Towards a Sustainable Management of Mine Wastes: Reprocessing, Reuse, Revalorization and Repository

• Main Author: Taha, Yassine (auth)
• Other Authors: Benzaazoua, Mostafa (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: History of engineering & technology; n/a; geographical information systems; reuse; kinetic test; microstructure; mining waste; cemented paste backfill; mixing; metals; economic potential; paste pH; bibliometric analysis; multivariate analysis; Bayer red mud; iron recovery; flow behavior; attenuation mechanisms; magnesium oxide; environmental mineralogy; iron ore tailings; sulfides; anthropogenic mineral resources (AMR); alkaline amendments; exploration; long-term storage; mining and mineral processing waste (MMPW); mineralogical characterization; Zgounder mine; sustainable resource management; leaching; sustainability; LIBS; AMR processing; gravity separation; heap leaching; sustainable development; Joutel mine; tailings; circular economy; stamp mill; silver; acid mine drainage; flotation; siderite; mobility; mine drainage; mine tailings; mine waste; remediation; desulfurization; geochemical behavior; pH; loss and lost profits; low-grade silver ores; aquatic systems; hydrotalcite-like compounds; core scanner; rheology; soil washing; cementitious amendments; historic tailings; gold reprocessing; chemical species; systematic review; concrete composite admixtures; dump leaching; kinetic testing; tailings management; reaction kinetics; industrial ecology; management; contaminant; valorisation; recovering alkali; environmental damage; copper tailings dump; spatial mapping; supergene processes
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The need for efficient and sustainable management methods of mine waste is continuously growing all around the world. These waste products often present serious management problems due to their more or less significant amounts and possible environmental threats. This Special Issue highlights the rec...