An overview of mining and mineral processing waste as a ...
1982-8-1 · The volume of wastes generated by the mining, mineral processing and metallurgical industries now exceeds 1.8 billion mg annually. These wastes include gases, dusts solutions, sludges, and mineral materials such as mine waste, ore processing tailings and leach residues, fly ash and slags. Some of the wastes are being processed to recover minor ...