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Major deposits of rare earth elements reported at Ramaco’s Brook Mine in Wyoming

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MAY 4, 2023

In association with researchers from the Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) and analysts at mining consultancy Weir International, metallurgical coal producer Ramaco Resources released an independent Exploration Target report with technical assessment of rare earth elements (REE) found at its Brook Mine in Wyoming.

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Ramaco Carbon partnering with ORNL on new processes to make graphite from coal

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APRIL 6, 2023

Ramaco Carbon is partnering with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to develop new, large-scale processes for making graphite from coal. The conversion of coal to higher value materials, such as graphene, graphite or carbon nanotubes, is of high interest, and a number of researchers have proposed processes.

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Natrium reactor demonstration project slated for Wyoming

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JUNE 4, 2021

TerraPower and PacifiCorp announced efforts to advance a Natrium reactor demonstration project at a retiring coal plant in Wyoming. This project is an exciting economic opportunity for Wyoming. The goal was investigate advanced fission reactors for world-scale energy production.

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DOE awards $19M to 13 initiatives in fossil-fuel areas to produce rare earth elements and critical minerals

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MAY 3, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) awarded $19 million for 13 projects in traditionally fossil-fuel-producing communities across the country to support production of rare earth elements and critical minerals essential to the manufacturing of batteries, magnets, and other components important to the clean energy economy.

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Linc Energy submits permit for Wyoming underground coal gasification demo facility

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OCTOBER 28, 2011

a permit application and commenced the approval process with the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) to build and operate a Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) demonstration plant in its coal tenement lease areas in Wyoming’s. located near Wright, Wyoming. located near Wright, Wyoming.

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DKRW Advanced Fuels secures EPC contract with Sinopec Engineering for Medicine Bow coal-to-liquids project in Wyoming

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Using bituminous coal from southern Wyoming, the Medicine Bow facility will produce 11,600 barrels per day of very low sulfur gasoline using GE gasification technology and methanol?to?gasoline ton Carbon Basin coal reserve owned by Arch Coal, which is also an equity investor in the project. gasoline (MTG) technologies.

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Linc Energy Acquires Wyoming Coal Assets for Underground Gasification and Gas-to-Liquids

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MAY 14, 2009

Australia-based Linc Energy Limited has signed a purchase agreement to acquire a 100% interest in 92,059 acres of coal tenement lease areas in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming USA from GasTech Inc, a company based in Casper Wyoming. Linc Energy has agreed to pay US$5 million for the purchase of the GasTech coal tenements.

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Study finds high sodium bicarbonate concentrations in water from coal-bed natural gas production harms aquatic life; water treatment can mitigate effects

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JUNE 14, 2012

Produced water from coal-bed natural gas (CBNG) production may contain sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO 3 ) at concentrations that can harm aquatic life, according to a new study by the US Geological Survey; Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks; the Bureau of Land Management and the US Environmental Protection Agency. Farag, A.M.,

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First crude oil unit train departs Meritage Midstream’s Black Thunder Terminal at Arch coal mine

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JUNE 23, 2014

Meritage Midstream Services II, LLC announced that the first crude oil unit train loaded at its Black Thunder Terminal departed the Wyoming terminal on Friday. The Black Thunder Terminal, LLC is a joint venture between Meritage Midstream and Arch Coal. One of the mine’s high-speed coal loadouts is visible in the background.

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Ramaco announces substantial expansion of Brook Mine rare earth elements exploration target, board approval for initial mining in Q4 2023

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AUGUST 15, 2023

Ramaco expects to also work with other Department of Energy national laboratories, including NETL, in assessing the deposit and its potential vertical development to magnet production. million over two quarters for initial development for both rare earth and carbon ore/coal mining. Earlier post.)

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DKRW Advanced Fuels signs major off-take contract for 100% of coal-derived gasoline from Medicine Bow project

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DECEMBER 1, 2011

Medicine Bow, Wyoming. The contract is one of the first major commercial agreements in the US for the sale of liquid transport fuels made from coal. The Medicine Bow project will use Carbon Basin coal optioned from DKRW partner (and coal mine operator) Arch Coal to produce refined hydrocarbon liquid products.

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DOE selects 10 projects to enhance research into recovery of rare earth elements from coal and coal byproducts

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DECEMBER 3, 2015

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected 10 projects to receive funding for research in support of the lab’s program on Recovery of Rare Earth Elements from Coal and Coal Byproducts. REEs are a series of chemical elements found in the Earth’s crust. Description.

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EIA: new drilling technology revitalizes Powder River Basin oil production

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

The coal-rich Powder River Basin is also experiencing a turnaround in oil production, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Production has rebounded from a low of 38,000 barrels per day (bbl/d) in 2009 to 78,000 bbl/d during first-quarter 2014. Click to enlarge.

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27 teams advancing in $20M NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE; converting CO2 to products

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OCTOBER 18, 2016

XPRIZE announced the 27 teams representing six countries advancing in the $20-million NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE, a global competition to develop technologies that convert the most carbon dioxide emissions from natural gas and power plant facilities into products with the highest net value. Coal plant. Coal plant. Coal plant.

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Underground Coal Gasification Company In Partnership to Test Alkaline Fuel Cells for Power Generation

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DECEMBER 9, 2009

Australia-based underground coal gasification (UCG) company Linc Energy ( earlier post ) has signed an exclusive agreement with the UK-based alkaline fuel cell technology company AFC Energy Plc and its related company, B9 Coal ( earlier post ). Tags: Coal Gasification Hydrogen Production Power Generation. Once the 3.5

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Report finds Coal-to-Liquids and Oil Shale pose significant financial and environmental risks to investors

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DECEMBER 19, 2010

Ceres recently released a new report concluding that coal-to-liquid (CTL) and oil shale technologies face significant environmental and financial obstacles—from water constraints, to technological uncertainties to regulatory and market risks—that pose substantial financial risks for investors involved in such projects.

