U.S.-backed mining investment vehicle in Cameroon built to deliver rapid critical mineral production for Western aligned supply chains
American Renaissance Minerals (ARM) is a dedicated critical minerals project company, wholly owned by Aeternum Resources Inc. (AETN), a US-listed critical minerals company.
ARM was established to bring Nkamouna back into development with American capital, U.S. Government support and a partner able to build and operate the processing plant. Aeternum Resources, founded by Paul Mann, founder and Chief Executive Officer of ASP Isotopes Inc. (NASDAQ: ASPI), brings exactly that capability: an Africa-focused critical metals company led by a team with a collective track record of designing, engineering and commissioning mineral processing plants across the continent.
Bringing ARM into Aeternum in September 2026 united the project, its government relationships and the plant-delivery team in a single U.S.-listed company, giving Cameroon one accountable partner from feasibility through production.
Aeternum is applying the same approach today at its Jos Plateau tin, niobium, tantalum, zircon and ilmenite project in Nigeria, where it has restored the site's access road ahead of plant construction and is targeting commercial production in the first half of 2027.
The initiative is supported by the U.S. Government, including advocacy from the Department of Commerce and the State Department as well as financial pathways and US Government offtake.
ARM has selected a local Cameroonian partner firm to provide essential on-the-ground expertise and relationships in Cameroon, ensuring the project benefits from strong local knowledge and community engagement.
Drew Horn founded American Renaissance Minerals to bring the Nkamouna project back into development with American capital and the support of the U.S. Government.
Drew led critical minerals and energy supply chain policy in the first Trump administration. He served as Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Energy, Senior Advisor to the Director of National Intelligence, Associate Director of Policy for the Vice President, and Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Affairs at the Department of Energy, after serving as Country Director for Afghanistan in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
Before government, he spent more than ten years in uniform as a U.S. Marine Corps officer and a U.S. Army Special Forces officer, with combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. He is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of GreenMet, a critical minerals company, and holds an MBA from the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business.
Identifying and securing high-value critical mineral assets in geopolitically strategic locations, backed by comprehensive due diligence.
Navigating EXIM, DFC and allied agency processes to access government-backed financing pathways for strategic mineral projects.
Aeternum manages and engineers plant delivery, drawing on its team’s record of designing and commissioning mineral processing facilities in Africa — the capability that moves Nkamouna from study to production.
Surging demand for cobalt, nickel, and manganese driven by the explosion in AI data centers and the accelerating electric vehicle transition.
Strategic imperative to diversify critical mineral supply chains away from Chinese dominance, backed by 2025 U.S. Executive Orders and renewed government focus.
Investors are returning to mining with renewed vigor, creating favorable financing conditions for well-positioned projects.
Backed by American capital, U.S. government support, and a commitment to responsible development in partnership with Cameroon and a local Cameroonian partner firm.
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