American Resources Corporation's ReElement Technologies Announces Membership in the Consortium for Rare Earth Technologies

Membership in CREate advances ReElement's role in supporting U.S. national security by delivering ultra-pure critical minerals for next-generation high value applications

FISHERS, IN / ACCESS Newswire / September 24, 2025 / American Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:AREC) ("American Resources" or the "Company") through its portfolio company ReElement Technologies Corporation ("ReElement"), a leading U.S. innovator in rare earth element (REE) and critical mineral refining, announces ReElement has been accepted as a member of the Consortium for Rare Earth Technologies ("CREate") through a continued partnership with Advanced Technology International.

ReElement's membership in CREate follows its recently announced $2 million award under the Department of Defense's Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment Program, as well as its prior membership in the Defense Industrial Base Consortium. These milestones reinforce ReElement's growing role in fortifying the defense supply chain with secure, U.S.-based refining capabilities.

Kirk Taylor, Chief Financial Officer of ReElement Technologies commented, "Supporting the U.S. Department of Defense with the critical minerals that enable advanced energy and defense systems is an opportunity we take great pride in. Our team is committed to accelerating these efforts and delivering secure, domestic supply solutions at speed."

ReElement will collaborate directly with Advanced Technology International ("ATI") on future procurement and consortium opportunities including submitting an application to become a member of the Joint Directed Energy Consortium ("JDEC"). JDEC is a members-only initiative that fosters public-private partnerships to accelerate the development and integration of directed energy technologies into military applications. As a member, ReElement will highlight its patented chromatography-based refining platform and its unique ability to onshore the production of ultra-pure rare earths and critical minerals essential to U.S. defense readiness.

About the Consortium for Rare Earth Technologies

The Consortium for Rare Earth Technologies (CREate) is a U.S. Industrial focused effort to bring together the community of organizations that mine, process and use Rare Earths, and connect them with the organizations that can develop technologies to help them.

CREaTe's mission is to develop technologies for extracting, processing, reclaiming and finding alternatives for rare Earth Elements (REE) with improved economic feasibility and reduced environmental impact. With a vision to leverage collaboration to achieve U.S. Rare Earth Element Independence.