Sun-drenched mines look to the skies to cut fuel costs
They join chemical producers, steelmakers in seeking to replace traditional power sources with renewable energy
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THE DeGrussa copper and gold mine in Australia's sun-scorched outback is getting a solar farm, the latest example of the industry embracing clean energy.
The plant will replace about five million litres of diesel a year, a fifth of the mine's energy needs. Energy generated by the system may eventually cost about half that of diesel-generated power, according to Sandfire Resources NL, the deposit's owner.
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