Exploring the potential for utilization of medium and highly sulfidic mine tailings in construction materials: A review

NP Martins, S Srivastava, FV Simão, H Niu, P Perumal… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Medium and highly sulfidic tailings are high-volume wastes that can lead to severe
environmental damage if not properly managed. Due to the high content of sulfide minerals …

Mine waste as a sustainable resource for facing bricks

FV Simão, H Chambart, L Vandemeulebroeke… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] 3D geostatistical modelling of a tailings storage facility: Resource potential and environmental implications

R Blannin, M Frenzel, R Tolosana-Delgado… - Ore Geology …, 2023 - Elsevier
The management of mine tailings presents a global challenge. Re-mining of tailings to
recover remaining metals and other valuable constituents could play a crucial role in …

[HTML][HTML] A study on the desulfurization of sulfidic mine tailings for the production of a sulfur-poor residue

ALCB de Carvalho, VA de Carvalho, R Blannin… - Minerals …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Bioleaching of metal (loid) s from sulfidic mine tailings and waste rock from the Neves Corvo mine, Portugal, by an acidophilic consortium

CB Opara, R Blannin, D Ebert, M Frenzel… - Minerals …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sulfidic mine waste usually contains elevated amounts of valuable and hazardous metal
(loid) s, which may pose environmental risks but can also provide opportunities for resource …

Valorizing (cleaned) sulfidic mine waste as a resource for construction materials

J Helser, P Perumal, V Cappuyns - Journal of Environmental Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Proper management and storage of mine waste, eg, tailings and waste rock, is one of the
main issues that mining industries face. Additionally, there is already an uncountable …

Formula optimization and mechanical properties of thin porcelain ceramic plates mainly containing smoky quartz tailings

X Zhong, L Cao, J Huang, Y Liu, X Shen, Q Wang - Ceramics International, 2022 - Elsevier
As sustainable mineral waste resources, smoky quartz tailings are regarded as potential raw
materials for ceramic, but they are not efficiently utilized in thin porcelain ceramic plates. To …

[PDF][PDF] Suomen kansantalouden materiaalivirrat ja niiden vaikutukset: Toteutunut kehitys ja kiertotalouden skenaariot vuodelle 2035

H Savolainen, J Niemistö, M Heikkinen, J Seppälä… - 2024 - julkaisut.valtioneuvosto.fi
Tutkimuksen tavoitteena oli lisätä ymmärrystä kiertotalouden potentiaalista vaikuttaa
Suomen luonnonvarojen käyttöön ja niistä aiheutuviin ympäristö-ja talousvaikutuksiin …

A Quantitative Particle-Based Approach for the Geometallurgical Assessment of Tailings Deposits

R Blannin, M Frenzel… - … Science, Systems and …, 2024 - lyellcollection.org
Tailings generated during ore processing may host significant residual contents of valuable
commodities, including critical metals. The particle properties of the tailings, such as …

Preface to the thematic section: mine tailings: problem or opportunity? Towards a combined remediation and resource recovery approach

L Machiels, M Frenzel, D Goldmann… - Journal of Sustainable …, 2021 - Springer
Since the earliest days of the Industrial Revolution, Europe has been discarding vast
quantities of mining residues, commonly referred to as “extractive waste.” Even today, 900 …