Company: RNGE
Filing Date: 2025-03-31
Form Type: 424B3
Source: 0001641172-25-001863
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Company: RANGE IMPACT, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-03-31
Form: 424B3
Chunk 6
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 Appalachian region with the goal of returning land to pre-mining conditions or repurposing the land for natural, commercial, agricultural or recreational use. Range Environmental also provides environmental consulting services to customers, typically in connection with land reclamation and water restoration projects, and, as an additional value-add service, sells water treatment chemicals manufactured by third parties to its customers.

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (“EIA”), the United States had 551 coal mines in 2020, comprised of 370 active mines, 141 idled or closed mines, and 40 new or activated mines. Approximately 82% of those coal mines were located in Appalachia (which comprises the Appalachian Mountains and is commonly known as the cultural region in the Eastern United States stretching from the southern part of New York to the northern parts of Alabama and Georgia). According to the EIA, there were approximately three times as many coal mines in the United States in 2008 (compared to 2020) with approximately 89% located in Appalachia. The precipitous decline in the number of operating coal mines since 2008 is due to various supply, demand and regulatory factors, including a reduction in demand for coal as a source of electricity due to the increased use of natural gas and renewable energy, an increase in coal production costs due to inflation and the dearth of cost-effective locations remaining for mining, and a more stringent and costly regulatory environment, all of which have resulted in an increasingly difficult market for coal producers.

In 2000, coal was responsible for 1,966 billion kWh of electricity generation, representing 52% of the total electricity generation in the United States. In 2022, coal was responsible for only 828 billion kWh of electricity generation, representing 20% of the total electricity generation in the United States, a decline of approximately 58%. According to the EIA, 23% of the 200,568 megawatts of coal-fired capacity currently operating in the United States is scheduled to retire by the end of 2029 due to the high cost of operations, competition from natural gas and renewable energy resources, and sustainable initiatives of energy producers.

However, the reclamation of closed and inactive mine sites has not kept pace with the increase in the number of closed and idled mine sites, thus creating a substantial backlog of reclamation work that needs to be completed on former mine sites. According to the U.S. Office of Surfacing Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (“OSMRE”), there are approximately