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What if we never needed to open another rare earth mine in the U.S.?
That’s not a dream.
It’s the reality Mark LaVerghetta and the ReElement team are building.
They’re not just talking circular economy.
They’re proving it.
Their refining tech can extract high-purity critical minerals
from things we already have.
Batteries. Magnets. Even coal waste.
And the kicker?
They’re doing it cheaper than China.
Here’s what that unlocks:
🔹 Supply chain resilience without the permitting nightmare
🔹 Clean energy AND national security gains
🔹 A closed-loop, modular refining system built for U.S. soil
🔹 The end of our dependence on toxic, high-capex extraction
Mark said it best:
👉 “We will not have to permit a new rare earth element mine in our lifetime.”
👉 “You can extract all this from existing materials.”
This is how we win the mineral war without digging new holes.
We don't get more solar deployed by adding more people
we get there by removing waste in the system.
How? (Patrick Crane explains...)
“Offer one consistent, simple workflow… lead → design → proposal → cash collection → BOM → PM → procurement… so as you scale, you don’t keep adding people. Level off headcount. Improve margins by saving time.”
What changes when you remove friction?
🔹 More margin without price games
🔹 Faster install timelines
🔹 Happier customers who bring their friends
🔹 A sales motion where solar is bought, not sold
If you run sales or ops at a solar company, this is your ex*****on checklist.
🎥 Watch the short clip, then catch the full SunCast episode with Patrick Crane (OpenSolar) for the step-by-step.
We may never need to mine new rare earth minerals again.
Let that sink in.
(Here’s why…)
ReElement Technologies is producing high-purity critical minerals
- from a waste stream you probably least expect.
Not only that…
They’re doing it at or below China’s cost.
That’s not just innovation.
That’s a shot across the bow of a global monopoly.
Mark LaVerghetta said it best:
“We produce high purity, critical mineral outputs that we
believe is at the low end or below the Chinese cost point.”
Their method?
🔁 Recycling and reclamation
♻️ Advanced separation tech from Purdue
🧪 Zero toxic waste
And the result?
🔹 Reshoring national supply chains
🔹 Reducing reliance on foreign refining
🔹 Powering EVs, semiconductors & defense
🔹 Skipping the environmental toll of new mines
🔹 Competing globally — without compromising values
This is what energy innovation actually looks like.
📺Watch the full conversation with Mark LaVerghetta
to see how coal waste became a cornerstone of clean tech.
(To Watch the Full Video check for a link in the comments)
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