WSJ: Old Coal Mine has Billions in Rare Earths
WSJ: Old Coal Mine has Billions in Rare Earths
Twelve years ago, former Wall Street banker Randall Atkins bought an old coal mine outside Sheridan, Wyo., sight unseen, for about $2 million.
Several years after Atkins bought the Brook Mine, government researchers came around asking if they could run some tests to see if the ground contained something called “rare-earth elements.”
That government researchers are looking out for America is good news. Yeah, that’s pretty cynical, but recall President Reagan’s joke.