U.S. Senate Energy Chairman Joe Manchin kicked off a committee hearing today by saying the United States needs a push to produce the kind of critical minerals that are key elements of modern technology like lithium batteries.
Rare earth elements are a key component of electronics, aerospace, automotive and other products, particularly rechargeable batteries. China is the dominant producer, and the rest of the world is trying to catch up.
Article written by Mike Tony for the Charleston Gazette-Mail March 8, 2022
The West Virginia Senate has passed without opposition a
bill designed to clarify who can profit from the extraction of rare earth
elements and critical minerals essential to technology products and national
security.
On Thursday, February 17th, the West Virginia Water Research
Institute (WVWRI) held its third and final session of the Virtual Seminar
Series. Speakers from Friends of the Cheat, West Virginia University, and WVWRI
discussed acid mine drainage (AMD) research and remediation projects.
Mark your calendars now! The 2022 West Virginia Mine Drainage Task Force Symposium has officially been scheduled for October 4-5, 2022. Watch out for symposium program to be released in April!
The West Virginia Mine Drainage Task Force was formed in 1978 and assigned to investigate the acid mine drainage (AMD) problem associated with surface mining in central West Virginia. Since then, the Task Force has broadened its scope to include areas outside of West Virginia with many diverse mine drainage issues.
In a nearly unanimous vote, the House of Delegates has
passed a bill designed to clarify who can profit from the extraction of rare
earth elements and critical minerals essential to technology products and
national security.
The House on Monday approved House Bill 4003, which would
establish that any party that treats any mine drainage may derive “commercial
benefit” from any elements or other byproducts of the treated material.
Article written by Mike Tony for the Charleston Gazette-Mail January 27, 2022
The state House Energy and Manufacturing Committee has
approved a pair of bills designed to encourage economic development from
extraction of rare earth elements and critical minerals essential to technology
products and national security.