"Closing this deal with Eagle Specialty Materials brings about a positive result for our company and the many stakeholders involved in this transaction," said chairman and chief executive officer, David Stetson.

Between new developments in rare earth element extraction efforts and the promise of more effective plant operations, research by the Mountaineer community promises to make the most of the state’s energy resources.

Sources close to the companies involved say Eagle Specialty Materials may be close to closing its deal to assume ownership of the Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr coal mines.

“We are formulating various policies within the coal ministry to attract foreign investment. Hopefully within a fortnight or a month’s time we will come out with a policy,” Joshi said at the India Energy Forum by CERAWeek.

A judge has blocked a plan to ease protections for Sage Grouse, which makes its home on millions of acres of oil and gas-rich sagebrush lands, dealing a blow to government efforts to allow more drilling, mining and logging in the West.

China will help Pakistan turn Thar coal into diesel and to this effect, the Pakistan authorities managed to contact Chinese Shenhua Ningxia Coal Industry Group, which is known for turning coal into liquid.