Landfill mining from extractive waste facilities: The importance of a correct site characterisation and evaluation of the potentialities. A case study from Italy

•Extractive waste (EW) help in secondary raw material/critical raw material supply.•Site characterisation is fundamental to evaluate the commodity remains in landfills.•Gorno case study to test and validate the site characterisation framework. Zn (0.65–19.3 wt%), Cd (22–544 ppm), Ga (6.0 – 88.6 ppm)...

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Published inResources policy Vol. 59; pp. 50 - 61
Main Authors Dino, Giovanna Antonella, Rossetti, Piergiorgio, Perotti, Luigi, Alberto, Walter, Sarkka, Heikki, Coulon, Frédéric, Wagland, Stuart, Griffiths, Zoe, Rodeghiero, Franco
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2018
Elsevier Science Ltd
Subjects
Case studies
Commodities
Decision making
Economic conditions
Exploitation
Hazardous wastes
Implementation
Landfill
Landfills
Mining
Mining industry
Natural resource management
Natural resources
Raw materials
Remediation
Resource recovery
Reuse
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Summary:•Extractive waste (EW) help in secondary raw material/critical raw material supply.•Site characterisation is fundamental to evaluate the commodity remains in landfills.•Gorno case study to test and validate the site characterisation framework. Zn (0.65–19.3 wt%), Cd (22–544 ppm), Ga (6.0 – 88.6 ppm) present in Gorno.•Potential economic viability of landfill mining at Gorno EW deposits.
ISSN:0301-4207
1873-7641
DOI:10.1016/j.resourpol.2018.04.012