$8 Million Grant Awarded to West Virginia University for Rare Earth Element Extraction Facility

An $8 million research grant from the U.S. Department of Energy was recently awarded to West Virginia University (WVU) to aid in the further development and advancement of a novel rare earth element (REE) technology, which helps power a myriad of technologies from smartphones to the missile guidance systems in the United States and was created by researchers at WVU to mine and separate rare earth elements and critical minerals (CM) from coal waste and acid mine drainage (AMD). This study holds the potential to make a positive impact on both the US…