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Pilot plant brings rare earth processing to Albany County as Halleck Creek project advances
2+ hour, 40+ min ago (668+ words) TOP: A drill takes a core sample in 2024 at the Halleck Creek mine site in Albany County. During exploration drilling at the Halleck Creek Rare Earth project in 2022, geologists conduct field surface research. The American Rare Earths initiative is exploring…...
Pilot plant brings rare earth processing to Wyoming as Halleck Creek project advances
7+ hour, 43+ min ago (668+ words) TOP: A drill takes a core sample in 2024 at the Halleck Creek mine site in Albany County. During exploration drilling at the Halleck Creek Rare Earth project in 2022, geologists conduct field surface research. The American Rare Earths initiative is exploring…...
DEQ monitoring finds no evidence of silica dust health risk in Yoder
7+ hour, 43+ min ago (908+ words) TORRINGTON " Extensive air quality monitoring conducted by the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality over the past several years has found no evidence that crystalline silica dust from the Western Proppants facility poses a health concern to Yoder residents, according to…...
Community members "tackle" economic future at workshop | Rocket Miner
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (636+ words) Sen. Eric Barlow of Senate District 23 announced he was joining the gubernatorial race in August of 2025. Barlow and Southwest Regional Wyoming Airport Director Devon Brubaker kicked off a discussion about economic development in Sweetwater County at the Rock Springs Holiday…...
Mineral management resolutions remain stagnant
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (519+ words) BUFFALO " Washington, D. C. s political winds are not blowing in favor of two resolutions passed by the Wyoming Legislature during the 2026 budget session to spur congressional action. Resolutions passed in the state Legislature are meant to formally express opinion or intent,…...
BLM investigates copper line removal near Wyoming sage grouse leks, historic trails
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (559+ words) An excavator that had been digging up South Pass-area sagebrush to remove a relic copper telecommunication line catches the morning sunlight on April 10. The digging was allegedly unauthorized and is the subject of a Bureau of Land Management investigation. Lander…...
NOTICE The Black Butte Coal Company of
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Uranium makes resurgence, as wind and solar added to the mix
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1324+ words) Wyoming has consistently ranked No. 1 in uranium production nationally. DOUGLAS " Uranium has been part of Wyoming's economy since it was first discovered in the tailings of an abandoned silver mine near Lusk in 1918, according to Wyo History. org, "Wyoming's Uranium…...
Wyoming assumes additional authority over rare earth mineral permitting
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (450+ words) Gov. Mark Gordon listens as Andrea Kock with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission speaks during a signing ceremony for a joint agreement expanding Wyoming DEQ's authority Tuesday. CHEYENNE " After years of work with the federal government, Wyoming now has expanded regulatory…...
County commissioners approve major Horse Creek Quarry expansion from 15 to 600 acres
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (892+ words) From left, Laramie County Commissioners Troy Thompson, Ty Zwonitzer, Gunnar Malm, Don Hollingshead and Linda Heath sit during a meeting in Cheyenne on Jan. 6. CHEYENNE " The Laramie County Board of County Commissioners voted last week to approve a permit for…...