Ramaco Resources has hired Michael Woloschuk as executive vice president for critical mineral operations. He will lead all aspects of the company’s work to develop and commercialize the Brook rare earth mine in Sheridan, Wyo. Most recently, Woloschuk served as global executive director of Critical Minerals for the Fluor Corporation, where he was also involved in development of the Brook…
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Manchin joins Ramaco Resources board
Coal and critical minerals producer Ramaco Resources has appointed former U.S. Senator Joseph Manchin III as an independent member to its board of directors, effective April 18. He brings decades of national leadership in energy policy and economic development to Ramaco. “Growing up in Farmington, West Virginia, I saw firsthand how coal shaped communities and powered our nation. Ramaco’s work…
Read MoreRare earth revolution
A coal miner turned rare earth behemoth? It’s no exaggeration. Ramaco Resources, with a pocket full of productive and safe coal operations in Appalachia, took a chance on a Wyoming property that may ultimately produce an enormous payday for Ramaco, as a result of an enormous rare earth find beneath the surface. NAM talks to Ramaco’s Chairman, CEO and Founder…
Read MoreRamaco’s Brook mine deemed commercially, technically feasible
A newly released independent interim techno-economic report by Fluor has revealed that Ramaco Resources’ Brook mine in Wyoming – acquired as a coal operation but found to be prolific for rare earth elements – is both commercially and technically feasible. Ramaco is hoping to extract valuable rare earth elements (REEs) and critical minerals from unconventional coal and carbonaceous ore deposits…
Read MoreFluor, Hazen Research joins Brook mine project
Ramaco Resources said Fluor Corporation and Hazen Research are helping to advance the development of rare earth and critical mineral deposits at its Brook mine site in Wyoming. Fluor will conduct a techno-economic assessment of the mining operation, as well as design a rare earth and critical mineral refining and processing demonstration plant. The company is planning to start construction…
Read MoreTying up loose ends
Well, it’s finally here. Like it or not, we are in the last few weeks of 2023, a time to wrap up projects, assess the status of others, and for some, to look introspectively at what’s to come. There are a number of newsworthy turns in the industry that involved parties did a great job of keeping details under wraps…
Read MoreRamaco picks up coal-to-products graphene patent
Coal producer Ramaco Resources has, after years of teaming with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), acquired a patent for the commercial development of a coal-to-products technology that uses coal as feedstock to help create vehicle batteries, construction and infrastructure materials, and more. The process involves a conversion of coal and coal-related mining waste to high-quality,…
Read MoreRamaco to start REE mining at Wyoming site
Ramaco Resources said its Board of Directors has approved the commencement of initial mine development in the fourth quarter at its Brook mine in Sheridan, Wyo. – the first new rare earth elements (REE) mine in the United States since 1952. The operation will target mining unconventional REE deposits found in coal and adjacent clays and carbonaceous material. Ramaco said…
Read MoreMajor REE deposit found at Ramaco mine
Following 18 months of extensive core drilling and independent chemical analysis, Ramaco Resources and researchers from the Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory believe that the former’s Brook mine in Wyoming contains perhaps the largest unconventional deposit of rare earth elements discovered in the United States. In particular, the mine ranks among the highest relative concentrations yet discovered of…
Read MorePaying it forward
Most everyone begins a new year with a resolution. Personal resolutions widely differ, but for many, doing something that involves a positive impact on others – the act of “paying it forward” – is an important mission many remember and put to action throughout the year. On a corporate and organizational level, there seems to be a consistent flow of…
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