Ramaco Resources, Inc. announced it has hired Dr. Alex Moyes as director of Critical Minerals and Planning to oversee the company's expanding rare earth element (REEs) operations. Dr. Moyes will work with Ramaco's existing research team to manage the geological and chemical assessment of REEs located at Ramaco's Brook Mine near Sheridan, Wyoming, as well as the planning and execution of the eventual extraction of these elements. Moyes's hiring represents Ramaco's next phase in the development of these resources.

Moyes brings a deep background in operations management and data-driven production to his new position, including formerly as Director of Geoscience and Engineering at Dominion Energy. His roles there included managing all subsurface planning, production engineering, and operations for numerous natural gas and oil fields, including establishing production plans and overseeing drilling programs. He also served as the company's Director of Innovation, where he led teams that performed advanced techno-economic analysis on the development of energy technology systems including oversight of all new business technologies. Most recently, Moyes served as Vice President of Economics and Planning at FREYR Battery, a Norwegian company developing battery cell production facilities.

At the company he oversaw development of techno-economic models related to raw material selection, global exports, and production line equipment technology investments. He also created the company's production, product, and supply chain assessments and benchmarks. Moyes holds numerous degrees from the University of Utah, including a Ph.D. in Mining Engineering, a Master of Business Administration, a Master of Science in Economic Geology, and a Bachelor of Science in Geoscience.

His doctoral dissertation involved the economic analysis of in-situ mining of rare earths in Wyoming.