From Kazakhstan to Ohio: A Capital-Light Bet on America’s Missing Rare Earth Link

Feb 4, 2026

Highlights

  • REalloys is merging with BLBX and has announced non-binding agreements with Kazakhstan's AltynGroup for a 10-year rare earth offtake and investment commitment to route Central Asian feedstock into North American processing.
  • The company aims to build a vertically integrated platform targeting 275 tpa Dy+Tb and 3,400+ tpa NdPr output by 2027, anchored by Ohio's Euclid Magnet Facility.
  • Critical investor questions remain unanswered, including:
    • Assay data for claimed Tb/Dy-bearing tailings
    • Offtake pricing formulas
    • Export logistics
    • Integration of Kazakhstan supply with the North American production timeline

REalloysโ€”currently merging with Blackboxstocks (NASDAQ: BLBX)โ€”announced non-binding agreements with AltynGroup Kazakhstan (owned by the Assaubayev family) to pursue a 10-year rare earth offtake and a parallel non-binding investment commitment, aiming to route Central Asian feedstock into North American processing and alloying. REEx is summarizing whatโ€™s known, whatโ€™s promotional, and what investors still need answered.

Note theAssaubayev family isย a prominent, wealthy Kazakh family known for controlling major mining and natural resource companies, includingย AltynGroup Holdings (opens in a new tab)ย and formerlyย KazakhGold (opens in a new tab). Led by tycoonย Kanat Assaubayev (opens in a new tab)ย and his sons, includingAidar and the late Baurzhan, they are considered one ofKazakhstanโ€™s most influential business dynasties.ย 

Kazakhstan feedstock meets a U.S. โ€œmine-to-magnetโ€ story

The headline is geopolitically intuitive: diversify feedstock away from China by contracting supply from Kazakhstan and converting it into metals/alloys in North America. A recent press release picked up by media such as Michael Scott at OilPrice.com (opens in a new tab) claims initial feedstock may link to AltynGroupโ€™s Kokbulak iron ore footprint via a rare-earth-bearing byproduct from tailings, including heavy rare earths like Tb/Dy (company/partner assertions; non-binding).

Whatโ€™s accurate and material right now: the deal is non-binding (MoU-style), and the value hinges on whether producing mines, grades, recoveries, export logistics, and binding offtake pricing can be locked.

REalloysโ€™ stated value proposition (and whatโ€™s โ€œforecastโ€)

In its corporate materials (opens in a new tab), REalloys positions itself as building a vertically integrated platform: separation/refining + metallization + magnet manufacturing, anchored by the Euclid Magnet Facility (Ohio) and partnerships for midstream separation.

Thecompanyโ€™s corporate deck explicitly frames output as forecast (e.g., 275 tpa Dy+Tb and 3,400 tpa+ NdPr), and targets initial domestic production โ€œby 2027.โ€

Key structural point for equity holders: REalloys plans a reverse takeover into BLBX targeted in Q1 2026, and protections that could materially shape dilution and downside/upside capture.

Investor vetting: the unanswered quest

for offtake tailings

What are the assay tables, REE distributions, and independent metallurgy results? (Tb/Dy claims need hard data.)

Offtake economics: Price formula, volumes, penalties, and who pays for separation/refining export permissions, transport corridors, and any sanction-adjacent risks.

Execution sequencing: How does Kazakhstan feed integrate with the companyโ€™s stated North American ramp timeline?

Stock snapshot (BLBX) + technical read

BLBX last traded around $11.39, with a wide intraday range (~$11.41โ€“$12.99)โ€”a reminder this is currently a volatility-driven story stock pending deal documents and merger milestones.

Source: โ€œNorth American Company Deal in Kazakhstan,โ€ Michael Scott, Feb. 4, 2026; REalloys Non-Confidential Information Memorandum / Corporate Presentation excerpts.

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By Daniel

Inspired to launch Rare Earth Exchanges in part due to his lifelong passion for geology and mineralogy, and patriotism, to ensure America and free market economies develop their own rare earth and critical mineral supply chains.

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