These articles are becoming more frequent and another indicator that the market for renewables in the mining sector, along with the mining sector itself, is turning a corner. With an outline in Creamer’s Mining Weekly this week and based on research by BMI Research , an article published this week outlines the growing pressures on mines to seek alternative, reliable, cost-effective power sources. The BMI research suggests that in the short term adoption of renewables by the mining sector has slowed as a result of the low oil price. Despite the slow take-up, the longer term benefits and will drive this market segment.