidores industriales.
Ramaco Resources (NASDAQ: METC)는 2025년 10월 31일에 Goldman Sachs와의 협업을 발표했으며, Goldman Sachs가 와이오밍 주 브룩 광산의 전략적 핵심 광물 터미널(SCMT)의 독점 구조화 자산으로 활동할 것입니다. 이사회는 2025년 10월 27일 SCMT 이니셔티브 추진을 승인했습니다. SCMT는 핵심 광물과 희토류에 대한 장기 재고 확보, 보관, 재고 관리 및 tolling/부가가치 서비스 등으로 구성되며, 국내 공급망을 강화하고 국가 안보를 지원하는 것을 목표로 합니다. Ramaco는 Brook Mine이 BNSF 철도와 직접 연결되고 주요 고속도로에 인접해 있어 국방 계약자 및 산업 소비자에 대한 분배 측면에서 물류상의 이점을 제공한다고 말합니다.
Ramaco Resources (NASDAQ: METC) a annoncé le 31 octobre 2025 une collaboration avec Goldman Sachs, qui agira en tant que associé exclusif en structuration pour un Terminal de Minéraux Stratégiques Critiques (SCMT) à la mine Brook de Ramaco dans le Wyoming. Le Conseil a approuvé la poursuite de l'initiative SCMT le 27 octobre 2025. Le SCMT est prévu pour assurer un stockage à long terme, la gestion des stocks, le stockage et les services de tolling et de valeur ajoutée pour les minéraux critiques et les terres rares, dans le but de renforcer les chaînes d'approvisionnement domestiques et de soutenir la sécurité nationale. Ramaco cite la connectivité directe de la Brook Mine avec le réseau ferroviaire BNSF et son emplacement adjacent à une grande autoroute comme des avantages logistiques pour la distribution à des entrepreneurs de la défense et à des consommateurs industriels.
Ramaco Resources (NASDAQ: METC) gab am 31. Oktober 2025 eine Zusammenarbeit mit Goldman Sachs bekannt, das als exklusiver Strukturierungsführer für ein Strategic Critical Minerals Terminal (SCMT) an Ramacos Brook Mine in Wyoming fungieren wird. Der Vorstand genehmigte am 27. Oktober 2025 die Verfolgung der SCMT-Initiative. Das SCMT soll langfristige Lagerung, Storage, Bestandsmanagement und Tolling/Wertschöpfungsdienstleistungen für kritische Mineralien und Seltene Erden bereitstellen, mit dem Ziel, inländische Lieferketten zu stärken und die nationale Sicherheit zu unterstützen. Ramaco verweist auf die direkte Anbindung der Brook Mine an die BNSF-Bahn und ihre Nähe zu einer wichtigen Autobahn als logistische Vorteile für die Verteilung an Verteidigungsauftragnehmer und industrielle Abnehmer.
راماكو ريسورسيز (ناسداك: METC) أعلنت في 31 أكتوبر 2025 عن تعاون مع غولدمان ساكس، الذي سيكون وكيل الهيكلة الحصري لمرفق ميناء المعادن الأساسية الاستراتيجي (SCMT) في منجم Brook بولاية وايومنج. وافق المجلس على متابعة مبادرة SCMT في 27 أكتوبر 2025. من المتوقع أن يوفر SCMT التخزين على المدى الطويل، والتخزين، وإدارة المخزون، وخدمات tolling/القيمة المضافة للمعادن الأساسية والمواد النادرة، بهدف تعزيز سلاسل الإمداد المحلية ودعم الأمن القومي. وتشير راماكـو إلى أن اتصال Brook Mine المباشر بـ سكة بنسف الحديدية وقربها من طريق سريع رئيسي يمثلان ميزة لوجستية لتوزيعها على مقاولين دفاعيين ومستوردين صناعيين.
- Goldman Sachs named exclusive structuring agent (Oct 31, 2025)
- Board approved pursuit of SCMT on Oct 27, 2025
- SCMT to provide long-term stockpiling and inventory management
- Brook Mine has BNSF rail connectivity and adjacent interstate access
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Ramaco names Goldman Sachs as exclusive structuring agent for a national critical minerals stockpile at Brook Mine.
The collaboration positions Ramaco Resources to build a Strategic Critical Minerals Terminal (SCMT) that centralizes long-term stockpiling, storage, and inventory management for its basket of critical minerals and rare earth elements. The firm will also offer tolling and value-added services to third-party producers and intends to operate the stockpile as a state-of-the-art terminal with inventory priced at market levels.
Key factual dependencies are explicit: the Board approved the initiative on
The Brook Mine SCMT aims to secure domestic access to strategic materials, leveraging rail and highway logistics.
The SCMT is intended to create a centralized national stockpile and provide distribution and inventory services to defense contractors and industrial consumers. The Brook Mine location offers direct connectivity to the BNSF railroad and sits adjacent to a major interstate highway, facts cited as logistical advantages for transportation and distribution.
Watch for announcements that show third-party tolling contracts, inventory volumes placed into the stockpile, and operational protocols for safety and security. The near-term indicator is progress on the structuring engagement with Goldman Sachs following the Board approval on
On Oct. 27, 2025, Ramaco announced that its Board had approved the pursuit of the groundbreaking SCMT initiative. This collaboration is being pursued to help the private and public sector overcome supply chain risks and ensure uninterrupted access to strategic materials. The SCMT is designed to position Ramaco to become the most comprehensive, vertically integrated upstream producer of critical minerals and rare earth elements ("REEs") in
The SCMT will provide long-term strategic stockpiling, storage, and inventory management solutions for Ramaco's broad basket of critical minerals and rare earths. Ramaco also expects to offer tolling and value-added services for third-party producers, further strengthening the domestic supply chain. Ramaco intends to manage the stockpile as a state-of-the-art terminal to ensure the inventory is safe, secure and available for consumers at market prices.
Ramaco believes that its Brook Mine site offers significant advantages for the SCMT stockpile placement due to its strategic location and infrastructure access. The site benefits from direct connectivity to the BNSF railroad and is adjacent to a major interstate highway, both of which are expected to facilitate efficient transportation and distribution of materials to defense contractors and industrial consumers nationwide.
The Company is committed to strengthening America's critical minerals supply chain, supporting national security, and driving innovation in the rare earths industry. The Brook Mine SCMT stockpile initiative represents an innovative and bold step forward in securing the nation's future in advanced materials and manufacturing.
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