Mineral Processing Sectors
Copper Processing: Electrowinning in Yerington, Nevada
- 1985 and 1990 Reports to Congress
- Extraction, Beneficiation, and/or Processing
- Copper
- Gold/Silver
- Iron
- Lead
- Phosphate
- Uranium
- Zinc
1985 and 1990 Reports to Congress
- U.S. EPA. Office of Solid Waste. 1985 Report to Congress on Wastes from the Extraction and Beneficiation of Metallic Ores, Phosphate Rock, Asbestos, and Overburden from Uranium Mining, December 1985.
- U.S. EPA. Office of Solid Waste. 1990 Report to Congress on Special Wastes from Mineral Processing, July 1990.
Extraction, Beneficiation, and/or Processing
- U.S. EPA. Office of Regulatory Enforcement. Hazardous Waste Management Practices at Mineral Processing Facilities Under Scrutiny by U.S. EPA. Enforcement Alert (PDF) (4 pp, 81K). Vol. 3. Num. 10. EPA300-N-00-015. November 2000.
- U.S. EPA. Office of Solid Waste. Human Health and Environmental Damages from Mining and Mineral Processing Wastes: Technical Background Document Supporting the Supplemental Proposed Rule Applying Phase IV Land Disposal Restrictions to Newly Identified Mineral Processing Wastes (PDF) (101 pp, 872K). RCRA Docket No. F-96-PH4A-S0007. December 1995.
- U.S. EPA. Office of Solid Waste. Final Technical Background Document: Identification and Description of Mineral Processing Sectors and Waste Streams. Mine Waste Rulemaking Docket Supporting Documentation. RCRA Docket # F-98-2P4F-FFFFF. April 1988.
- U.S. EPA. Office of Solid Waste. Bevill Amendment Questions. Compliance Assistance.
- Remanded Smelting Wastes
- Lightweight Aggregate Production and Air Pollution Control Wastes
Copper
- U.S. EPA. Office of Solid Waste. Final Technical Background Document: Identification and Description of Mineral Processing Sectors and Waste Streams. Mine Waste Rulemaking Docket Supporting Documentation. RCRA Docket # F-98-2P4F-FFFFF. April 1988.
- U.S. EPA. Office of Solid Waste. Technical Resource Document: Extraction and Beneficiation of Ores and Minerals, Volume 4, Copper (PDF) (363 pp, 2.7MB), EPA 530-R-94-031, NTIS PB94-200979, August 1994.
Gold/Silver
- U.S. EPA. Office of Solid Waste. Final Technical Background Document: Identification and Description of Mineral Processing Sectors and Waste Streams. Mine Waste Rulemaking Docket Supporting Documentation. RCRA Docket # F-98-2P4F-FFFFF. April 1988.
- U.S. EPA. Office of Solid Waste. Technical Resource Document: Extraction and Beneficiation of Ores and Minerals, Volume 2, Gold (PDF) (392 pp, 3.2MB), EPA 530-R-94-013, NTIS PB94-170-305, August 1994.
- U.S. EPA. Office of Solid Waste. Technical Resource Document: Extraction and Beneficiation of Ores and Minerals, Volume 6, Gold Placers (PDF) (135 pp, 826K), EPA 530-R-94-035, NTIS PB94-201811, October 1994.
Iron
- U.S. EPA. Office of Solid Waste. Final Technical Background Document: Identification and Description of Mineral Processing Sectors and Waste Streams. Mine Waste Rulemaking Docket Supporting Documentation. RCRA Docket # F-98-2P4F-FFFFF. April 1988.
- U.S. EPA. Office of Solid Waste. Technical Resource Document: Extraction and Beneficiation of Ores and Minerals, Volume 3, Iron (PDF) (122 pp, 574K), EPA 530-R-94-030, NTIS PB94-195203, August 1994.
Lead
- U.S. EPA. Office of Solid Waste. Final Technical Background Document: Identification and Description of Mineral Processing Sectors and Waste Streams. Mine Waste Rulemaking Docket Supporting Documentation. RCRA Docket # F-98-2P4F-FFFFF. April 1988.
- U.S. EPA. Office of Solid Waste. Technical Resource Document: Extraction and Beneficiation of Ores and Minerals, Volume 1, Lead-Zinc (PDF) (127 pp, 751K), EPA 530-R-94-011, NTIS PB94-170248, June 1994.
Phosphate
- U.S. EPA. Office of Solid Waste. Final Technical Background Document: Identification and Description of Mineral Processing Sectors and Waste Streams. Mine Waste Rulemaking Docket Supporting Documentation. RCRA Docket # F-98-2P4F-FFFFF. April 1988.
- U.S. EPA. Office of Solid Waste. Technical Resource Document: Extraction and Beneficiation of Ores and Minerals, Volume 7, Phosphate and Molybdenum (PDF) (140 pp, 1.4MB), EPA 530-R-94-034, NTIS PB94-201001, November 1994.
Uranium
- U.S. EPA. Office of Solid Waste. Final Technical Background Document: Identification and Description of Mineral Processing Sectors and Waste Streams. Mine Waste Rulemaking Docket Supporting Documentation. RCRA Docket # F-98-2P4F-FFFFF. April 1988.
- U.S. EPA. Office of Solid Waste. Technical Resource Document: Extraction and Beneficiation of Ores and Minerals, Volume 5, Uranium (PDF) (139 pp, 541K), EPA 530-R-94-032, NTIS PB94-2008987, Uranium, January 1995
Zinc
- U.S. EPA. Office of Solid Waste. Final Technical Background Document: Identification and Description of Mineral Processing Sectors and Waste Streams. Mine Waste Rulemaking Docket Supporting Documentation. RCRA Docket # F-98-2P4F-FFFFF. April 1988.
- U.S. EPA. Office of Solid Waste. Technical Resource Document; Extraction and Beneficiation of Ores and Minerals, Volume 1, Lead-Zinc (PDF) (127 pp, 751K), EPA 530-R-94-011, NTIS PB94-170248, June 1994.