Our Team

James Kennedy
Mr. Kennedy is the owner of the Pea Ridge mine and privately funded all feasibility engineering for this project. Mr. Kennedy also acts as an international consultant and geopolitical strategist for the REE ming industry and advises financial institutions and government agencies. He has authored many technical document and publications and speaks at international rare earth conferences, universities, and other platforms including ORNL and the United Nations.


Douglas Newby is a finance and corporate executive with 35 years’ experience building, advising, and evaluating U.S. and international mining corporations. Extensive experience in critical minerals and REEs having served as EVP, COO and CFO of USA Rare Earths and advised other critical minerals companies. He served as CFO of PolyMet Mining, subsequently acquired by Glencore.
Corporate Advisors

Drew Horn, GreenMet Advisory

John Ormerod, Principal, JOC LLC

Richard Steffens, TTSE Tech
