Can America assert its independence through the use of coal ash? According to experts, the rare earth minerals that can be extracted from coal ash in America could be worth $8.4 billion. These minerals should be relatively easy to extract from the coal ash as there is no need to establish new mines to access these minerals. There is currently about 1,873 million tons of coal ash available in America.However, the amount of minerals that can be extracted depends entirely on the coal ash itself. The coal ash found in the Appalachian Basin contains the highest volume of rare earth minerals, but these cannot be easily extracted. Only 30% of the rare earth minerals found in these coal heaps can be extracted.The coal ash heaps found in the Powder River Basin have an extractability of 70% even though they have a lower volume of rare earth minerals than those found in the Appalachian Basin. As a result, scientists in the project decided to focus their efforts on the Powder River Basin.
seems like there are plenty of valuable tailings to work on in The USA
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