In the news today…
Minerals:
- Politico Pro reports top figures in the energy and transportation world gather in Washington today for the annual SAFE Summit, where they’ll hash out energy security issues — and especially how to build the domestic critical minerals industry.
- Forbes reports on Ramaco Resources’ progress on extracting rare earth minerals from coal resources.
Coal:
- Argus reports coal producers across much of the US shipped slightly less coal during January than they had a year prior, despite higher electricity demand and competition from elevated natural gas prices.
World News:
- E&E Greenwire reports Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is trying to “back out” of a minerals agreement with the United States, President Donald Trump said Sunday.
- Mining.com reports Washington and Moscow have reportedly begun discussions on joint rare earths projects in Russia, the head of the country’s sovereign wealth fund, Kirill Dmitriev, said on Monday.