BISMARCK – In the early morning hours over the Memorial Day weekend last May, coal miners at the Freedom Mine near Beulah made an extraordinary find: a well
North Dakota is rich not only when it comes to history but now, with rare earth elements. And a recent ND Geological Survey shows many minerals that make up rare earth elements, can be found in Dunn, Stark, and Mercer Counties.
(Bismarck, ND) Rare earth elements and minerals are in high demand for the United States, and North Dakota has signs of the necessary materials deep in the soil. The North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources say the state's Geological Survey has found indications of several critical minerals in the Williston Basin. The ND Geological Survey says cobalt, gallium,