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ASM appoints John Elder as new CEO


Atlantic Strategic Minerals (“ASM”), a US critical minerals producer, has appointed John Elder as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its mining and mineral processing facilities in Virginia, USA.


Highlights 

  • John Elder brings almost 40 years of experience working in the critical minerals sector

  • He will be focused on delivering a resilient US supply chain for Ilmenite, Zircon and Rare Earth feedstocks in Virginia

  • ASM is advancing plans to process Monazite, an important mineral feedstock used in the production of rare earth oxides

  • ASM is owned by Appian Capital Advisory, a leading global private equity investor in metals and mining


Prior to joining ASM, John was the Head of US Mining and Metals at Hatch, where he was responsible for growing the Company’s engineering and consultancy services, with a focus on critical minerals.


Before joining Hatch, John was the Vice President of Outotec, leading their physical separation and titanium feedstock business units. He was also previously the Director, Global Exploration and Development, at RGC (now Iluka Resources) for over ten years.


ASM is currently producing critical minerals, Ilmenite and Zircon, which are vital to the US industrial value chain. The company comprises high-grade mining assets and processing facilities, including a Concentrator Plant and the largest Mineral Separation Plant in North America.


ASM is exploring adding a monazite circuit to the Minerals Separation Plant to enable the Company to separate monazite-rich heavy mineral concentrates into rare-earth oxides. The proposed circuit would have the capacity to produce up to 1,000tpa of monazite concentrate from ASM’s own operations, with potential for additional production through third-party feedstock.


John Elder, CEO of ASM: “I’m excited to join ASM at such a pivotal time for the US critical minerals sector. The project has an exciting opportunity to strengthen resilient, domestic critical supply chains. I look forward to working with the team to advance operations across our mining assets and processing facilities to meet US industrial and strategic needs.”




 
 
 
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