Wyoming’s new coal mine to extract rare earths

Energy Secretary Chris Wright listens during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on Capitol Hill, June 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The developer of what would be the first new coal mine in Wyoming in decades is launching a potentially US$500,000,000 effort to extract rare earth metals from the fossil fuel that are crucial for tech products and military hardware. U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon, and Wyoming's congressional delegation took part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday for Ramaco Resources, Inc.'s Brook Mine outside Ranchester in northeastern…