American Resources Corporation announced a partnership with Land Betterment LLC. to reclaim the company's non-core, idled thermal coal mine located within the Illinois Basin in Greene County, Indiana, known as the Company's Gold Star mine. Under the partnership, American Resources will enable Land Betterment to sell scrap metal, facilities and associated non-pledged equipment of the Gold Star mine to fund the complete reclamation of the prior thermal coal mining operation. In turn, Land Betterment will provide environmental remediation services at the mining site with the goal of repurposing certain areas for alternative commercial or community uses. As a result, upon completion American Resources will reduce its total environmental bonding liabilities by approximately $1.3 million with minimal costs to the Company.