en.Wedoany.com Reported - REalloys has signed a non-binding letter of intent with U.S. rare earth exploration and development company Patriot Exploration & Mining (referred to as Patriot), under which REalloys may gain priority access to up to 30% of rare earth products from the latter's U.S. operations.

The arrangement remains subject to successful negotiations and the signing of a definitive long-term offtake agreement. Patriot, headquartered in the U.S., is a rare earth exploration and development company. It reportedly holds 2 billion tons of surface materials containing rare earth elements at over 150 locations in the Appalachian Basin, stretching from Alabama to Pennsylvania. These sites contain more than 40 minerals classified as critical by the U.S., including neodymium, dysprosium, praseodymium, and terbium.

Patriot's domestic surface resource base is designed to supply rare earth materials compatible with REalloys' processing, refining, and metallization facilities. This approach supports REalloys' goal of building an extensive network of joint feedstock sources for its North American operations.

Sean Williams, a partner at Patriot, stated that REalloys brings the downstream infrastructure and government engagement capabilities Patriot seeks in long-term strategic partners. Its proven processing platform, relationships within the defense industrial base, and commitment to a fully domestic, adversary-free supply chain align perfectly with everything Patriot is building. This non-binding letter of intent is the first step toward a long-term commercial relationship serving U.S. national security and industrial interests. It is also the latest in a series of supply agreements REalloys has reached as it works to build a fully compliant feedstock network ahead of new restrictions taking effect in January 2027.

REalloys has established a network of feedstock partners in multiple countries, including the U.S., Brazil, Kazakhstan, and Greenland. The company also stated that its core Hoidas Lake resource in Saskatchewan, Canada, enhances its ability to source rare earth materials from a broad and geographically diverse supply base.

Lipi Sternheim, CEO of REalloys, said the defense industrial base faces a 2027 deadline and supply chain gaps that REalloys intends to address. Through Patriot, the company believes it will be able to add another fully domestic, adversary-free feedstock source to its processing network under a definitive offtake agreement. The CEO emphasized that every upstream relationship the company establishes directly translates into downstream delivery capabilities, enabling timely, scaled, and fully compliant procurement requirements taking effect next year. This non-binding letter of intent complements REalloys' existing feedstock partnerships, including collaborations involving rare earth element procurement from brownfield projects.

In April, REalloys signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with US Critical Materials, which owns the Sheep Creek rare earth project in Ravalli County, Montana.

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