Sishen Mine's Solar Project Transforms Waste Dump into Renewable Energy Asset
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A groundbreaking solar photovoltaic (PV) project at Kumba Iron Ore’s Sishen mine in South Africa is transforming a rehabilitated waste rock dump into a renewable energy asset. This pioneering initiative, the country's first embedded solar project on rehabilitated mine waste, demonstrates a new vision for mining legacy and how former mining land can continue generating value post-extraction.
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