Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jul. 7—If you feel like you're hearing the words "rare earth elements " (REEs) or "rare earth metals " with increasing frequency, ...

A decade ago, West Virginia University researchers were among the first to find rare earth elements in acid mine drainage ...

RICHARD, W.Va. — The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is monitoring overflow at the Richard Mine Acid Mine Drainage Treatment Facility along Deckers Creek near Morgantown. DEP Deputy ...

Acid mine drainage (AMD) arises when sulphide minerals in excavated materials are exposed to oxygen and water, leading to the generation of sulphuric acid and mobilisation of metals and metalloids.

Across Appalachia, rust-colored water seeps from abandoned coal mines, staining rocks orange and coating stream beds with metals. These acidic discharges, known as acid mine drainage, are among the ...

Research from North Carolina State University shows plants can extract rare earth metals from contaminated sites.

For 140 years, gold mines in Johannesburg, South Africa have been leaking wastewater contaminated with heavy metals. The acid mine drainage from Johannesburg's estimated 278 abandoned mines and 200 ...

Terry Fletcher, chief communications officer for the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, said the white ...