Emerging contaminants include many synthetic or natural substances, such as
pharmaceuticals and personal care products, hormones, and flame retardants that are not …

The mining and ore processing of sulfide-bearing deposits generates large volumes of
waste rock (WR) and tailings, which often contain barren and residual iron sulfides (eg …

Activation and utilization of mine tailings as feedstock for CO 2 mineralization and
supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) have attracted great interest in the mining …

Calcium minerals are the main constituents of most sedimentary phosphate ores. These
include apatite, calcite, and dolomite. Owing to the similar surface properties of these …

Previously conducted studies have established that soil contamination by trace elements
(TEs) around coal mines affects ecological biodiversity and human health. One of the ways …

Integrating circular economy (CE) principles into mining practices offers a promising path
toward reducing environmental harm while promoting sustainable resource management …

The feasibility of carbon foam electrodes derived from coal for the vanadium redox flow
battery (VFB) is assessed as a pathway to repurpose mining waste for use in renewable …

Coal has been used as the most commonly energy source for power plants since it is
relatively cheap and readily available. Thanks to these benefits, many countries operate …

To realize the large-scale utilization of municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) fly ash in
the field of building materials and to reduce the cost of coal mine backfill mining, the effects …

Sustainable management of coal waste is one of the major environmental concerns for coal
mining, whether active or legacy, worldwide. Coal dump deposits demand a large physical …