The joint venture combines ACRG’s feedstocks, infrastructure and public platform with ENERG4’s patented clean mineral processing – CHIPS™ (Chemelectrosonication Ionization Precipitation System) technology for extracting rare earth elements from existing feedstocks of gold, silver, platinum-group metals and vanadium. The REEs from these feedstocks are critical to U.S. manufacturing independence for renewable energy technologies (wind turbines, EVs), military equipment, electronics, key automotive components and chemical manufacturing.

Commercial-scale deployment is expected within 12 to 18 months, a rapid timeline for bringing a new critical mineral recovery technology to market, with additional Hubs planned across the western United States as the model is proven.

Critical Mineral Processing Hubs (CMPH) Model

Nexus 7 Elements will serve as the technology backbone for ACRG’s Critical Mineral Processing Hubs strategy. Rather than developing traditional mining operations, the CMPH model establishes regional processing centers that:

• Process tailings and other feedstocks from multiple sources in a geographic region
• Prove technologies like CHIPS™ to recover minerals efficiently
• Minimize environmental impact through closed-loop processing systems
• Create a centralized infrastructure that can serve multiple feedstock suppliers
• Support domestic supply chains for minerals essential to clean energy and national security

The first CMPH deployment will be at ACRG’s mineral-rich property in Nevada, with additional Hubs planned across the western United States as the model is proven and scaled.