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Feds announces $100M plan to expand mining workforce

By Zachery Schmidt | The Center Square contributor
Aug 26, 2026

(The Center Square) - The U.S. Department of Energy is launching a $100 million initiative to recruit more Americans for the country’s mining and other critical-minerals workforce.

Granite mine representative lays out plans for residents

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Granite mine representative lays out plans for residents

Gwen Bishop
Jan 18, 2026

Many of the pros and cons concerning a proposed granite quarry were discussed during the Coosa County Commission meeting Tuesday morning.

Regulated pretreatment planned at Alexander City's new graphite processing facility

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Regulated pretreatment planned at Alexander City's new graphite processing facility

Eric Reutebuch
Updated Aug 5, 2025

I was shocked and dismayed several weeks ago to learn that a Coosa County graphite mining venture I’d been hearing about was going to build th…

Westwater quietly begins Alabama Graphite plant construction

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Westwater quietly begins Alabama Graphite plant construction

Siri Hedreen
Dec 10, 2021

Construction has begun on the Alabama Graphite Products Plant in Kellyton, though heavy construction is not due to start until spring, parent …

Westwater faces Weogufka in first forum since Alabama Graphite plant reveal

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Westwater faces Weogufka in first forum since Alabama Graphite plant reveal

Siri Hedreen
Aug 20, 2021

Mining company Westwater Resources fielded public questions for the first time since announcing its intentions for Coosa County in June, as pr…

Lake Martin Living

Alabama Graphite

Siri Hedreen
Jul 27, 2021

Coosa County’s graphite has been waiting in reserve.

It's no gold rush yet, but Westwater Resources isn't the only prospector in Coosa County

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It's no gold rush yet, but Westwater Resources isn't the only prospector in Coosa County

Siri Hedreen
Jul 7, 2021

Westwater Resources may be the first Coosa graphite miners of this century, but they didn't set out blindly with a hammer and pick. A quick Al…

Graphite, a net positive for climate change, is still a net unknown for Coosa County

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Graphite, a net positive for climate change, is still a net unknown for Coosa County

Siri Hedreen
Updated Aug 1, 2025

Kellyton resident Randall Hendrix lives, grows vegetables and tends his friend's cows on a quiet, 23-acre pasture bordered on three sides by p…

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Behind the scenes of Alexander City's six-month courtship of Westwater Resources

Siri Hedreen
Updated Aug 1, 2025

In 2012, Canadian company Alabama Graphite Corp. began prospecting in Coosa County in an area that hadn't been mined since World War II. After…

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Coosa graphite miners start drilling but have yet to reveal processing plant location

Siri Hedreen
Updated Aug 1, 2025

Graphite mining company Westwater Resources has already cracked the surface in western Coosa County but remains tight-lipped about the locatio…

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Feds announces $100M plan to expand mining workforce

Granite mine representative lays out plans for residents

Regulated pretreatment planned at Alexander City's new graphite processing facility

Westwater quietly begins Alabama Graphite plant construction

Westwater faces Weogufka in first forum since Alabama Graphite plant reveal

Alabama Graphite

It's no gold rush yet, but Westwater Resources isn't the only prospector in Coosa County

Graphite, a net positive for climate change, is still a net unknown for Coosa County

Behind the scenes of Alexander City's six-month courtship of Westwater Resources

Coosa graphite miners start drilling but have yet to reveal processing plant location

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