Ramaco To Open First New U.S. Rare Earth Mine In 70 Years, First New Wyoming Coal Mine In Over 50 Years

Benzinga · 07/01 12:07

The Brook Mine will also be first new coal mine in Wyoming in over 50 years

RANCHESTER, Wyo., July 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Ramaco Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ:METC, METCB, ", Ramaco", or the ", Company", ))) and Ramaco Rare Earth, LLC will host a landmark ribbon cutting and groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, July 11, to commemorate the opening of the Brook Mine Carbon Ore Rare Earth project. It will be the first new rare earth mine in the United States in more than 70 years and first new coal mine in Wyoming in over 50 years.

The event, themed "American Independence: A Rare Earth Revolution," will take place at Ramaco's iCAM Technology Center in Ranchester, Wyoming, and is scheduled to feature remarks from national and state leaders. This includes U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon, U.S. Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis, U.S. Representative Harriet Hageman and former U.S. Senator and Ramaco Board member Joe Manchin.