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From Black Gold to Green Energy: Mining Rare Earths Alongside Coal


New research documents elevated levels of these metals, needed for energy transition, above and below coal seams in Utah and Colorado. Deposits of designated critical minerals needed to transition the world’s energy systems away from fossil fuels may, ironically enough, be co-located with coal de

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