Managing Mining and Minerals Processing Wastes. Concepts, Design, and Applications

Table of Contents

Section I Mining wastes
1. Low-sulfide mining waste rock as aggregates for concrete: mechanical
properties and durability assessment
2. Effect of fractal gangue on macroscopic and mesoscopic mechanical
properties of cemented waste rock backfill
Section II Minerals wastes
3. Geochemical evaluation of sulfidic tailings and cemented paste backfill with
respect to environmental impacts
4. Cementing sulfur tailings using low-clinker cement
5. Mechanical activation on mine waste material for integrated mineral
6. Feasibility and performance evaluation of cementitious material mixed
with coal gangue solid waste
Section III Metallurgical and utilization wastes
7. Management and disposal of alumina production wastes
8. Application of geosynthetic clay liner for coal combustion products
disposal
9. Geopolymerization of coal fly ash: effect of milling and mechanical activation
10. Recovery of steel slag as a raw material in cement-based mixes: usefulness as
aggregate and binder
10.5 General remarks and conclusions
11. Solid ashes investigation for its efficient recycling: chemical properties and
clustering analysis
Section IV Applications
12. Mining waste utilization: case studies and good practices
13. Recent practices in mine tailings' recycling and reuse

Authors

Chongchong Qi Professor, School of Resources and Safety Engineering, Central South University, China. Chongchong Qi is a Professor in the School of Resources and Safety Engineering at Central South University, China. His research focuses on solid waste management in the mining and minerals industry and innovative strategies for solid waste reuse and recycling. He has published over 70 papers on related topics, served on various international committees and worked as the editorial board member for three SCI journals. He has received significant funding to develop innovative approaches for solid waste management in the mining and minerals industry. Craig H Benson Dean, School of Engineering, University of Virginia, USA. Craig H. Benson is Dean of the School of Engineering at the University of Virginia, USA. Recognized for his expertise in waste containment systems, he is a member of the National Academy of Engineering. His work focuses on environmental containment of solid, hazardous, radioactive and mining wastes; beneficial use of industrial byproducts; and sustainable infrastructure. Federal and state codes as well as guidance issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and state regulatory authorities have incorporated his research on lining systems. He has received several awards for his work. He is a member of the ASCE Geo-Institute (GI) and is former Editor-in-Chief of the ASCE/GI Journal of Geotechnical and Geo-environmental Engineering.