Comstock Inc. reports business developments tied to clean energy materials, solar recycling and critical metals recovery. The company commercializes technologies, systems and supply chains that extract and convert underutilized natural resources into reusable metals, including silver, aluminum, gold and other critical minerals, primarily from end-of-life photovoltaic materials.
Recurring Comstock news includes quarterly and annual results, Comstock Metals updates, renewable fuels activity, Nevada mining and mineral-property matters, strategic investments, capital and liquidity actions, board and governance changes, shareholder meetings and investor presentations. Company updates also address monetization of non-core assets and the commercialization of metals recovery processes.
Comstock (NYSE: LODE) secured an additional Ohio site to expand Comstock Metals’ national end-of-life solar panel recycling network. The Ohio location will serve as a centralized hub for collection, preparation, storage and aggregation of decommissioned PV panels, and is expandable into an industry-scale processing facility to serve Ohio and the broader Midwest. The site aims to recover materials such as aluminum, silver, copper and gallium under the company's certified zero-landfill recycling model. Comstock is also finalizing permit applications for a second integrated Nevada location with a site selection expected later this year.
Comstock (NYSE: LODE) opened a California satellite storage and prepping facility in the Central Valley to serve the state's solar market and western U.S. customers.
The site centralizes collection, handling, and logistics for decommissioned PV panels and prepares material for compliant interstate transport to Comstock Metals’ fully permitted Nevada recycling facility for recovery of aluminum, silver, copper, gallium and other metals.
Comstock (NYSE: LODE) received final regulatory approvals to fully permit its industry-scale solar panel recycling facility in Silver Springs, Nevada, including a Written Determination Permit from NDEP-BSMM and an Air Quality control permit on Jan 5, 2026.
The facility is designed to process >3 million panels per year (up to 100,000 tons annually) from a single continuous production line; major equipment was delivered in Q4 2025 and commissioning is scheduled for Q1 2026.
Comstock (NYSE: LODE) received an Air Quality Permit from the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection for its industry-scale solar panel recycling facility in Silver Springs, NV.
The facility is designed to process more than 3 million panels per year (up to 100,000 tons/year) from one continuous production line. Equipment orders and initial deliveries occurred in late December, with remaining deliveries expected in January and commissioning still scheduled for Q1 2026. A Written Determination Permit is in the public notice period and expected to be finalized shortly.
Comstock Metals (NYSE: LODE) was honored on Dec. 9, 2025 for business development by the Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada and received official recognition from U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen and Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo.
The company, described as a leader in responsible recycling of end-of-life solar panels with a certified North American zero-landfill solution, was recognized for growth, innovation, workforce excellence and community partnerships that support northern Nevada’s economy.
Management highlighted investments in the region’s workforce, public-private partnerships, and the environmental benefit of repurposing materials to prevent hazardous-waste contamination.
Bioleum (NYSE American: LODE) acquired Hexas Biomass for approximately $6.5 million on Dec 8, 2025, paying 146,637 shares of Bioleum common stock at $24/share, $500,000 in five annual cash payments of $100,000, and $2.5 million of convertible debt (convertible at $24/share or redeemable via 5% of Hexas revenues).
Hexas brings proprietary IP for high‑yield purpose‑grown energy crops (25–30+ dry metric tons/acre) and a claim of >100 barrels of biofuel per acre annually when paired with Bioleum refining. Hexas will continue operations under founder Wendy Owens as president.
Bioleum (associated with Comstock, NYSE American: LODE) acquired substantially all patents and IP from RenFuel through a Bioleum wholly-owned subsidiary on Dec 3, 2025.
The purchase price totals $18.1 million at closing composed of 520,833 Bioleum shares ($12.5M), warrants for 104,167 shares exercisable at $24 ($2.5M), $2.6M debt forgiveness and $500,000 cash, plus a contingent earn-out equal to 3% of lignin ester revenues capped at $11.9M.
Bioleum granted RenFuel an exclusive biomaterials license (3% royalty), retained reciprocal non-exclusive North/Central/South America rights, entered a development services agreement in Upsala, and terminated a prior Bioleum funding commitment (~$1M/year).
Comstock (NYSE: LODE) received notification of eligibility for an Air Quality Permit from Nevada Division of Environmental Protection – Bureau of Air Pollution Control, subject to normal compliance conditions and public notice periods, for its industry-scale solar panel recycling facility in Silver Springs, NV.
The company previously received eligibility for a Written Determination Permit from NDEP – Bureau of Sustainable Materials Management. Once final, the two permits complete required regulatory approvals to commission a facility designed to process over 3 million panels per year (up to 100,000 tons annually). Equipment has been ordered and deliveries are expected by year-end to enable installation, testing, and commissioning in Q1 2026.
Comstock (NYSE American: LODE) announced that Corrado De Gasperis, Executive Chairman and CEO, will appear on the Water Tower Research Fireside Chat on Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. ET. The discussion will be hosted by Peter Gastreich and cover systems-based strategy and organization, renewable metals (solar panel recycling), sustainable lands (mining and non-mining industrial lands), and renewable fuels via Bioleum Corporation (a farm-to-fuel supply chain). The event is open to all investors and requires registration through Water Tower Research.
Comstock Metals (NYSE: LODE) received a Written Determination Permit notification from the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection for its industry-scale solar panel recycling facility in Silver Springs, NV, subject to normal compliance conditions and public notice periods.
The facility is designed to process over 3 million panels per year (up to 100,000 tons/year). Comstock ordered all equipment with deliveries expected by year-end and plans installation, testing, and commissioning in Q1 2026. The company expects an Air Quality permit notification in the next few weeks.