The developer of what would be the first new coal mine in Wyoming in decades is launching a potentially half-billion-dollar effort to extract rare earth metals from the fossil fuel that are crucial for tech products and military hardware.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright, former West Virginia U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon, and Wyoming's congressional delegation were expected at a Friday groundbreaking ceremony for Ramaco Resources, Inc.'s Brook Mine outside Ranchester in northeastern Wyoming.
