Comstock (NYSE American: LODE) on Solar Panel Recycling, Metal Recovery and 2026 Catalysts

Why It Matters

Comstock’s technology targets a looming supply-chain and waste problem — projected to reach tens of millions of end-of-life panels by 2030 — creating new revenue from recovered metals and materials while leveraging favorable geography for early market share. If the company hits commercial throughput and metal recovery targets, it could convert an emerging environmental liability into a substantial industrial materials business.

Summary

Comstock (LODE) has pivoted from its historic mining assets into renewable metals and solar-panel recycling, developing a proprietary process that claims 100% material recovery and autonomous throughput of one panel every seven seconds (about 3.3 million panels annually). The company is bringing an industry-scale line online this month, expects to ramp revenue and reach profitability this year, and plans pilot-stage silver and other metal recovery by year-end. Management is also preparing to monetize non-core real estate tied to its Comstock mining district, targeting a sale early in Q3 and planning additional recycling facilities in Nevada, Texas and Ohio. The strategy positions Comstock to scale as end-of-life solar panels surge over the next decade.

Original Description

In this interview, Corrado De Gasperis, CEO of Comstock Inc. (NYSE American: LODE), provides an update on the company's shift from mining to renewable metals, focusing on solar panel recycling technology, recent scaling efforts, and future catalysts for 2026.

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction to Comstock Inc.

01:54 Transition to Renewable Metals

04:48 Scaling Operations and Industry Impact

07:50 Partnerships and Market Positioning

10:16 Future Value Catalysts and Conclusion

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The interview may contain forward looking statements about Comstock Inc. See Comstock Inc.'s periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for more complete information.

About Comstock Inc.

Comstock Inc. (NYSE: LODE) innovates and commercializes technologies, systems and supply chains that enable, support and sustain clean energy systems by efficiently, effectively, and expediently extracting and converting under-utilized natural resources into reusable metals, like silver, aluminum, gold, and other critical minerals, primarily from end-of-life photovoltaics.

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