The increasing demand for minerals pressurizing the mining authorities to extract low-grade
ore results in more mining waste and degradation of the environment. The main aim of …

The regional environmental–geochemical surveying of the long-term impacts of mining and
ore processing on a large part of the Zambian Copperbelt mining district was carried out by …

This paper presents the latest overview of the environmental impact of wastes from the non-
ferrous metallurgical industry. Ashes, slags and dusts–by-products from mining and metal …

Communities in low-income and middle-income countries (LMIC) are disproportionally
affected by industrial pollution compared to more developed nations. This study evaluates …

The leaching behaviors of primary copper (Cu) slags originating from Ausmelt, reverbatory,
and converter furnaces operating under a single technological process were compared to a …

The spatial extent of dust emissions from a Zn smelter was assessed based on metal
concentrations in roof dust samples. In addition, the vertical mobility of metal loads in soils …

Kabwe Town and its surroundings (central Zambia) belong to the most contaminated
districts in Africa due to mining and smelting of local Pb-Zn ores. To assess the extent and …

Ore mining and processing in semi-arid areas is responsible for the generation of metal
(loid)-containing dust, which is easily transported by wind to the surrounding environment …

Increasing amounts of impurities (especially As) in Cu ores have aggravated the problem of
flue dust generation in recent years. As an example from a smelter processing As-rich Cu …

Topsoils near active and abandoned mining and smelting sites are highly polluted by metal
(loid) contaminants, which are often bound to particulates emitted from ore processing …