American Resources Corporation (AREC) Secures $200M Equity Facility to Scale U.S. Critical Minerals Refining

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TheFly reported on January 5, 2026, that AREC announced that its subsidiary, ReElement Technologies, has entered a strategic partnership with Transition Equity Partners (TEP). Under the agreement, TEP committed a $200 million equity facility to support the commercial deployment of ReElement’s multi-mineral refining platform. The capital will be used to scale the Marion, Indiana, facility to over 10,000 metric tons per annum (MTPA) of refined critical minerals and to fund additional refining sites in the United States and select international markets. The partnership is intended to accelerate ReElement’s growth in the critical minerals sector, strengthening its position in the global market.

Separately, on December 8, 2025, American Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:AREC) announced a partnership with SAGINT to implement blockchain-based tokenization, creating digital warehouse receipts for ReElement’s refined minerals. This system provides real-time, auditable provenance for defense and government customers.

American Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:AREC) extracts and refines critical raw materials for electrification and infrastructure. Through ReElement Technologies, it uses a proprietary chromatography process to produce rare earth elements and battery minerals from recycled and mined sources with a lower environmental footprint than traditional methods.

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