There are various existing practices and future potential for turning mining waste into
valuable products. The inventory of the tailings in the metal mines in Finland showed that …

The bulk of the cement industry's environmental burden is from the calcareous source.
Calcium is mostly available naturally as limestone (CaCO 3), where almost half of the mass …

There has been increasing attention recently to reprocessing of mining waste, which aims to
recover potentially valuable materials such as metals and other byproducts from untapped …

Circularity of raw materials starts with a zero-waste approach to any (potential) resource.
The increasing pressure on the primary raw materials sector and external market …

The mining industry manages large volumes of tailings, sludge, and residues that represent
a huge environmental issue. This fact has prompted research into valorization of these …

The mining industry generates large amounts of tailings every year. The most common
destination for the tailings is deposition in tailings storage facilities (TSFs), which can have …

In the last few years, the mining and metallurgy industry has made concerted efforts to
improve waste management through a byproduct recovery strategy, mainly focusing on …

The disposal of industrial by-product tailings has become a key part of the mining follow-up
and an important issue in solving environmental pollution. This study investigated the …

Valorization of coal tailings as supplementary cementitious material is vital for green
development, including their application as aluminosilicate in geopolymer materials. Coal …

Waste from primary mining operations, especially mine tailings, receive much attention as
potential secondary resources that can transform liabilities into resources. The primary …