CONTINGENCIES	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
CONTINGENCIES
CONTINGENCIES	NOTE 8 - CONTINGENCIES In the course of normal operations, the Company is involved in various claims and litigation that management intends to defend. The range of loss, if any, from potential claims cannot be reasonably estimated. However, management believes the ultimate resolution of matters will not have a material adverse impact on the Company’s business or financial position. These claims include amounts assessed by the Kentucky Energy Cabinet totaling $1,165,400, the Company has accrued $1,432,077 as a payable to the Commonwealth of Kentucky including amounts owed to the Kentucky Energy Cabinet. Claims assessed by the Mine Health Safety Administration totaling $755,377 of which the Company has accrued $351,303 as a payable. During 2019, McCoy and Deane, received notice of intent to place liens for amounts owed on federal excise taxes. The amounts totaling $322,233, associated with the notices are included in the Company’s trade payables. Our principal offices are located at 12115 Visionary Way, Fishers, Indiana 46038. We pay $5,726 per month in rent for the office space and the rental lease expires December 2026. On January 1, 2023, the Company entered into an expansion lease for the site. The amended lease has a ten year term and $5,869 per month rate. We also rent office space from an affiliated entity, LRR, at 11000 Highway 7 South, Kite, Kentucky 41828 and pay $1,702 per month rent and the rental lease expires January 1, 2030. On August 17, 2022, American Rare Earth entered into a Commercial Land Lease sublease agreement with Land Betterment for nearly 7 acres of land for the purpose of building a commercial grade critical element purification facility. The sublease is for the period of 5 years with a rate of $3,500 a month. On October 8, 2022, American Rare Earth entered into a Commercial Lease for 6,700 square feet of warehouse space for the purpose of building a commercial grade critical element purification facility. The is for the period of 2 years with a rate of $4,745.83 a month. The Company also utilizes various office spaces on-site at its coal mining operations and coal preparation plant locations in eastern Kentucky, with such rental payments covered under any surface lease contracts with any of the surface land owners. On August 1, 2023 American Resources Corporation (“American Resources” or the “Company”), received a deposit (“Deane Deposit”) whereby entering the Company’s subsidiary, American Carbon Corporation (“American Carbon”or “ACC”), into a binding letter of intent (“Letter of Intent”) to sell certain assets associated to its Deane Mining complex to Integrity Carbon Solutions LLC (“Integrity” or “ICS”). Total consideration for the Company’s Deane Mining complex is approximately $20,600,000 of enterprise value which consists of: (i) the $200,000 Deane Deposit, (ii) $800,000 paid upon the consummation of the transaction as contemplated in the Letter of Intent (“Closing Payment”), (iii) $500,000 per calendar quarter for a period twenty-one consecutive calendar quarters following the Closing Payment (“Quarterly Payments”), and (iv) the assumption and replacement of approximately $9,100,000 of associated environmental reclamation bonds. As of the report date, this transaction has not closed. On August 11, 2023 American Carbon Corp (“ACC”) entered into a coal sale agreement with Marco International Corporation. The agreement is for an amount up to $20,000,000 and is based on an advance rate of 70% of the index pricing value of accepted coal and the agreement carries a premium of 3.25% of the index pricing. As of the report date, $2,020,311 has been sold under this agreement. On August 13, 2023 American Resources Corporation (“American Resources” or the “Company”), received a non-binding letter of interest for the assets of American Carbon Corporation (“American Carbon” or “ACC”), from a non-affiliated party. Total consideration for ACC’s assets is approximately $300,000,000 of cash value which consists of: (i) $20,000,000 cash at closing and (2) balance to be paid out as a royalty agreement at a rate of 10% plus a profit split to determined subject to further diligence On August 13, 2023 American Resources Corporation (“American Resources” or the “Company”), received a non-binding letter of interest for the assets of Perry County Resources ( “PCR”), from a non-affiliated party. Total consideration for PCR’s assets is approximately $40,000,000 of cash value which consists of: (i) $2,000,000 cash at closing and (2) balance to be paid out as a royalty agreement at a rate of 10% plus a profit split to determined subject to further diligence and (3) the assumption and replacement of associated environmental reclamation bonds. As of the report date, this transaction has not closed.

