USGS Minerals Information
Statistics and information on the worldwide supply, demand, and flow of minerals and materials essential to the U.S. economy, the national security, and protection of the environment. URL: http://minerals.er.usgs.gov/minerals/ Rate this site!
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National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
Regulation of the mining sector involves every major EPA program. Mining operations generate tailings and waste rock that must be disposed of, and create wastewater discharges and air emissions. As a result, mining can affect surface and ground water quality, drinking water supplies and air quality. Impacts from operating and abandoned mines can also cause extensive losses of aquatic and terrestrial habitat. URL: http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/indpermitting/mining.cfm?program_id=14 Rate this site!
Rule & Implementation Information for the Primary Aluminum Industry
Implementation and Compliance information for the National Emission Standard Primary Aluminum Reduction Plants URL: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/alum/alumpg.html Rate this site!
Sector Facility Indexing Project
The Sector Facility Indexing Project (SFIP), a pilot program developed by EPA, integrates and provides public access to more environmental information than has ever before been available to the public in one location. SFIP profiles approximately 640 individual facilities in five industrial sectors: automobile assembly, pulp manufacturing, petroleum refining, iron and steel production, and the primary smelting and refining of aluminum, copper, lead, and zinc (nonferrous metals). SFIP provides environmental data about each facility, such as the number of inspections, compliance with federal regulations, enforcement actions taken, chemical releases, and spills. URL: http://www.epa.gov/sfipmtn1/ Rate this site!
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Profile of the Nonferrous Metals Industry
One of a series of general interest guides (notebooks) that provide information regarding industry-specific manufacturing processes and pollution issues. This notebook covers facilities that are involved in primary and secondary nonferrous metals processing. This notebook includes the four most widely used nonferrous metals in the United States; aluminum, copper, lead, and zinc. URL: http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/publications/assistance/sector s/notebooks/nonferrous.html Rate this site!
