Managing Mining and Minerals Processing Wastes

Significant strides have been made in waste management in mining and minerals engineering. However, finding relevant information on technological advances is difficult, hindering the development of cleaner production in mines and minerals. Managing Mining and Minerals Processing Wastes presents fundamental knowledge in waste management in mining and minerals processing and summarizes recent advances. Managing Mining and Minerals Processing offers readers insight into innovative ways to manage waste in the mining and minerals industry. The reference begins with a brief introduction to this topic and an explanation of waste generation. The book then moves on to discuss the management of six types of waste, including waste rock, mill tailings, coal refuse and coal fly ash, quarry waste, metallurgical slugs and washery rejects. The title then emphasizes the management of hazardous waste, the acid mine drainage and the life cycle assessment of waste management. Finally, the book considers current and emerging challenges. This publication offers a comprehensive background to waste management in mining and minerals processing and a summary of recent advances and innovative strategies for managing each kind of waste. Presents the background to waste management in minerals and mining and summarizes recent advances Provides an accessible introduction to the current state of and future prospects for waste management Helps readers increase their useable knowledge on waste management in mining and minerals engineering Offers new insights into how waste can be managed in an innovative way Covers six types of waste, hazardous waste, acid mine drainage, life cycle assessment and emerging issues