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Gillette’s Dry Fork Station Could Become World’s Largest Carbon Capture Plant
An energy research association and a California filtration business have received millions from the U.S. Department of Energy to continue developing a project in Gillette that could make Dry Fork the largest carbon capture power plant in the world.
Pat MaioMarch 28, 2024
Ramaco Says $37 Billion Wyoming Rare Earth Estimate May Have Been Too Low
Ramaco is pulling back from a valuation estimate of $37 billion for critical rare earth minerals discovered underground in northeastern Wyoming. The estimate could be billions of dollars higher as some of the minerals have been banned by China for export to the U.S.
Pat MaioMarch 27, 2024
Texas-Based Company Pushes Development Of Huge Uranium Deposits in Wyoming
EnCore, a Texas-based uranium producer, is developing huge uranium deposits throughout Wyoming. Its top priority is to pull out of the ground 8 million pounds of uranium at its Gas Hills project, located 45 miles east of Riverton.
Pat MaioMarch 27, 2024
Ramaco's Rare Earths Deposit In Northeast Wyoming Estimated Worth At $37 Billion
Ramaco Resources in northeast Wyoming plans to update its rare earths deposit find Wednesday, pushing the estimate on tonnage underground to over 1.5 million tons, and the value to more than $37 billion.
Pat MaioMarch 26, 2024
Top Executive For $44 Million Rare Earths Project Leaves For Wyoming Uranium Job
Brent Berg, the top executive behind development of a $44 million rare earth minerals project near Upton, Wyoming, backed by the U.S. Department of Energy, has left the company for an in-state uranium job.
Pat MaioMarch 25, 2024
Lost In Time: There Was A Working Nuclear Reactor At UW 60 Years Ago
Although many have thought it was an urban myth, it's actually true. There was a working nuclear reactor in the basement of the University of Wyoming Engineering Building in the 1960s. Dr. Victor Albert Ryan, a nuclear chemist, brought it with him to establish UW's nuclear research program.
Pat MaioMarch 23, 2024
Wyoming Firms Win Access To Top Nuclear Labs To Research Advanced Tech
Two Cheyenne, Wyoming, companies have advanced in a competitive program with the federal energy agency that gives them access to the nation's top research laboratories to work on new advanced nuclear technologies.
Pat MaioMarch 22, 2024
Australian Company Inks $117M Deal To Supply Wyoming Uranium to Belgium Buyer
Peninsula Energy of Australia says it plans to sell between $88 million and $117 million worth of Wyoming uranium from a mine near Gillette to a European nuclear fuel buyer from Belgium.
Pat MaioMarch 20, 2024
TerraPower Expects To Start Building Wyoming Nuclear Site In June
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission told Cowboy State Daily on Tuesday that it expects TerraPower to file a construction permit within days. The company plans to start building its small nuclear power plant in Kemmerer, Wyoming, in June.
Pat MaioMarch 19, 2024
$11M Raised For Massive Field Of Carbon-Sucking Silos In Central Wyoming
A plan to locate a massive field of silos that suck carbon dioxide out of the air is planned somewhere in central Wyoming, and $11 million has been raised so far.
Pat MaioMarch 19, 2024
L&H Says Cheyenne, Laramie On Short List For Headquarters Of New Nuclear Business
Wyoming is becoming the new ground zero for building small nuclear reactors, which has prompted Gillette-based L&H Industrial to launch its new nuclear business, which could be based in Cheyenne or Laramie.
Pat MaioMarch 18, 2024
Company To Invest $456 Million To Develop Huge Wyoming Rare Earths Deposit
American Rare Earths on Sunday said the $456 million it expects to invest in its rare earths mine near Wheatland is a realistic plan to begin production over the next few years. The site could be the world's richest, the company says.
Pat MaioMarch 17, 2024