Member Info for SunDrum

ReElement Technologies, who announced an offtake MOU with Pensana last week, has several notable connections to the U.S. government and high‑level political figures;

1. Board Members with Extensive U.S. Government Experience

Kevin Higgins - Served 30 years in the CIA: Chief of Staff to the CIA Director (William Burns), Assistant Director for Africa, Counterterrorism Center leader, etc. Retired with high-level honors including the Presidential Rank Award.

Mark Gilbert - Former U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa (2014–2017). Awarded the Navy’s Distinguished Public Service Award and later became a Vice Chairman at UBS

Ben Kincaid - Former U.S. diplomat in Africa and the Middle East .

Shane Tragethon - Experience supporting U.S. Department of State foreign assistance in Africa.

2. Membership in Defense Industrial Base Consortium (DIBC)

In May 2024, ReElement was accepted into the Defense Industrial Base Consortium, an industry group that works with the U.S. Department of Defense to support emerging tech addressing national security, defense supply chains, and critical materials

3. Collaboration with U.S. Defense Contractors & National Defense Capacity

In June 2025, ReElement announced it had produced ultra-high-purity gallium and terbium from defense‑related feedstocks supplied by domestic defense contractors, positioning itself as a refining partner for strategic defense metals

4. Ties to Federal-Funded R&D via Purdue & CHIPS Act

Licensed patented critical‑mineral purification technology from Purdue University (a partner in federal initiatives like the CHIPS and Science Act). The CHIPS-funded “Microelectronics Commons Hub” includes significant since rare-earth metals feed into defense and semiconductor industries funded federally

Conclusion

ReElement has deep ties to the U.S. government:

Multiple board members with senior government/diplomatic credentials,

Institutional engagement through DoD-industry consortiums,

Direct contracts or pilot projects with defense vendors,

Federally backed R&D collaborations.

In essence, the company positions itself squarely at the intersection of private enterprise and national-strategic priorities, leveraging government experience and federal programs to secure a role in U.S. supply chain resilience and defense preparedness

SP - You haven't worked it out yet have you? For the umpteenth time, I don't downramp as that is for twisted bottom feeders, and Reetech ain't me.

Megan - Today's RNS draws a direct line between the Longonjo product and the US Department of Defense. ReElement's refinery is the only rare earth producer in the US supplying the defence sector. That alone tells you all you need to know. If I was you I'd be buying heavily to bring down your average.

This is only the beginning........

Certainly did hear it. Anyone that missed it can catch up on BBC Sounds. Radio 4 Today programme - interview starts at about 6.23am.

AJ101 - A balanced and reasonable post. I commend you.

Thankfully Tony is capable of thinking for himself. You have proven yourself to be woefully out of your depth today.

In the world I inhabit liars are not listened to. They are ignored, ostracised and generally avoided. Liars lack self confidence. They lack intelligence. They simply can't be trusted.

If you were a decent human being, I'd entertain discussing the matter with you. But I won't, as you are a liar. Lowest of the low.

Ah, you think I got LSE to remove your post. I didn't - I'd have preferred it to have stayed up so that everyone could read your lie. Anyway, you have now proven you are prepared to outright lie in your quest to downramp PRE. Lowest of the low.

I am saying you lied once and then doubled down on your lie with another lie. The only reason you do it is because you are a thin skinned, bitter old man. At your age you should know better. But you don't. You have extremely low standards and zero self respect. You should be mortified/embarrasssed but you are not. Truly tragic.

You lied Peter and you were caught red handed. Nobody should ever listen to a proven liar.

Salient point - "Big problem with radioactive waste, especially one miner in particular. PRE."

That is just a blatant lie. Prove otherwise by giving out the time stamp on the video when they said it.

What is actually wrong with you Peter? You truly are a bitter, twisted and deeply unpleasant, old man.

MAA86 - It is actually quite funny how Thomas et al try to gaslight everyone into believing that no Western projects will make it and it is entirely in China's interests to continue to be the only supplier of REEs to the West. Propaganda is great when it is actually believable.

Don't believe everything you read or see on the internet kids.

Hogsnipe - interesting article - https://thediplomat.com/2025/05/why-china-will-not-invade-taiwan-for-now/

The Chinese play the long game and they are not going to throw away the advantage Trump has handed them on a plate. Better to continue planning and preparing and minimising their risk for when they do invade. One thing is for certain - in the meantime they will need as much NdPr as they can get their hands on to continue to build energy, transport and defence capability behind the scenes. Trump is playing an average hand remarkably badly........

Anything under £2 is a bargain right now, given the announcements and the global geopolitical backdrop.

Here's the thing SmartPunter. If you actually knew what I did for a living you'd realise how laughable it is to be accused of posing as someone on a largely irrelevant chat board, whose intention is to harm RBW. If I wanted to harm RBW I'd do it in a far more effective manner, through my business. But I won't because I don't have anything against the company and I have professional standards.

If REEtech has any affiliation to Pensana (which I sincerely doubt), there is only one solitary reason why they'd post on here. You. The embittered downramping nonsense you used to spout on the PRE page, as well as lurking (spying!) in the PRE TG group, made you plenty of adversaries.

You are a huge sh** stirrer SmartPunter. I have been entirely consistent - downramping is for traders, bitter weirdos or lonely losers who have nothing better going on in their lives and frankly it's not something I wish to be associated with (nor am associated with!)

Morning all RBW shareholders. It is alleged I'm a Pensana employee by SmartPunter.

For the record I'm a Pensana shareholder, not an employee, and I have made my opinions known to SmartPunter about downrampers with no apparent good motive, which includes REEtech. I've no idea who they are, nor do I know anyone that does.

I also don't subscribe to the partisan, tribalist nonsense that has emerged over the years, between different junior RE companies. I find it small minded, moronic and ultimately it achieves absolutely nothing.

Dusty - The problem with these chat boards, telegram groups, social media etc is they democratise opinion. Anyone can call themselves an expert today and hide behind an anonymous username. The vast majority of them are just normal, every day people with little to no first hand domain experience in the sector they position themselves as or profess to be an expert.

Some do it because they are wanting to build up a social media following, some comment because it is aligned with their trading or long term goals and some do it because they are just plain lonely or weird.

It is for this reason it is best not to listen to anyone on social media/chat boards etc etc and much better to do your own research.

Allez les Bleus.

Dusty - 42p? I'm more interested in £1.42, £2.42, £3.42 etc, which is also odds on.