Strategic agreement introduces blockchain-based traceability, digital warehouse receipts and compliant financing solutions for critical and rare earth elements
American Resources’ equity commitment aligns with the next generation of compliant digital infrastructure for U.S. critical materials globally.
FISHERMEN, IN / ACCESS Newswire / December 1, 2025 / American Resources Corporation (NASDAQ: AREC) (“American Resources” or the “Company”), through its minority interest in ReElement Technologies Corporation (“ReElement”), a leading U.S. innovator in rare earth elements (REE) and critical mineral refining, today announced that it has entered into a tokenization services agreement with SAGINT Inc. (“SAGINT”), a provider of digital asset infrastructure for supply chain traceability and transparency market prices. As part of this partnership, American Resources will also take a strategic stake in SAGINT to support its continued growth.
The strategic agreement will deploy blockchain-based tokenization to create verifiable digital warehouse receipts and traceable digital assets for critical and refined rare earth minerals produced by ReElement. The solution provides end-to-end provenance from mine origin to refinery, enables secure borderless financing options, and ensures full compliance with evolving U.S. regulatory requirements with full transparency for product deliveries to commercial and defense customers.
The main advantages of the tokenized platform include:
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Immutable, real-time supply chain traceability
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Digitized warehouse receipts that reduce counterparty and geopolitical risks
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Simplified access to compliant capital markets and new sources of income
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Improved transparency for government, defense and infrastructure customers
“This strategic agreement represents a critical step forward for ReElement and the entire domestic critical minerals sector,” said Mark Jensen, president and CEO of ReElement Technologies. “By integrating SAGINT’s institutional-grade tokenization infrastructure, we are establishing the industry’s most secure, transparent and compliant critical minerals supply chain – a critical foundation for U.S. energy independence and national security.” Additionally, the SAGINT platform allows us to meet the specific requirements of our defense customers who demand verifiable traceability and transparency of the products we sell to them, such as yttrium, gadolinium, germanium, samarium and other high purity rare earths and critical minerals.
Jacob Clayton, President and CEO of SAGINT Inc., added: “ReElement is at the forefront of cost-effective, scalable and deployable critical mineral refining in the United States and around the world. Our tokenization platform will enable ReElement to transform physical inventories of minerals into digital assets that will unlock efficient global trade and financing while maintaining the highest standards of compliance and security.
American Resources has made an equity commitment to support SAGINT’s growth. The initiative directly supports its mission to build and grow environmentally friendly, socially responsible and fully traceable domestic supply chains for high-purity raw materials critical to electrification, defense manufacturing and emerging infrastructure needs.
About SAGINT inc.
SAGINT Inc. is a digital asset infrastructure developer that enables technical facilitation of digital ledger technology for economic value chains, specializing in compliant blockchain solutions for commodities and finance. SAGINT offers secure and scalable platforms for token design, issuance and management, ensuring compliance with US regulatory standards. For more information, visit www.sagint.com.
About ReElement Technologies Corporation
ReElement Technologies Corporation, a portfolio company of American Resources Corporation (NASDAQ: AREC), is a leading provider of high-performance refining capacity for rare earths and critical battery cells. Its multi-mineral, multi-feedstock platform technology focuses on refining recycled materials from rare earth permanent magnets and lithium-ion batteries, concentrate ores and brines, as well as coal-based waste streams and by-products to create a cost-effective and environmentally friendly circular supply chain. ReElement has developed its innovative and scalable solution “Powered by ReElement” process that collaboratively uses its exclusively licensed intellectual property in its partners’ material processing flowsheets to more efficiently meet the growing global supply chain demand for quality magnet and battery products. For more information, visit reelementtech.com or connect with the company on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
About American Resources Corporation (NASDAQ: AREC)
American Resources Corporation is a leader in the critical minerals supply chain, developing innovative solutions upstream and downstream of the refining process. The company and its subsidiaries focus on the mining and processing of metallurgical carbon and iron ore, essential ingredients for steelmaking, as well as critical minerals and rare earths for the electrification and recycled metals market.
Leveraging its affiliation and former status as parent company of ReElement Technologies Corporation, a leading provider of high-performance refining capacity for rare earths and critical battery elements, American Resources invests in and develops efficient upstream and downstream critical minerals operations. These operations include mining interests in conventional and unconventional sources, recycling and manufacturing.
American Resources has established an agile, low-cost business model focused on growth, which provides a significant opportunity to evolve its asset portfolio to meet the growing global infrastructure and electrification markets while continuing to acquire operations and significantly reduce existing industry risks. Its streamlined and efficient operations help maximize margins while reducing costs. For more information, visit americanresourcescorp.com or connect with the company on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company or industry results to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of American Resources Corporation. The words “believes,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “would,” “could,” “continue,” “seek,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate” or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. Any forward-looking statements included in this press release are made only as of the date of this press release. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or supplement any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances. The Company cannot assure you that any projected results or events will be achieved.
Investor contact:
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SOURCE: American Resource Corporation
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