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Rock-to-Metal Ratio: A Foundational Metric for Understanding Mine Wastes

[Image: see text] The quantity of ore mined and waste rock (i.e., overburden or barren rock) removed to produce a refined unit of a mineral commodity, its rock-to-metal ratio (RMR), is an important metric for understanding mine wastes and environmental burdens. In this analysis, we provide a compreh...

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Autores principales: Nassar, Nedal T., Lederer, Graham W., Brainard, Jamie L., Padilla, Abraham J., Lessard, Joseph D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Chemical Society 2022
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9118561/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35467345
http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c07875