Adrián José Rosario Beltré, Javier Sánchez‐España, Virginia Rodríguez-Gómez, Francisco Javier Fernández-Naranjo, Eva Bellido, Paula Adánez Sanjuán, Julio César Arranz González,
In Spain, due to its important mining past, there are many abandoned mine waste facilities. This study evaluates the potential of Spanish mine wastes for the recovery of critical and strategic raw materials and other elements of economic relevance. For this purpose, 20 mine waste facilities have been selected in different parts of Spain based on criteria such as tonnage, element content or metal market price. Surface samples were taken at the facilities, considered representative of these, for subsequent ...
Tópico(s): Mining and Resource Management
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