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American Resources Corporation (NASDAQ: AREC) delivers essential raw materials for steel production and advanced manufacturing through innovative extraction and refining processes. This page provides authorized news updates and press releases directly from the company and verified industry sources.
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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.
ReElement Technologies, a portfolio company of American Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:AREC), announced a 141% expansion of its Noblesville critical mineral refining facility, increasing its footprint to over 16,500 square feet. The expansion enables production of more than 200 metric tons annually of ultra-pure defense elements and rare earth oxides at 99.9% to 99.999% purity.
The facility will produce critical defense minerals including yttrium, germanium, gadolinium, gallium, terbium, samarium, dysprosium, antimony, and magnet elements neodymium and praseodymium. The company has received nine additional separation columns and key equipment including an ICP-MS machine. Simultaneously, ReElement has ordered or begun installing over 60% of equipment for its Marion Supersite's initial growth phase.
ReElement Technologies, a portfolio company of American Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:AREC), has joined the Consortium for Rare Earth Technologies (CREate) through Advanced Technology International. This membership follows a recent $2 million Department of Defense award and builds upon their Defense Industrial Base Consortium participation.
The company plans to apply for membership in the Joint Directed Energy Consortium (JDEC), leveraging its patented chromatography-based refining platform to support U.S. defense readiness. ReElement's technology focuses on refining rare earth elements and critical minerals from various sources, including recycled materials, concentrated ores, and coal-based waste streams.
ReElement Technologies, a portfolio company of American Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:AREC), has signed a significant MOU with POSCO International to establish the first fully integrated rare earth and permanent-magnet production complex in the United States.
The partnership combines ReElement's advanced separation and refining technology with POSCO's expertise in sourcing rare-earth materials and permanent-magnet production. POSCO International brings substantial industry experience, having secured contracts to supply 7,700 tons of permanent magnets to a North American automaker (2026-2031) and 800 tons to a European automaker (2025-2034).
This strategic collaboration aims to strengthen the rare-earth supply chain, reduce dependency on limited suppliers, and create a sustainable ecosystem for critical materials essential for electric vehicles, semiconductors, and renewable energy industries.
ReElement Technologies, a portfolio company of American Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:AREC), has announced its participation in four major industry conferences during September 2025. The company will be represented at the Rare Earth Mines, Magnets & Motors 2025 in Toronto, the U.S. - Africa Critical Minerals Roundtable in New York, the Nasdaq Building the Future Summit 2025, and the Strength Through Innovation Summit in Reston, VA.
ReElement Technologies specializes in high-performance refining of rare earth and critical battery elements, utilizing its innovative "Powered by ReElement" process. The company's leadership team, including CEO Ben Kincade and Co-Founder Mark LaVerghetta, will be available for meetings and presentations at these events, focusing on sustainable supply chain solutions for the growing electrification market.