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Coal-byproduct critical-minerals pilot selections

DOE selected five coal and coal-byproduct pilot projects for negotiations and named gallium and germanium among possible outputs. The notice explicitly says selections are not funding commitments.

Facts on this page last re-verified Aug 18, 2026 — the oldest verification date among its current claims. How we verify.

Derived current state: Selected (stale)stale

Program: DOE coal and coal-byproduct critical-minerals pilots · U.S. Department of Energy

Event ledger

Jul 1, 2026 · State change → Selected

Sources

U.S. Department of Energy · published Jul 1, 2026 · retrieved Aug 18, 2026 · archive