Colorado-based Rare Element Resources (RER) has received operations approval from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to allow it to commence operations at its new rare earth demonstration plant in Upton, Wyoming. The green light follows the recently announced U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) operations budget acceptance and issuance of its continuation notice approving operations. The demonstration plant, which was…
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RER gets Department of Energy ops approval for Wyoming plant
Colorado-based Rare Element Resources has received its operations approval as well as an additional funding commitment for its rare earth demonstration plant in Wyoming, set to come online in the fourth quarter. The green light from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy is the second and final project continuation notice following its approval of…
Read MoreRare Element Resources’ processing plant nears completion
Rare Element Resources has provided a progress update on its rare earth recovery and separation demonstration plant currently being constructed in Upton, Wyo. The strategic materials company said operations are expected to commence in the third quarter. “All activities are moving us toward the goal of plant startup in the next few months. With an operations manager in place and…
Read MoreRare Element Resources boosts Bear Lodge mineral resource
Rare Element Resources has completed a new mineral resource estimate based on maximizing the recovery of the key magnet materials of neodymium, praseodymium, terbium and dysprosium, as well as other critical rare earths such as lanthanum. The estimate is focused on the Bull Hill deposit at the Bear Lodge REE project, located in northeastern Wyoming, with long-term upside existing in…
Read MoreRare 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…
Read MoreRare Element Resources gets DOE greenlight for Wyo. 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…
Read MoreRare Element names new CEO
Colorado-based Rare Element Resources has appointed Brent Berg as president and chief executive officer. He succeeds Randall J. Scott who is retiring after 10 years at the helm. Berg has over 25 years of experience in the minerals industry, including 16 years in mine management roles and over 11 years working for in-situ recovery operations. He most recently held the…
Read MoreRare Element secures $4.4 million grant for RE project
Rare Element Resources has been awarded a $4.4 million grant from the Wyoming Energy Authority for advancing the company’s rare earth processing and separation demonstration plant in Upton, Wyo.
Read MoreWyoming rare earth demo project advances
Strategic materials company Rare Element Resources said its planned rare earth processing and separation demonstration project in Upton, Wyo., has hit a new milestone – 60% plant design completion. The project, led by General Atomics, is now advancing toward final detailed engineering due for completion later this year. The team recently completed a key design milestone with the Department of…
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