CONTINGENCIES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

NOTE 8 - CONTINGENCIES

In the course of normal operations, the Company is involved in various claims and litigation that management intends to defend. The range of loss, if any, from potential claims cannot be reasonably estimated. However, management believes the ultimate resolution of matters will not have a material adverse impact on the Company’s business or financial position. These claims include amounts assessed by the Kentucky Energy Cabinet totaling $1,165,400, the Company has accrued $1,432,077 as a payable to the Commonwealth of Kentucky including amounts owed to the Kentucky Energy Cabinet. Claims assessed by the Mine Health Safety Administration totaling $755,377 of which the Company has accrued $351,303 as a payable. During 2019, McCoy and Deane, received notice of intent to place liens for amounts owed on federal excise taxes. The amounts totaling $322,233, associated with the notices are included in the Company’s trade payables.

Our principal offices are located at 12115 Visionary Way, Fishers, Indiana 46038. We pay $5,726 per month in rent for the office space and the rental lease expires December 2026. On January 1, 2023, the Company entered into an expansion lease for the site. The amended lease has a ten year term and $5,869 per month rate.

We also rent office space from an affiliated entity, LRR, at 11000 Highway 7 South, Kite, Kentucky 41828 and pay $1,702 per month rent and the rental lease expires January 1, 2030.

On August 17, 2022, American Rare Earth entered into a Commercial Land Lease sublease agreement with Land Betterment for nearly 7 acres of land for the purpose of building a commercial grade critical element purification facility. The sublease is for the period of 5 years with a rate of $3,500 a month.

On October 8, 2022, American Rare Earth entered into a Commercial Lease for 6,700 square feet of warehouse space for the purpose of building a commercial grade critical element purification facility. The is for the period of 2 years with a rate of $4,745.83 a month.

The Company also utilizes various office spaces on-site at its coal mining operations and coal preparation plant locations in eastern Kentucky, with such rental payments covered under any surface lease contracts with any of the surface land owners.

On August 1, 2023 American Resources Corporation (“American Resources” or the “Company”), received a deposit (“Deane Deposit”) whereby entering the Company’s subsidiary, American Carbon Corporation (“American Carbon”or “ACC”), into a binding letter of intent (“Letter of Intent”) to sell certain assets associated to its Deane Mining complex to Integrity Carbon Solutions LLC (“Integrity” or “ICS”). Total consideration for the Company’s Deane

Mining complex is approximately $20,600,000 of enterprise value which consists of: (i) the $200,000 Deane Deposit, (ii) $800,000 paid upon the consummation of the transaction as contemplated in the Letter of Intent (“Closing Payment”), (iii) $500,000 per calendar quarter for a period twenty-one consecutive calendar quarters following the Closing Payment (“Quarterly Payments”), and (iv) the assumption and replacement of approximately $9,100,000 of associated environmental reclamation bonds. As of the report date, this transaction has not closed.

On August 11, 2023 American Carbon Corp (“ACC”) entered into a coal sale agreement with Marco International Corporation. The agreement is for an amount up to $20,000,000 and is based on an advance rate of 70% of the index pricing value of accepted coal and the agreement carries a premium of 3.25% of the index pricing. As of the report date, $2,020,311 has been sold under this agreement.

On August 13, 2023 American Resources Corporation (“American Resources” or the “Company”), received a non-binding letter of interest for the assets of American Carbon Corporation (“American Carbon” or “ACC”), from a non-affiliated party. Total consideration for ACC’s assets is approximately $300,000,000 of cash value which consists of: (i) $20,000,000 cash at closing and (2) balance to be paid out as a royalty agreement at a rate of 10% plus a profit split to determined subject to further diligence

On August 13, 2023 American Resources Corporation (“American Resources” or the “Company”), received a non-binding letter of interest for the assets of Perry County Resources ( “PCR”), from a non-affiliated party. Total consideration for PCR’s assets is approximately $40,000,000 of cash value which consists of: (i) $2,000,000 cash at closing and (2) balance to be paid out as a royalty agreement at a rate of 10% plus a profit split to determined subject to further diligence and (3) the assumption and replacement of associated environmental reclamation bonds. As of the report date, this transaction has not closed.