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Abandoned Mines Could Become Solar Fields

By Kristy Totten
Published July 3, 2018 at 3:44 PM PDT

There are thousands of abandoned mines in Nevada that sit empty and unused. 

Soon, they could get a new life as green energy operations.

Henry Brean, reporter, Las Vegas Review-Journal

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Kristy Totten
Kristy Totten is a producer at KNPR's State of Nevada. Previously she was a staff writer at Las Vegas Weekly, and has covered technology, education and economic development for the Las Vegas Review-Journal. She's a graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism.
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