Repurposing of mine wastes

固体废物的长期可持续管理是采矿业的一项重大挑战，也是政府管制的一项优先事项。拟议的研究方案侧重于将采矿尾矿重新利用的过程纳入常规采矿作业，以减少对环境的影响。重新利用矿山废物是一种很有前途的方法，可以减轻对环境的影响，同时也可以最大限度地利用资源和从废物中产生价值。预期研究结果将改进从矿山废料中去除有关金属（类）的工艺的设计和效率，从而减少环境污染的风险，并促进社会接受现有和发展中的项目。

The long-term, sustainable management of solid wastes is a major challenge in the mining industry and a priority for government regulation. The proposed research program focuses on integrating processes to repurpose mine tailings into regular mining operations in order to reduce environmental impacts. Repurposing mine wastes represents a promising approach to mitigate environmental impacts while also maximizing resource utilization and value generation from wastes. Findings are expected to improve the designs and efficiencies of processes to remove metal(loid)s of interest from mine wastes, thereby reducing the risks of environmental *contamination and promoting the social acceptability of existing and developing projects.