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A Utah copper mine pulls about 20 tons of tellurium a year out of the sludge left over from refining, and that metal goes into solar panels. More than 71,000 of them now cover 210 acres of the mine’s own land, powering the operation the sludge came from.
Space Daily·September 16, 2026·1 min read
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A copper refinery transformed its waste stream into an unlikely renewable energy goldmine, turning forgotten byproducts into the very panels that now power its operations.
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