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Lake Wells to follow the sun

AUSTRALIAN Potash has finalised the front-end engineering design study for the renewable power station engineering, procurement and construction contract at Lake Wells, with the solar plant set to cut CO2 emissions by half compared to hydro-carbon power.

 The Lake Wells playa system, including the on-playa trial pond

The Lake Wells playa system, including the on-playa trial pond

According to the company's definitive feasibility study the Lake Wells sulphate of potash project in Western Australia's Eastern Goldfields will be a 150,000 tonne per annum operation with a mine life...

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