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Miners tackle South Africa's energy problem

Miners are taking on the country's energy crisis through a string of self-generation projects

Oonagh Reidy
 Gold Fields’ board has approved construction of a solar plant for its South Deep mine in South Africa

Gold Fields’ board has approved construction of a solar plant for its South Deep mine in South Africa

Miners have attempted to address the issue by reducing power usage as higher electricity prices eat into their bottom lines.   "The industry has had to become a lot less energy-intensive - in the last...

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