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Chromite ore addition to serpentinized magnesite mining wastes for the production of refractory products following thermal treatment
Taking a circular approach to mining facilities requires the further exploitation of produced solid wastes, which are now considered as potential raw...
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Biodiversity conservation threatened by global mining wastes
Mine tailings—the residue remaining after mineral processing—represent a serious risk to the natural environment, and the failure of tailing storage...
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Chemical and ecotoxicological indicators for evaluating the treatment of coal mining wastes
This paper consists of the evaluation in regards to the ecotoxicological effectiveness of a treatment applied to a coal mining waste. The treatment...
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Polluting potential from mining wastes: proposal for application a global contamination index
Indices of contamination (IC) are usually employed to assess the hazardousness associated with potentially toxic elements (PTE) from mining wastes...
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Soils and spoils: mineralogy and geochemistry of mining and processing wastes from lead and zinc mining at the Gratz Mine, Owen County, Kentucky
PurposeMineralogical and geochemical features of mining and processing wastes collected in Owen County, part of the Central Kentucky Lead–Zinc...
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Phytomining: An Innovative Technique for Sustainable Recovery of Valuable Metals/Metalloids from Agro-industrial and Mining Wastes
Primary supplies of several economically essential metals/metalloids are diminishing, resulting in high supply risks and rising costs of these...
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Minerals and Wastes, an Overlooked Connection
A common view is that wastes are very different from natural objects. However minerals are ubiquitous in industrial, construction and demolition and...
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Constructing soils for climate-smart mining
Surface mining is inherently linked to climate change, but more precise monitoring of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions is necessary. Here we combined...
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Legacy effects of historical gold mining on floodplains of an Australian river
The gold rush at the end of the nineteenth century in south-eastern Australia resulted in the mobilization and re-deposition of vast quantities of...
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Arsenic in Gold Mining Wastes: An Environmental and Human Health Threat in Ghana
We provide an overview of arsenic (As) from gold mining spoils, tailings disposal sites, and mining degraded soils and propose sustainable soil...
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Artisanal mining of monazite and cassiterite in the Amazon: Potential risks of rare earth elements for the environment and human health
Artisanal mining is intensely carried out in develo** countries, including Brazil and especially in the Amazon. This method of mineral exploration...
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Distribution and in-vitro bioaccessibility of potentially toxic metals in surface soils from a mining and a non-mining community in Ghana: implications for human health
The concentration and bioaccessibility of potentially toxic metals, including As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn, were determined in surface soil...
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Opportunities for the Recovery of Rare Earth Elements from Mining Tailings and Urban Mining
The use of Rare earth element(s) (REE) in high technology in the world is becoming more and more important day by day. This importance has caused...
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Effects of mining on physicochemical properties of soil and water at Ofiki gemstone mining site, southwestern Nigeria
The global demand for jewellery and precious stones has contributed to the recent growth in gemstone mining and its industry. While this trend is...
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Bioleaching metal-bearing wastes and by-products for resource recovery: a review
The global transition to a circular economy calls for research and development on technologies facilitating sustainable resource recovery from wastes...
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Biotreatability of Industrial Hazardous Wastes
Hazardous waste contamination due to industrial activity is now identified as a potential risk to both the environment and serious health problems....
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Discrimination of metal contaminant sources in river sediments influenced by mining and smelting activities using stable Pb and Zn isotopes
To determine the sources and pathways of lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn) in river sediments contaminated with metals from mining and smelting activities,...
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Control effect of coal mining solid-waste backfill for ground surface movement in slice mining: a case study of the Nantun Coal Mine
Management of solid waste and protecting the ecological balance of the region are key challenges that the coal mining industry has to face. This...
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Concepts of circular economy for sustainable management of electronic wastes: challenges and management options
AbstractThe electronic and electrical industrial sector is exponentially growing throughout the globe, and sometimes, these wastes are being disposed...
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Wastewater Treatment Sludge and Agricultural Wastes: Management by Composting Process
This study aimed to investigate the compostability of wastewater treatment sludge and evaluate the effects on compost quality of adding cotton gin...
