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Well inner mine transport can be net positive as well with electrical mining trucks. Then you need the energy for explosives and stone cutting, which needs further investigation, whether this can be offset by the energy gained of the stones travelling downhill. Water should be better used for hydroelectrical production.





> Water should be better used for hydroelectrical production.

Well, putting water on a downhill train _is_ hydroelectrical production. Just a very cumbersome way.

The stone could be called lithoelectrical production.




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