Rare Earth Elements 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. Full story.

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LKAB discovers Europe’s largest RE deposit

Swedish state-owned miner LKAB has identified more than 1 million tonnes of rare earth oxides in the Kiruna area in the northern part of the country – the largest known such deposit in Europe, reported Reuters. “This is good news, not only for LKAB, the region and the Swedish people, but also for Europe and the climate,” LKAB CEO Jan…

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World Coal Association adds Seriti, Barloworld

Industry advocacy group the World Coal Association has welcomed two new members to its fold, both from South Africa: operator Seriti Resources and processing and services group Barloworld. According to WCA CEO Michelle Manook, the addition of Seriti and Barloworld uncovers a “new vanguard” of coal operatives “who understand that coal must transition through an understanding of the total contribution…

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Chariot, FQM working to provide wind, solar at Zambian copper mines

African-based Chariot and its business arm Chariot Transitional Power will be working alongside French renewables firm Total Eren to develop a solar and wind power project for First Quantum Minerals’ operations in Zambia. Chariot said it has inked the partnership with the other companies for a 430-megawatt flagship project that will “complement and expand Zambia’s existing renewable energy capacity” and…

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