Ionic Mineral Technologies Appoints Kelton Smith as Chief Technology Officer

Ionic Mineral Technologies Appoints Kelton Smith as Chief Technology Officer

Rare earth and hydrometallurgical engineer with more than 25 years of plant design, startup, and operations experience joins Ionic MT to lead Silicon Ridge's advance from PEA into feasibility-level engineering, process validation, and commissioning readiness

Ionic Mineral Technologies (“Ionic MT” or the “Company”), a U.S.-based vertically integrated producer of advanced materials and critical mineral solutions, today announced the appointment of Kelton Smith as Chief Technology Officer, effective August 3, 2026.

This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260805078007/en/ Kelton Smith, Chief Technology Officer at Ionic Mineral Technologies

The appointment marks a deliberate stage-gate for the Company: with the Preliminary Economic Assessment (“PEA”) for the Silicon Ridge Project complete, Ionic MT is moving technical execution in-house under a single accountable executive as the project advances into feasibility-level engineering, process validation, procurement planning, scale-up, and commissioning preparation.