The environmental benefits of sorting and early stage waste rejection may be significant:
- Reduced wet tailings production
- Reduced power consumption and carbon footprint
- Reduced water consumption
- Reduced chemical consumption and rejection to the environment
- Generation of benign aggregates and engineering fill products
Benign Waste
Valuable Pre-Concentrate
Economic benefits of Sorting
The Restoration Phase
Environmental Liability
- Acid mine drainage and water salinity
- Heavy and base metal contamination
- Dust Contamination
- Visual impact
- Safety to local communities and wildlife
Mineralised Waste Dumps
The Opportunity
- Recovery of valuable elements
- Recovery of construction materials and
aggregate - Rehabilitation of disturbed sites, mitigation of environmental issues creating jobs and useful, attractive landforms