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    The document discusses minerals that are mined and used in solar photovoltaic technology. Molybdenum is mined in several countries and is sputtered as a base conductive layer onto photovoltaic cells. In 1954, the first solar cell capable of powering electrical equipment was developed at Bell Labs using silicon. The document provides information on various minerals used in solar cells and panels as well as their top mining locations worldwide.

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    The document discusses minerals that are mined and used in solar photovoltaic technology. Molybdenum is mined in several countries and is sputtered as a base conductive layer onto photovoltaic cells. In 1954, the first solar cell capable of powering electrical equipment was developed at Bell Labs using silicon. The document provides information on various minerals used in solar cells and panels as well as their top mining locations worldwide.

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    • Arsenic (gallium-arsenide semiconductor chips).

    Mined in China, Chile, Morocco, Peru, Kazakhstan,


    Russia, Belgium and Mexico.
    • Bauxite (aluminum). Mined in Australia, China,
    • Lead (batteries). Mined in China, Australia,
    Brazil, India, Guinea, Jamaica, Russia, Venezuela,
    United States, Peru, Mexico, Canada, India, Bolivia,
    Suriname, Kazakhstan, Guyana and Greece.
    Poland, Russia, Sweden, Ireland and South Africa.
    • Boron Minerals (semiconductor chips). Mined
    • Phosphate rock (phosphorous). Mined in
    in United States, Turkey, Argentina, Chile, Russia,
    China, United States, Morocco, Western Sahara,
    Peru, China, Bolivia and Kazakhstan.
    Russia, Tunisia, Jordan, Brazil, Syria, Israel,
    • Cadmium (thin film solar cells). Mined in China, Egypt, South Africa and Canada.
    Republic of Korea, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mexico, • Selenium (solar cells). Mined in Japan,
    Canada, Russia, United States, India, Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, Russia, Chile, the Philippines,
    Poland, Germany and Australia. Finland, Peru, Sweden and India.
    • Coal (by-product coke is used to make steel). • Silica (solar cells). Mined in United States,
    Coal is mined world-wide, and constitutes 30.1% Italy, Germany, United Kingdom, Australia,
    of the generation of U.S. electricity. France, Spain, Japan, Poland, Hungary, South
    • Copper (wiring; thin film solar cells). Mined in Africa, Mexico, Austria, Iran, Republic of Korea,
    Chile, United States, Peru, China, Australia, Slovakia, Canada, Belgium, India, Bulgaria,
    Russia, Indonesia, Canada, Zambia, Poland and Norway, Chile, Gambia, Turkey and Czech
    Mexico. Republic.
    • Gallium (solar cells). Mined in China, Germany, • Silver (solar cells). Mined in Mexico,
    Kazakhstan and Ukraine. Peru, China, Russia, Poland, Australia, Bolivia,
    • Indium (solar cells). Mined in China, Republic Chile, Kazakhstan and United States.
    of Korea, Japan, Canada, Belgium, Russia, Peru • Tellurium (solar cells). Mined in Australia,
    and Brazil. Belgium, Canada, China, Germany, Japan,
    • Iron ore (steel). Mined in China, Brazil, Kazakhstan, Peru, Philippines, Russia and
    Australia, India, Russia, Ukraine, United United States.
    States, South Africa, Iran, Canada, Sweden, • Titanium dioxide (solar panels). Mined in
    Kazakhstan, Venezuela and Mexico. Australia, South Africa, Canada, China, India,
    • Molybdenum (photovoltaic cells). Mined in Norway, Ukraine, Vietnam, Mozambique,
    China, United States, Chile, Peru, Mexico, Canada, United States, Sierra Leone and Brazil.
    Armenia, Iran, Russia and Mongolia.

    To learn more about minerals and mining visit


    www.MineralsEducationCoalition.org
    12999 E. Adam Aircraft Circle, Englewood, CO 80112
    303-948-4200* 800-763-3132
    SOURCES
    Researcher: Tony Muhovich, Colorado School of Mines

    Edited by the US Geological Survey 2010

    Sources:
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    "Solar FAQs - Photovoltaics - The Basics." U.S. Department of Energy. Updated 08/13/2008.
    http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/solar/cfm/faqs/third_level.cfm/name=Photovoltaics/cat=The%20Basics#Q5

    U.S. Department of Energy: History of Solar. http://www1.eere.energy.gov/solar/pdfs/solar_timeline.pdf

    "Product Portfolio." Unimin. http://www.unimin.com/prodport.html

    "Unimin Corporation." Hoovers. 2010. http://www.hoovers.com/company/Unimin_Corporation/jfxhci-1. html

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    wisegeek.com/how-do-solar-panels-work.htm

    Zang, Patrick, "Phosphate Mining and Mineral Processing in Florida." Florida Institute of Phosphate Research.
    2004. http://www.fipr.state.fl.us/research-area-mining.htm

    "Borates." Rio Tinto. 2010. http://www.riotinto.com/whatweproduce/452_borates.asp

    "Copper." Rio Tinto: Kennecott Utah Copper. 2009. http://www.kennecott.com/our-products/copper/

    *Revision using https://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/silver/mcs-2018-silve.pdf and U.S. Energy


    Information Administration. 2018 Frequently Asked Questions.
    https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=427&t=3.

    In 1954 Photovoltaic technology was born in the United States when Daryl Chapin,
    Calvin Fuller and Gerald Pearson developed the silicon photovoltaic (PV) cell at Bell
    Labs—the first solar cell capable of converting enough of the sun’s energy into power
    to run everyday electrical equipment.
    Molybdenum is “sputtered” onto the photovoltaic cells as a base conductive layer for
    all the other layers. Sputtering is a process that uses ions of an inert gas to dislodge
    atoms from the surface of a crystalline material, the atoms then being electrically
    deposited to form an extremely thin coating on a glass, metal, plastic, or other surface.

    To learn more about minerals and mining visit


    www.MineralsEducationCoalition.org
    12999 E. Adam Aircraft Circle, Englewood, CO 80112
    303-948-4200* 800-763-3132

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