American Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:AREC) Q2 2023 Earnings Conference Call August 14, 2023 4:30 PM ET

Company Participants

Mark LaVerghetta - Head of Corporate Finance and Communications

Kirk Taylor - Chief Financial Officer

Conference Call Participants

Mike Niehuser - ROTH Capital

Michael Samuels - Berthel Fisher & Co.

Steve Segal - KBB Asset Management

Operator

Good day, everyone, and welcome to today’s American Resources Corporation Second Quarter 2023 Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Later, you will have the opportunity to ask questions during the question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] Please note this call may be recorded and I will be standing by if you should need any assistance.

It is now my pleasure to turn the conference over to Mark LaVerghetta, Head of Corporate Finance and Communications. Please go ahead.

Mark LaVerghetta

Thank you, and good afternoon, everyone. On behalf of American Resources Corporation, I would like to welcome everyone to our second quarter of 2023 conference call and business update. We always welcome this opportunity to provide an update on our businesses and discuss our accomplishments we’ve made over the past several months and how we are uniquely positioned within the markets that we serve for our American Carbon, American Metals, and ReElement Technologies division.

Also on the call today is Kirk Taylor, our Chief Financial Officer; Chairman and CEO, Mark Jensen, is currently en route to Africa for meetings relating to lithium ore partnership opportunities. So Kirk and I will provide some prepared remarks, then we will get into the question-and-answer part of the call.

Before we kick it off, I’d like to remind everyone of our normal cautionary statement. Certain statements discussed on today’s call constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Security Litigation Reform Act. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors, which could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. When considering forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the risk factors, uncertainties and other cautionary statements which are laid out in our press releases and SEC filings. We also do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Lastly, for anyone wanting to ask questions today, I believe you will need to dial in by phone to get into the queue.

We are going to begin today with a few comments from our Chief Financial Officer, Kirk Taylor. Kirk?