LEXINGTON, Ky., Nov. 27,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Ramaco Resources,
Inc. (NASDAQ: METC) congratulates board member Aurelia Skipwith Giacometto, who has been
appointed as Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Environmental
Quality by Governor-elect Jeff
Landry.
Giacometto previously served as Director of the United States
Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) during the Trump administration.
She is biologist, lawyer, and a conservationist. Following this
tenure in public service at the Federal level, she was CEO of the
nonprofit organization, the International Order of T. Roosevelt,
which focused on the conservation of ecosystems and wildlife.
"Aurelia has been an invaluable member of the Ramaco board, who
leads our Technology Committee in exploring alternative uses for
coal to make advanced carbon products and materials. We take great
pride for her with this appointment and wish her the very best in
this new important role," said Randall
Atkins, Chairman and CEO of Ramaco. "The people of
Louisiana, as well as that state's
environment, will be well served with her at the helm of this
department."
Prior to service at FWS, Giacometto was the Assistant Corporate
Counsel at Alltech, an all-natural international animal feed and
agriculture corporation, where she was the legal contact for the
Crop Science division. In addition to her position on Ramaco's
board, she also serves on the boards of the Foundation of Sanford
Underground Research Facility (SURF); and Steamboat
Institute. She is a member of the Colossal BioSciences'
Advisory Board, Ducks Unlimited Conservation Policy Committee, and
the National Rifle Association's Hunting and Conservation
Committee.
"Louisiana is unique in its
natural resources, which attract many people to the State," said
Aurelia Skipwith Giacometto. "I look
forward to bringing my background and experience in science and
conservation to serve the Governor and the great people of
Louisiana."
About Ramaco Resources, Inc.
Ramaco Resources, Inc. is an operator and developer of
high-quality, low-cost metallurgical coal in southern West
Virginia, southwestern Virginia and
southwestern Pennsylvania, as well as an emerging potential
producer of rare earth elements and critical minerals. Its
executive offices are in Lexington, Kentucky, with operational offices
in Charleston, West Virginia and Sheridan,
Wyoming. The Company currently has
three active mining complexes in Central Appalachia and
the Brook Mine in Sheridan, Wyoming, where the company and researchers
from the Department of Energy's National Energy Technology
Laboratory have discovered potentially world-class deposits of rare
earth elements. Contiguous to the Wyoming mine it
operates a research and pilot facility related to the production of
advanced carbon products and materials from coal. In connection
with these activities, it holds a body of roughly 50 intellectual
property patents, pending applications, exclusive licensing
agreements and various trademarks. For more information about us,
please visit our website at www.ramacoresources.com.
Contact:
Ramaco: press@ramacometc.com — 859.244.7455
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