Assessment of the Possible Reuse of Extractive Waste Coming from Abandoned Mine Sites: Case Study in Gorno, Italy

• Published in: Sustainability Vol. 12; no. 6; p. 2471
• Main Authors: Mehta, Neha, Dino, Giovanna, Passarella, Iride, Ajmone-Marsan, Franco, Rossetti, Piergiorgio, De Luca, Domenico
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.01.2020
• Subjects: Abandoned mines; Cadmium; Case studies; Coal mining; Crushing; Environmental impact; Exploitation; Flotation; Germination; Impact analysis; Lead; Materials recovery; Mine tailings; Mine wastes; Mineral reserves; Mineralization; Minerals; Mining engineering; Plant growth; Raw materials; Rocks; Seed germination; Soil sciences; Sustainability; Tailings; Zinc; Canada; Italy

Supply of resources, a growing population, and environmental pollution are some of the main challenges facing the contemporary world. The rapid development of mining activities has produced huge amounts of waste. This waste, found in abandoned mine sites, provides the potential opportunity of extrac...