Westwater Resources CEO and president Chris Jones fields questions from Coosa County residents in a town hall forum at the old Weogufka High School gym Thursday.
Coosa County residents gathered at the old Weogufka High School gym Thursday to ask local and Westwater Resources representatives about the company's graphite project and processing plant.
Westwater Resources CEO and president Chris Jones fields questions from Coosa County residents in a town hall forum at the old Weogufka High School gym Thursday.
Mining company Westwater Resources fielded public questions for the first time since announcing its intentions for Coosa County in June, as president and CEO Chris Jones addressed several dozen residents town-hall style in the old Weogufka High School gym Thursday.
Earlier this summer, the Colorado-based company, side-by-side with Gov. Kay Ivey, said it aimed to build the first large-scale graphite processing plant in the U.S., with groundbreaking in Kellyton expected by the end of this year. By 2028, Westwater intends to mine the graphite for its plant — where it'll be converted to the battery-grade graphite found in electric vehicles —  from a mineral deposit on the west side of Coosa County near Weogufka.
Coosa County residents gathered at the old Weogufka High School gym Thursday to ask local and Westwater Resources representatives about the company's graphite project and processing plant.
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL LEE...NORTHEASTERN
MACON AND SOUTH CENTRAL TALLAPOOSA COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM CDT...
At 201 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Notasulga, moving west at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Auburn, Tuskegee, Tallassee, Notasulga, Franklin, Liberty City, Lake
Tuskegee, Tallapoosa City, Tuskegee National Forest, Loachapoka, I 85
Rest Area, Uphapee Creek, Reeltown, and Moton Field Municipal
Airport.
This includes Interstate 85 between mile markers 32 and 51.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
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MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN;
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
