IKONICS Corporation

4832 Grand Avenue

Duluth, MN 55807

November 12, 2021

VIA EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F. Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, IKONICS Corporation (the “Company”) hereby respectfully requests that the effective date of the above-captioned Registration Statement (the “Registration Statement”) be accelerated so that it will be declared effective at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on November 12, 2021, or as soon thereafter as practicable.

Please contact Joshua L. Colburn of Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, counsel to the Company, at +1 (612) 766-8946, as soon as the Registration Statement has been declared effective, or if you have any other questions or concerns regarding this matter.