Wyoming's first new coal mine in 50 years is said to be operating soon but it won't rely on the fossil fuel to make money.

Not only do we get coal here, we are going to get those rare earth elements that are going to break our dependence on China,” ...

The new Brook Mine, though relatively small, offers a glimmer of optimism for Wyoming’s coal industry as potentially the state’s first new coal mine in 50 years.

ROCK SPRINGS -- Over the past decade, Bridger Coal Co. has slowly expanded its 36-year-old Sweetwater County mine to include new underground operations -- while maintaining the existing surface mine ...

With all the new changes, “Powder River Basin coal in Wyoming automatically becomes significantly more competitive,” Deti said.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright claimed the venture will "break dependence on China" as Trump pushes ahead with fossil fuel projects ...

DENVER (AP) — Federal officials on Monday took a first step toward reopening vast areas of public lands in two Western states to new coal sales as part of President Donald Trump's push to expand ...

The expansion permits Signal Peak Energy to extract nearly 60 million tons of coal from the Bull Mountains mine north of Billings.

The Trump administration is instead considering selling leases for coal mining on more than 2,600 square miles (6,800 kilometers) of federal lands in that region, according to documents released ...

Even as President Trump vows to reinvigorate America's coal industry, critics say his administration has stripped away key health protections for miners.

Federal officials are considering reopening vast areas of public lands in Wyoming and Montana to new coal sales.