8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 4, 2019

Commission File
Number 000-31380

APPLIED MINERALS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	82-0096527
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
55 Washington Street – Suite 301, Brooklyn, N.Y.	11201
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(800) 356-6463

(Issuer’s Telephone Number,
Including Area Code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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ITEM 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

An investor presentation to be made at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders on December 4, 2019 is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statement and Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1 Investor Presentation

SIGNATURES

In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

		APPLIED MINERALS, INC.
Dated:	December 4, 2019	/s/ MARIO CONCHA
		By:  Mario Concha
		President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

1 1 Shareholder Meeting Presentation December 2019

2 2 [ Safe Harbor Statement] The following are safe harbor statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 for Applied Minerals, Inc . Some statements contained or implied in this presentation may be considered forward - looking statements, which by their nature are uncertain . Consequently, actual results could materially differ . For more detailed information concerning how risks and uncertainties could affect the Company's revenue pipeline, please refer to Applied Minerals' most recent annual and quarterly reports filed with the SEC . The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward - looking information .

3 3 [ New Chief Executive Officer] Mario Concha – Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Appointed President & CEO in September 2019. AMNL Chairman of the Board since 2016 AMNL Board member since 2013 Former President of the Chemical Division of Georgia Pacific Corporation responsible for: Annual revenues of $950 million 1,300 employees 17 plants located in seven countries.

4 Focus on Near Term Opportunities

5 5 Market Size: Zeolite Molecular Sieve Volume Value 2018 2.9M tons $4.8B 2026 4.1M tons $6.7B [ Molecular Sieves ] Product Benefits Improves: • Crush strength • Attrition resistance • Porosity • Selectivity • Yield of end product Commercial Developments • Commercial with global specialty zeolite producer • Successful plant trial with two additional customers • Expected to be commercial 1H 2020

6 6 Market Size: Flame Retardant Volume Value 2015 2.7M tons $5.8B 2023 3.8M tons $9.2B [Flame Retardants ] Product Benefits • Non - halogenated and non - toxic • Reinforcement of polymer • Char formation • Partial ATO replacement • Synergist with other flame retardants • Improved barrier coating Commercial Developments • Commercial with large industry player as ATH synergist • Plant trials with two additional FR customers in 1H 2019 • Expect to be commercial 2020 • Expect commercialization of a third customer in Japan late 2020 – (phosphorous FR)

7 7 [ Polymer Composites ] Product Benefits • Focus on use as a nucleating agent: • Reduces production cycle time by up to 40% • Lower cost of production • Increase capacity • Improves physical properties Commercial Developments • Commercial with three small customers that provide proof of concept within application • Commercial trials with prospective customers ongoing

8 8 [ Iron Oxide: Cement Application] Signed agreement to supply 30,000 tons annually to large cement manufacturer Sales currently ramping Mining is complementary to Dragonite mining Structured as production contract (customer takes what we produce)

9 9 Pigmentary Technical [ Other Markets] Cement Products

10 10 Exclusive Territory: Western and Southwestern United States Products Represented: Dragonite and Amiron Exclusive Territory: Midwestern United States Products Represented: Dragonite and Amiron Exclusive Territory: Eastern and Southern United States, Asia (excluding Japan) Products Represented: Dragonite [ Distribution Infrastructure] (Acquired KODA) Exclusive Territory: Japan Products Represented: Dragonite

11 [DRAGONITE for Lithium - Ion Batteries ]

12 12 Silicon/Silica Anode Description • Battery manufacturers focused on increasing the energy density of Li - Ion batteries continue to make incremental performance improvements with silicon and/or silica with the ultimate goal of complete replacement of graphite as anode material • Energy density of silicon (10x) and of silica (5x) compared to that of graphite • Swelling issues limit the use of silicon to a 5 - 10% loading with graphite and silica additionally needs to be nanosized Lithium Ion Batteries Silicon/ Silica Nanotubes Derived From Halloysite Dragonite Value Proposition • Halloysite's primary particle shape and size ideal design to address the swelling issue and its chemistry enables synthesis of a relatively low - cost nanosized nano - porous silica and silicon powders • Silica and silicon materials derived from halloysite have shown significant improvement in the performance of Li - ion batteries at lab scale Commercial Progress • A leading battery manufacturer continues to evaluate silica, synthesized from AMI’s halloysite, in a graphite - silica blended anode • The results of the evaluations have been positive and further development work is in progress • Management plans to introduce halloysite based products to other battery manufacturers.

13 13 [ Contact Information ] Contact: IR: Richard Brown rbrown@appliedminerals.com Halloysite Clay