America is vulnerable. Our defense sector is reliant on geopolitical adversaries to supply materials critical to national defense. This position is untenable and the constant threat of supply chain disruptions jeopardizes our country. We seek to break that dynamic. We will on-shore the processing of these critical metals and in doing so, increase our nation’s security by guaranteeing a vital supply for the U.S. Defense Sector.

We embrace the responsibility that we have to our company’s employees. The American work ethic remains incredibly robust in rural America, and we intend to capitalize on it. We create opportunities, not guarantees, for our employees to earn life-changing wages.

We do this by empowering teams, pushing decision making onto the operating floor, paying weekly production bonuses along with annual profitability bonuses (both without caps), and hiring doers rather than managers. Empowering our employees to make decisions creates tremendous value for all involved.

We are dedicated to a sustainable future and to improving the social, economic and environmental well-being of the communities in which we operate. We pursue feedstock partners that seek to be true environmental stewards, not just in name only.

Our partners in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been specifically selected based on their adherence to internationally recognized responsible mining environmental and social standards. We travel to each mine personally to verify ethical environmental standards are in place before any offtake agreement is signed.