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Expand APP

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Project Description:
Expand Appalachia CORE-CM (EXPAND APP) project is to provide the foundational data, assessment methodologies, & implementation plans needed to catalyze economic growth & job creation by realizing the full potential value of the region’s natural resources, specifically including unconventional sources of critical minerals & metals as well as non-fuel carbon-based products.

Project Objectives:

  1. Expand the scale & scope of CORE-CM assessments within Region 2 including ME, NH, VT, and NY
  2. Formulate strategies to integrate infrastructure, industries, & businesses to spur economic growth using critical mineral & carbon ore resources & waste streams
  3. Develop & implement plans for stakeholder outreach & education
  4. Begin implementation of a workforce development plan for skills training for domestic CMM production
  5. Develop plans for technology innovation centers
  6. Participate in working groups
  7. Collaborate & coordinate with adjacent regions
  8. Develop datasets for a nationwide prospectus on critical minerals

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