[HTML][HTML] Review on advances in mineral processing technologies suitable for critical metal recovery from mining and processing wastes

AJ Whitworth, E Forbes, I Verster, V Jokovic… - Cleaner Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Demand for technologies delivering renewable energy and improving energy efficiencies
are set to increase with the worldwide movement towards low carbon economies. Many of …

Prediction of acid mine drainage: Where we are

A Elghali, M Benzaazoua, Y Taha, H Amar… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
The mining and ore processing of sulfide-bearing deposits generates large volumes of
waste rock (WR) and tailings, which often contain barren and residual iron sulfides (eg …

Research into impact of leaving waste rocks in the mined-out space on the geomechanical state of the rock mass surrounding the longwall face

A Smoliński, D Malashkevych, M Petlovanyi… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Backfilling technology is not always used by mining enterprises, which is conditioned by
technological and economic factors, such as the need for high mining rates and costs for the …

The potential threat of mine drainage to groundwater resources

S Tomiyama, T Igarashi - Current Opinion in Environmental Science & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Groundwater is an extremely valuable freshwater resource for drinking and agricultural use,
and its value is increasing with global population growth. One of the potential threats to its …

A review on applications of time-lapse electrical resistivity tomography over the last 30 years: Perspectives for mining waste monitoring

A Dimech, LZ Cheng, M Chouteau, J Chambers… - Surveys in …, 2022 - Springer
Mining operations generate large amounts of wastes which are usually stored into large-
scale storage facilities which pose major environmental concerns and must be properly …

Influence of waste rock dump placement on the geomechanical state of underground mine workings

M Petlovanyi, K Sai, D Malashkevych… - … Series: Earth and …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper is devoted to assessing the influence of waste rock surface dumps on the
geomechanical state of underground mine workings. The conditions of the Pivdenno …

The geochemistry and hydrology of coal waste rock dumps: A systematic global review

C Welch, SL Barbour, MJ Hendry - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Coal has been a major global resource for at least the past 250 years. The major waste
product of coal mining is waste rock, which is stored in dumps of various sizes. Although the …

Mullite-based ceramics from mining waste: a review

M Romero, I Padilla, M Contreras, A Lopez-Delgado - Minerals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mullite (3Al2O3· 2SiO2) is an aluminosilicate characterized by excellent physical properties,
which makes it an important ceramic material. In this way, ceramics based on mullite find …

[HTML][HTML] Mineral waste recycling, sustainable chemical engineering, and circular economy

H Yu, I Zahidi, CM Fai, D Liang, DØ Madsen - Results in Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
The mineral processing industry is pivotal in natural resource extraction and historically
contributes to environmental damages like land degradation and groundwater …

Current overview and future perspective in fungal biorecovery of metals from secondary sources

V Liapun, M Motola - Journal of Environmental Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Microorganisms are intimately involved in many biogeochemical processes that underpin
the transformation of metals and cycling of related substances, such as metalloids and …