Ramaco's Mike Woloschuk to Address IEA Coal Industry Advisory Board Plenary Session on Critical Minerals
LEXINGTON, Ky., Oct. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ramaco Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ: METC, METCB) ("Ramaco" or the "Company") announced today that Mike Woloschuk, Executive Vice President for Critical Mineral Operations, will be a featured speaker at the plenary session of the International Energy Agency's Coal Industry Advisory Board (CIAB) on October 28th in Paris, France, where he will address the rapidly evolving global critical-minerals landscape. Mike Woloschuk currently leads Ramaco's critical mineral operations.
His presentation, "Bringing Critical Minerals Production Forward," will focus on the challenges and opportunities involved in moving critical-mineral resources from discovery and development toward commercial-scale production.
Mike Woloschuk brings broad international experience spanning the critical-minerals value chain. He is a recognized figure in the global critical-minerals industry and has been involved in projects exceeding $75 billion of total project investment. His background includes geology, mining, processing, finance and project execution. Prior to joining Ramaco, he served as Global Executive Director of Critical Minerals for Fluor Corporation, where his team was involved with major critical-minerals projects around the world. He holds degrees in chemistry and chemical engineering from the University of Saskatchewan.
The IEA's Coal Industry Advisory Board is a group of senior executives from coal-related industrial enterprises that provides advice to the International Energy Agency on a broad range of coal-related issues. Its membership is drawn from more than 10 countries representing almost 80 percent of global coal production and consumption. Critical-mineral supply and demand has also been among the subjects addressed in recent CIAB plenary discussions.
Mike Woloschuk leads Ramaco's work to develop and commercialize the Brook Mine rare earth and critical-mineral operation. His experience working on critical-minerals projects internationally gives him a global perspective on the technical, economic and execution challenges that must be addressed to accelerate new sources of supply.
ABOUT THE IEA COAL INDUSTRY ADVISORY BOARD
The Coal Industry Advisory Board was established by the International Energy Agency in 1979. The CIAB provides industry expertise and advice to the IEA, with a current focus that includes reliable and affordable energy, the energy transition, grid stability, CCUS and critical minerals.
ABOUT RAMACO RESOURCES
Ramaco Resources, Inc. is an operator and developer of high-quality, low-cost metallurgical coal in southern West Virginia, and southwestern Virginia and exploring a coal, rare earth and other critical minerals project in Wyoming. The Company's executive offices are located in Lexington, Kentucky, with operational offices in Charleston, West Virginia and Sheridan, Wyoming. The Company currently has four active metallurgical coal mining complexes in Central Appalachia and one coal mine and rare earth element and other critical mineral exploration stage property near Sheridan, Wyoming (the "Brook Mine"). The Brook Mine remains an exploration stage property, and no assurance can be given that it will be successfully developed into a commercial scale mine or that any inferred mineral resources estimated will be converted into higher confidence mineral resources or eventually mineral reserves. Contiguous to the Brook Mine, the Company operates a carbon research facility related to the potential production of advanced carbon products and materials from coal. In connection with these activities, it holds a body of more than 70 intellectual property patents, pending applications, exclusive licensing agreements and various trademarks. News and additional information about Ramaco Resources, including filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, are available at https://www.ramacoresources.com. For more information, contact investor relations at (859) 244-7455 or [email protected].
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