Wyoming uncommon earth mining facility to be first to open in over 70 years

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The U.S. secretary of power and different elected officers are getting ready to journey to Wyoming for the opening of the primary new coal mine within the state in additional than 5 a long time.

The ribbon slicing for the Brook Mine Carbon Ore Uncommon Earth challenge will happen July 11. Nationwide and state leaders are anticipated to talk on the occasion in Ranchester. 

“I’m looking forward to attending Ramaco’s opening of the nation’s first rare earth mine in more than 70 years and the first new coal mine in Wyoming in over 50 years,” Power Secretary Chris Wright mentioned in an announcement to FOX Enterprise.

“This is just the beginning of an administration-wide effort to unleash the American mineral development needed to secure U.S. energy dominance, fuel economic growth, and safeguard our national security,” he continued.

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Miners stroll out of the doorway of the newly opened Ramaco Assets Inc. Stonecoal Alma mine close to Wylo, W.Va. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg / Getty Photos)

Ramaco Assets says the mine challenge will assist the U.S. scale back its “foreign reliance on critical minerals essential to defense, technology, and clean energy.”

“This is more than a ribbon cutting — it’s a declaration of America’s resolve to reclaim its leadership in critical minerals and energy independence,” Randall W. Atkins, chairman and chief government of Ramaco Assets, mentioned in an announcement. 

“We are proud that Ramaco will be developing the first new mine to lead the U.S. in creating a viable domestic supply line of strategic rare earths and critical minerals,” he continued.  

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A miner walks subsequent to mantrip shuttle tracks after exiting the newly opened Ramaco Assets Inc. Stonecoal Alma mine close to Wylo, W.Va.  (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg / Getty Photos)

The corporate has operations in West Virginia, Virginia and Wyoming. Its government workplaces are situated in Lexington, Kentucky. 

“Wyoming continues to be a leader in energy innovation, including the expansion of our critical mineral industries,” Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon mentioned in an announcement.

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“With support from the Energy Matching Funds Program, we are celebrating the exciting potential for Wyoming coal and rare earth minerals, along with their role in the expansion of our state’s energy economy,” he concluded.