By Shane Lasley
Metal Tech News
Coal ash to critical minerals funding
Metal Tech News - July 14, 2023
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Last updated 8/15/2023 at 2:06pm
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The ash left behind from the burning of coal offers a potential domestic source of gallium, germanium, rare earths, and other minerals critical to America's clean energy and tech sectors.
DOE is awarding $32M to support projects that will recover domestic critical minerals from coal waste.
Seeking to leverage the ash and other byproducts from a fuel that powered America through the 20th century, the U.S. Department of Energy is awarding $32 million to help launch projects that will recover rare earth elements and other critical minerals from coal ash and waste.
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