Mineral waste resources of Canada. Report no. 5, Mining wastes in the Prairie provinces / R.K. Collings.: M38-13/81-9E-PDF

"This report provides background information on waste rock and mill tailings in the Prairie Provinces where more than 90 x 10⁶ t of such wastes are produced annually. Data on the occurrence, mineralogy, petrography, and physical and chemical characteristics of wastes from 21 operating mines are provided in tabular form for 4 principal types of mines - metal, uranium, non-metallic or industrial mineral, and coal. Potential uses for these wastes are noted along with relevant research"--Synopsis, p. i.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Canada. Energy, Mines and Resources Canada.
Canada Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology.
Minerals Research Program (Canada)
Mineral Sciences Laboratories (Canada)
Title Mineral waste resources of Canada. Report no. 5, Mining wastes in the Prairie provinces / R.K. Collings.
Series title CANMET report ; 81-9E
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Cover title.
"Minerals Research Program, Mineral Sciences Laboratories."
"July 1981."
Errata laid in.
Digitized edition from print [produced by Natural Resources Canada].
Includes bibliographical references.
Includes synopsis in French.
Publishing information Ottawa : CANMET, Energy, Mines and Resources Canada, 1981.
Author / Contributor Collings, R. K.
Description iii, 21 p. : map.
Catalogue number
  • M38-13/81-9E-PDF
Departmental catalogue number 307210
Subject terms Mining industry
Waste management
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