Entry Date:
May 19, 2016

Metals and Minerals for the Environment: Wastes and Tailings Reduction

Principal Investigator Antoine Allanore

Co-investigators T Hatton , Suzanne Greene


The metal and mining industry produces over 15 billion tonnes of tailings and waste rock, needing treatment and long-term storage. Reducing the amount of waste through the recovery of materials with value, improving wastewater treatment, and rethinking storage infrastructure are key elements of sustainable metal and mineral production.