Williston Basin Carbon Ore, Rare Earth, and Critical Minerals (CORE-CM) Program

Conference · Wed Aug 03 04:00:00 EDT 2022

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/2345228· OSTI ID:2345228

Kay, John P. ^[1]; Laumb, Jason D. ^[2]; Folkedahl, Bruce C. ^[2]; Brasel, Todd A ^[2]; Crocker, Charlene R. ^[2]; Kouba, Stacy J. ^[2]; Theaker, Nolan ^[3]

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1. Univ. of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND (United States). Energy and Environmental Research Center; UND EERC
2. Univ. of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND (United States). Energy and Environmental Research Center
3. Univ. of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND (United States)

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy awarded 13 CORE-CM programs as part of the CORE-CM Initiative, designed to develop the technology and upstream and midstream supply chains to extract rare-earth elements (REEs) and critical minerals (CMs) from the nation’s coal supplies. The intent is to catalyze regional economic growth and job creation while strengthening the use of domestic resources. The Williston Basin CORE-CM Program aims to drive the expansion and transformation of coal and coal-based resource usage within the Williston Basin to produce REEs, CMs, and nonfuel carbon-based products (CBPs). The work constitutes Phase 1 of a long-term program. The objectives of Phase 1 are to identify the existing knowledge base and gaps and to develop a series of assessments/plans, including an initial basinal assessment; a characterization and data acquisition plan; a waste stream reuse plan; a basinal strategies assessment for infrastructure, industries, and business; a technology assessment, development, and field testing plan; a technology innovation center plan(s); and a stakeholder outreach and education plan. The goal of this project is to initiate the development of a new industry in the resource-rich Williston Basin that will catalyze economic growth and job creation through a coalition team of private industry, university, and state, local, and federal government entities. A coalition team of nearly 30 private industry, university, and state, local, and federal government partners was formed for this program. Partners include the University of North Dakota Energy & Environmental Research Center, Institute for Energy Studies, and Nistler College; North Dakota State University; Montana Tech University; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Critical Materials Institute; North Dakota Geological Survey; South Dakota Geological Survey; U.S. Geological Survey; North American Coal Corporation; BNI Energy; Basin Electric Power Cooperative; Minnkota Power Cooperative; and many more.

• Research Organization: Univ. of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND (United States).
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM)
• DOE Contract Number: FE0032060
• OSTI ID: 2345228
• Report Number(s): DOE-EERC-32060-3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English