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As\u00a0costs continue to reduce, many mining companies are using renewable energy sources such as solar power to extract and process copper, silver, and other raw materials. A group called “THEnergy” has even developed an online database tracking which mining companies are implementing solar power in\u00a0their business. To read more on this, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As\u00a0costs continue to reduce, many mining companies are using renewable energy sources such as solar power to extract and process copper, silver, and other raw materials. A group called “THEnergy” has even developed an online database tracking which mining companies are implementing solar power in\u00a0their business. 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