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ReElement Technologies Expands Critical and Rare Earth Element Intellectual Property Portfolio with Five New Patent Applications
New filings strengthen U.S. supply chain for germanium, antimony, terbium, gallium, gadolinium, yttrium and advanced heavy rare earth separation
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[{"type":"text","content":"New filings strengthen U.S. supply chain for germanium, antimony, terbium, gallium, gadolinium, yttrium and advanced heavy rare earth separation technologiesAligning Technology with High-Demand Markets and Immediate Commercial OpportunitiesPatents developed using advanced software capabilities - including machine learning - and supported in partnership with Royalty Management Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:RMCO) FISHERS, IN / ACCESS Newswire / December 10, 2025 / American Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:AREC) (\"American Resources\" or the \"Company\") through its minority holding in ReElement Technologies Corporation (\"ReElement\"), a leading U.S. innovator in rare earth element (REE) and critical mineral refining for the commercial and defense industry, today announced that ReElement has filed five new patent applications that significantly expand its intellectual property portfolio. These filings advance ReElement's position as a leader in clean, modular, and scalable high-purity refining of critical minerals and rare earth elements.The new patents strengthen the United States' domestic capability to refine antimony, germanium, terbium, gallium, gadolinium, yttrium, and associated heavy rare earth oxides - materials essential to advanced manufacturing, electrification, and national security.\"This milestone underscores how we are building the most versatile and efficient critical mineral refining platform in the world,\" said Mark Jensen, CEO of ReElement Technologies. \"These filings reflect our commitment to reshoring the highest-purity refining of rare earths and critical minerals back to the United States in a manner that is scalable, environmentally responsible, and globally deployable. Our platform enables breakthrough efficiency, lower costs, and the flexibility to co-locate refining directly with mining or concentration operations - an unprecedented advantage for both domestic and allied-nation supply chains.\"Advancing ReElement's Leadership in Global Critical Mineral RefiningThe patent applications were developed using ReElement's enhanced software capabilities, which build upon the Company's foundational work in advanced separation methods and its proprietary chromatographic refining processes. These tools and expanded IP enable rapid optimization of material separation and higher-efficiency purification tailored to strategi...