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DOE awarding $72M to 27 projects to develop and advance carbon capture technologies, including direct air capture

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Under this cost-shared research and development (R&D), DOE is awarding $51 million to nine new projects for coal and natural gas power and industrial sources. Enabling Production of Low Carbon Emissions Steel Through CO 2 Capture from Blast Furnace Gases. AOI 1 (Subtopic 1.1): CO 2 Capture and Compression from Industrial Sources.

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EIA releases report on CO2 emissions by state; California led in 2010 with transportation-sector emissions

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MAY 14, 2013

In terms of per capita emissions, the top emitter was Wyoming (118.5 For example, some states are located near abundant hydroelectric supplies, while others contain abundant coal resources. Topping the list for absolute emissions in 2010 was Texas (652.6 million tonnes CO 2 ); California (369.8 mt CO 2 ); and Pennsylvania (256.6

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Salazar: Obama Administration Keeping Oil Shale Development an Option

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FEBRUARY 23, 2009

The Obama Administration will push an energy plan that potentially includes production of oil shale, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar told a group of Western governors assembled in Washington at the National Governor’s Association meeting. The Salt Lake Tribune.

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Exxon Mobil Acquiring XTO Energy in $41B Deal; Enhances US Position in Unconventional Natural Gas and Oil

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DECEMBER 14, 2009

Its properties are concentrated in Texas, New Mexico, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Louisiana and Montana. XTO’s resource base is the equivalent of 45 trillion cubic feet of gas and includes shale gas, tight gas, coal bed methane and shale oil.

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Wyoming Clean Coal Task Force wards $8.8M to 9 projects for 2011, including coal-to-liquids

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JULY 6, 2011

The Clean Coal Task Force (CCTF) was created in 2007 by the Wyoming State Legislature to help secure Wyoming’s financial future by preserving the value of coal, an important export from the state. A $731,984 award to Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., A $731,984 award to Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.,

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New Research Alliance to Promote Low-Impact Drilling Technologies

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FEBRUARY 16, 2009

The University/National Laboratories Alliance, established as part of the Environmentally Friendly Drilling (EFD) Program , will fund and transfer new technologies specifically targeted for use in environmentally sensitive areas that are currently off limits to drilling and production. University of Colorado. Utah State University.

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DOE Selects 19 Projects to Monitor and Evaluate Geologic CO2 Storage

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AUGUST 25, 2009

Coal supplies nearly 50% of domestic electricity. In order for low-cost electricity from coal-fired power plants to remain available, the DOE said, economical methods for capturing and storing the greenhouse gas emissions from these plants must be developed. University of Wyoming , Laramie, Wyo. million of DOE funding and $8.2

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DOE Selects 15 Projects Aimed at Secure CO2 Underground Storage

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AUGUST 12, 2010

Geologic storage is currently focused on five types of formations:(1) depleted oil and gas reservoirs, (2) deep saline formations, (3) unmineable coal seams, (4) oil- and gas-rich organic shales, and (5) basalts. The outcome of this project will be a geologically grounded method for quantifying the extent of such trapping.

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Major deposits of rare earth elements reported at Ramaco’s Brook Mine in Wyoming

Ramaco Carbon partnering with ORNL on new processes to make graphite from coal

Natrium reactor demonstration project slated for Wyoming

DOE awards $19M to 13 initiatives in fossil-fuel areas to produce rare earth elements and critical minerals

Linc Energy submits permit for Wyoming underground coal gasification demo facility

DKRW Advanced Fuels secures EPC contract with Sinopec Engineering for Medicine Bow coal-to-liquids project in Wyoming

Linc Energy Acquires Wyoming Coal Assets for Underground Gasification and Gas-to-Liquids

Study finds high sodium bicarbonate concentrations in water from coal-bed natural gas production harms aquatic life; water treatment can mitigate effects

First crude oil unit train departs Meritage Midstream’s Black Thunder Terminal at Arch coal mine

Ramaco announces substantial expansion of Brook Mine rare earth elements exploration target, board approval for initial mining in Q4 2023

DKRW Advanced Fuels signs major off-take contract for 100% of coal-derived gasoline from Medicine Bow project

DOE selects 10 projects to enhance research into recovery of rare earth elements from coal and coal byproducts

EIA: new drilling technology revitalizes Powder River Basin oil production

27 teams advancing in $20M NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE; converting CO2 to products

Underground Coal Gasification Company In Partnership to Test Alkaline Fuel Cells for Power Generation

Report finds Coal-to-Liquids and Oil Shale pose significant financial and environmental risks to investors

DOE awarding $72M to 27 projects to develop and advance carbon capture technologies, including direct air capture

EIA releases report on CO2 emissions by state; California led in 2010 with transportation-sector emissions

Salazar: Obama Administration Keeping Oil Shale Development an Option

Exxon Mobil Acquiring XTO Energy in $41B Deal; Enhances US Position in Unconventional Natural Gas and Oil

Wyoming Clean Coal Task Force wards $8.8M to 9 projects for 2011, including coal-to-liquids

New Research Alliance to Promote Low-Impact Drilling Technologies

DOE Selects 19 Projects to Monitor and Evaluate Geologic CO2 Storage

DOE Selects 15 Projects Aimed at Secure CO2 Underground Storage

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