Rare Earth Elements

Economy Chris Schulz,

Company Invests In Extracting Rare Earth Minerals From Coal Waste

A company is making a big financial investment to find new uses for the state’s coal mining waste.

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WVPB News Brittany Patterson,

Pilot Project Mines Coal Waste For Valuable Rare Earth Elements

A pilot-scale facility that extracts valuable rare earth elements from coal waste byproducts officially opened its doors this week at West Virginia…

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WVPB News Glynis Board,

Rare Opportunity: Researchers See Potential In Mining Coal Waste

Throughout coal mining country of the Eastern U.S. you will find streams that run a peculiar rusty orange. It’s the result of pollution called acid mine…

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