3 July 2026
US Government awards $75mln to accelerate critical minerals recovery from coal feedstocks
The facilities will produce materials such as rare-earth elements, germanium, gallium and aluminium.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation announced funding for five projects that use coal and coal-based feedstocks.
This will support the development of pilot-scale facilities.
The five projects are based at:
- University of North Dakota
- Valor Metals Inc
- CONSOL Innovations, LLC (Headquarters: Canonsburg, Pennsylvania)
- American Resources Corporation
- Peabody Energy Corporation
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