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WVU’s Water Research Institute receives additional $11M for Rare Earth Research

The Water Research Institute (WRI) recently initiated two new projects that will advance the production and processing of Rare Earth Element/Critical Material (REE/CM) concentrates from acid mine drainage (AMD).  The new awards were made by the U.S. Departments of Energy ($8M) and Defense ($3M) through funding supported by U.S. Senators Joe Manchin and Capito to advance work on increasing the domestic supply of REE/CMs.


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