The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has ordered fire restrictions in Weston, Crook and Niobrara counties beginning Friday, according to a news release from the BLM's Newcastle Field Office.
A Brooklyn-based company says it has acquired more than three square miles of northeast Wyoming minerals leases with an eye toward mining for rare earth elements.
The Associated Press reports Royal Energy Resources Inc. will now seek a permit from the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality to prospect for rare earths...