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Mining critical minerals for wind farms, solar panels and electric vehicles pose environmental challenges

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Updated March 14 2022 - 7:32am, first published 7:30am

Mining for metals and rare earth elements will be a crucial part of a renewable energy future despite the environmental risks, University of Newcastle experts say.

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Damon Cronshaw

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