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If Glencore wants cheap energy for Mt. Isa, it should go solar

2019-02-14T13:44:47+00:00

Mt. Isa Mines (CC BY-ND 2.0). Photo by densbin, via Flickr. Mining magnate Glencore is rattling sabers about shuttering its copper mines at Mt. Isa in Queensland, largely due to the soaring cost of energy. If it follows through on its threat, the company will be scuttling at least 2,000 local jobs. But the firm’s woes Read More

If Glencore wants cheap energy for Mt. Isa, it should go solar2019-02-14T13:44:47+00:00

How Broken Hill went from mining to solar farms and art

2019-02-15T10:45:14+00:00

Broken Hill is iconic of Australian mining, and so important to the country’s mining history that it was added to the National Heritage List in 2015. At its zenith, roughly 30,000 people called Broken Hill home, 3,500 of whom worked in mining. As the town’s resources dwindled, so did its population. Today, there are only 18,000 Read More

How Broken Hill went from mining to solar farms and art2019-02-15T10:45:14+00:00
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