Atlas Critical Minerals has named James Schloffer as Chief Technical Officer. Schloffer brings more than 15 years of experience in process simulation, feasibility engineering, commissioning and plant optimization across critical minerals.

Schloffer’s track record includes rare earths operations in Australia and Tanzania, graphite concentrator design, uranium and vanadium plant design, and iron ore process engineering with major operators. His skill set aligns with advancing multiple project lifecycles from conceptual studies through commercial operations.

In his CTO role, Schloffer will lead technical advancement at the Alto do Paranaíba and Iporá rare earths sites, the Malacacheta Graphite Project—where material achieved 99.9995% carbon purity—and the revenue-generating Rio Piracicaba iron ore mine within Atlas’s 218,000-hectare Brazilian portfolio.