WVU opens new research facility to extract valuable rare earth elements from acid mine drainage

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By mmillikinJul 22, 2018, 5:07 am153 pts
West Virginia University (WVU) researchers are opening a new facility to capture rare earth elements (REEs) from acid mine drainage (AMD) from coal mining. Through a collaborative research and development program with the US Department of Energy (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), WVU is opening…

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