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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001654954-26-008801"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AREC"
cik: "0001590715"
company_name: "American Resources Corp"
filed_at: "2026-10-05T20:30:52+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-12T14:52:12.382107+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.62
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.62
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# American Resources buys Wyoming County Coal assets for $40M, settling UMB Bank litigation

## Summary
- Signed Asset Purchase Agreement Sept 29, 2026 with Wyoming County Coal LLC; $40.0M consideration is settlement of UMB Bank, N.A. v. Wyoming County Coal LLC (S.D. Ind. Case No. 1:25-cv-02596).
- Acquired West Virginia real estate in Wyoming County plus structures, fixtures and mobile/fixed equipment, including mineral and refuse-pile rights on the conveyed property.
- ARC assumes no WCC mining permits, reclamation, environmental or asset retirement obligations; assets conveyed free and clear of liens and encumbrances.
- Deed to be executed within 60 days of the Sept 29 effective date and recorded in Wyoming County, WV; ARC may assign the real property to a subsidiary beforehand.
- Company plans to evaluate the assets under its critical-mineral feedstock strategy, including potential recovery of valuable elements from legacy refuse materials, subject to permitting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001654954-26-008801
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AREC
- cik: 0001590715
- company_name: American Resources Corp
- filed_at: 2026-10-05T20:30:52+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.62
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.62
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1590715/000165495426008801/0001654954-26-008801-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1590715/000165495426008801/arec_8k.htm

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