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Trump administration announces $16 million for mining education at Kings Mountain lithium site

U.S. Assistant Secretary of Energy Audrey Robertson announced a new $16 million program to support mining education during a visit Monday to the Albemarle lithium mine in Kings Mou

Trump administration announces $16 million for mining education at Kings Mountain lithium site
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