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1. Introduction
1. Introduction
1.1 Overview
1.2 Solid Mining Waste
1.3 Purpose
1.4 Document Organization
2. Mining and Mining Waste
2. Mining and Mining Waste
2.1 Status and Future of the Global Mining Industry
2.2 Common Mined Minerals
2.3 Common Types of Mining Waste
2.4 Mining Waste Hazard Reduction
2.5 Potential Radioactivity in Mining Waste
3. Solid Mining Waste Reuse Considerations
3. Solid Mining Waste Reuse Considerations
3.1 Waste Consideration
3.2 Economic and Market Considerations
3.3 Life-Cycle Analysis and Risk Assessment
3.4 Regulatory Considerations
3.5 Stakeholder Considerations
4. Potential Applications for Reuse of Solid Mining Waste
4. Potential Applications for Reuse of Solid Mining Waste
4.1 Construction Uses
4.2 Environmental Uses
4.3 Industrial Uses
4.4 Application Selection Tool
5. Technology Review
5. Technology Review
5.1 Evaluation Criteria
5.2 Mineral Beneficiation Technologies
5.3 Mineral Processing Technologies
5.4 Other Considerations
6. Project Summaries and Case Studies
6. Project Summaries and Case Studies
6.1 Project Summaries
6.2 Case Studies
Appendix A. State Table
Appendix B. Glossary 
Appendix C. List of Acronyms
References
Acknowledgments

 

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