Innovators Tell House Panel More Old-School Science Needed to Forge New Mining Path

Innovators Tell House Panel More Old-School Science Needed to Forge New Mining Path

A file image of coal miner Jaden Fredrickson, of Cheat Lake, W.Va., on April 13, 2017. Justin Merriman/Getty Images

The United States has ample critical mineral deposits, and its mining industry is spearheading innovative technologies designed to decouple the nation from dependence on China for the processed metals and materials domestic manufacturers need.

But, without an education system that emphasizes hard sciences, especially geology, that won’t happen, experts told the House Natural Resources Committee’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee during a Dec. 3 hearing.
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