2024 West Virginia Coal Show registration now open

Don’t miss out on this first-ever show in the heart of Appalachian coal country. Excitement is building for the 2024 West Virginia Coal Show. Are you in? Make it official! Register today. Admission is free for all of those who pre-register – and to be qualified for door prizes. So don’t wait! On-site registration the days of the show will…

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Nearly 400 new mines needed by 2030 for EV demand

Edited by Josephine Patterson A new study released by Canadian public policy think-tank Fraser Institute finds that 388 new mines must be built by 2030 to provide the necessary minerals to meet international government mandates for electric vehicles. “The sheer scale of mining required to meet EV mandates raises serious questions about the timelines being imposed by governments,” said Kenneth…

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Rare Element Resources gets DOE greenlight for Wyoming plant

Colorado-headquartered Rare Element Resources has received a project continuation notice from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy for its planned rare earth processing and separation demonstration plant in Upton, Wyoming. The notice comes after the DOE’s recent completion of its National Environmental Policy Act review for the project and allows RER to begin…

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