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Mineral deposits groups and types - Documentation
Role: Get information on the different types of mineral deposits and their classification(s).
Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the management of waste from extractive industries - Legislation
Role: Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the management of waste from extractive industries and amending Directive 2004/35/EC - Statement by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission.
Mines and environmental impact (by SGU/Sweden) - Documentation
Role: An example from Sweden: “… The management of mining waste, also called extractive waste, is a key factor for the future mining industry of Sweden. Mines are highly waste intensive, and the quantity of mining waste produced in Sweden each year is much higher than all other types of waste combined. For example, according to the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, a total of 117.6 million tonnes of waste was produced in 2010. Of this, 115.1 million tonnes was classed as non-hazardous waste, and the largest part of that waste stream consisted of 89 million tonnes of mining waste…”
The “chessboard” classification scheme of mineral deposits: Mineralogy and geology from aluminum to zirconium - ArticlesAndReports
Role: Get precise information on the geology and mineralogy of mineral deposits. Allows getting a theoretical idea of the shape of certain deposits, and thus of the type of mining operation (open pit, underground…) and thus of the quantity of wastes potentially generated.
Limitation of the mining waste production - Documentation
Role: The volume of mining waste produced (waste-rocks and tailings) depends on the geological characteristics of the ore body, the mineral being mined, the type of mining (underground versus open pit) and the type of mineral processing and as well as the size of the operation…
ProMine portal - Portal
Role: Get detailed data related to mineral- and ore deposits in Europe and anthropgenic concentrations related to mining.
EU-MKDP: European Union Minerals Knowledge Data Platform - Portal
Role: Get detailed data related to mineral- and ore deposits in Europe, and also on mining wastes (volume, composition…).