The Energy Department to Build a Facility where Critical Minerals Are Extracted from Fossil Fuel Waste

Most of the rare earth elements and critical minerals that aid in powering electric vehicles mined overseas however there has been introduced a new initiative by the US Department of Energy, as they are now looking into extraction of these minerals from fossil fuel waste.

The Energy Department intends to build the first ever large facility in the US for critical mineral extraction, such as nickel and cobalt, coal ash waste. These met....