American Resources Corporation Begins Production at Razorblade Surface Mine

FISHERS, IN / ACCESSWIRE / May 30, 2018 / American Resources Corporation (OTC PINK: AREC), through its wholly-owned subsidiary Quest Energy Inc. and Deane Mining LLC, has recently commenced operations at its Razorblade Surface mine located in Letcher County, Kentucky. This is American Resources” fifth mine brought into production in the last two years since acquiring and restructuring an asset base throughout the industry’s most recent downturn to operate on a more efficient cost structure.

Quest Energy is initially extracting coal from the Hazard 4 and Hazard 4 Rider coal seams, with additional future plans for mining the Amburgy, Whitesburg, Hazard 5, Taylor, and the Hamlin 5, 6, and 7 seams utilizing a contour, auger, and highwall mining plan. Quest Energy anticipates several years’ worth of coal production from the Razorblade Surface mine.

All production from the Razorblaze Surface mine will be trucked across the street to the company’s 800 tons-per-hour Mill Creek Preparation Plant and/or its batch weight RapidLoader Loadout, where it will be loaded to railcars.

Once fully ramped, American Resources expects Razorblade to contribute as much as 26,000 clean tons of high-grade PCI and thermal coal per month and enable them to expand coal sales to meet customers’ demands since restarting their Access Energy mine at Deane Mining this past September. Razorblade is the first in a series of surface mines to be put into production organically, along with its recent acquisitions of the Wayland Surface mine and PointRock mine, throughout American Resources’ footprint within Floyd, Knott, Letcher, and Pike counties in Kentucky.

“We are very excited about expanding our production at Deane Mining to help meet the domestic and global demand for high-quality coals,” stated Thomas Sauve, President of American Resources Corporation. “Furthermore, developing our surface mining assets, such as Razorblade, with very low transportation and operating costs, will allow us to maintain our very competitive cost position in the marketplace while enhancing our per-ton profit margin for our shareholders.”

American Resources continues to focus on its growth objective by leveraging its 35 controlled mining permits while also looking for supplemental, strategic acquisitions. The Company has several low-cost surface mines in its portfolio that can be quickly put into development and production. Additionally, the company remains committed to being one of the lowest cost operators in Central Appalachia and throughout all its coal mining, processing, and transportation operations.

About American Resources Corporation

American Resources Corporation is engaged in diversified energy services including mining, processing, and logistics, with a primary focus on traditional energy sources such as coal and oil and gas. American Resources Corporation plans to expand its business by continuing to develop its currently leased properties and further expanding its processing and logistics business, and through the pursuit of strategic acquisitions.

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Mark LaVerghetta,Vice President of Corporate Finance and Communications
investor@americanresourcescorp.com

SOURCE: American Resources Corporation

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