A team at West Virginia University is trying to scale a process which extracts rare earth elements from coal mine "acid mine drainage". The hope is that the pro

A team at West Virginia University is trying to scale a process which extracts rare earth elements from coal mine "acid mine drainage". The hope is that the process helps to clean up AMD - itself an environmental hazard remaining after coal mining - and produce rare earth elements from what would otherwise be waste. https://wvutoday.wvu.edu/stories/2023/04/05/wvu-researchers-earn-8m-for-rare-earth-extraction-facility-an-economic-and-environmental-game-changer https://wvutoday.wvu.edu/stories/2023/04/05/wvu-researchers-... https://wvwri.wvu.edu/divisions/critical-materials https://wvwri.wvu.edu/divisions/critical-materials