American Resources advances Marion rare earth refining campus toward 2026 commercial launch

American Resources Corp CEO Mark Jensen joined Steve Darling from Proactive to provide an update on the Phase 1 development of the Marion, Indiana rare earth and critical mineral refining campus, being advanced by the company’s affiliated minority holding, ReElement Technologies. Jensen explained that ReElement is building a refining-first, multi-element, multi-feedstock platform designed to produce high-purity rare earth and critical mineral products from recycled materials, industrial byproducts, manufacturing scrap, and primary feedstocks. The Marion facility represents the commercial-scale rollout of technology and processing capabilities that ReElement has spent more than four years validating at its Noblesville, Indiana commercial qualification facility. The first production line planned for Marion will focus on germanium and related strategic materials, sourced from both recycled and primary feedstocks. Jensen said most of the key equipment for the germanium line is already on site or in the process of being delivered and assembled, with the company targeting commercial operations in the third quarter of 2026. The Marion campus is located on approximately 42 acres and includes more than 400,000 square feet of industrial space. Phase 1 is expected to utilize between 160,000 and 200,000 square feet as the first commercial production lines are installed and commissioned, while leaving substantial room for future expansion. Phase 1 is designed as a four-line, multi-feedstock refining platform capable of processing both recycled materials and primary concentrates. Once fully commissioned, the four planned production lines are expected to provide combined annual capacity of more than 16,000 metric tons of high-purity separated rare earth and critical mineral products. Each production line is being tailored to specific feedstocks, customer requirements, and product specifications, while sharing site infrastructure and operational systems to improve flexibility, efficiency, and scalability. Production capacity is expected to be added in stages beginning in Q3 2026 and continuing through Q1 2027. Management believes Marion addresses one of the biggest bottlenecks in the critical minerals supply chain: the need for scalable, cost-efficient domestic separation and purification capacity. With the campus moving toward commercial launch, American Resources and ReElement are positioning the project as a strategic U.S. hub for rare earth and critical mineral refining. #proactiveinvestors #americanresourcescorporation #nasdaq #arec #ReElementTechnologies #BatteryRecycling #CriticalMinerals #LithiumIonBatteries #LFPBatteries #RecyclingTechnology #EnergyStorage #EVBatteries #ReElement #CircularEconomy #emco #lfp