Mineral waste resources of Canada. Report no. 4, Mining wastes in the Atlantic provinces / R.K. Collings.: M38-13/80-12E-PDF

"This report provides background information on waste rock and mill tailings in the Atlantic Provinces where more than 45 x 10⁶ t of such wastes are produced annually. Data on the occurrence, mineralogy, petrography, and physical and chemical characteristics of wastes from 17 operating mines are provided in tabular form for three principal types of mines - metal, 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. 4, Mining wastes in the Atlantic provinces / R.K. Collings.
Series title CANMET report ; 80-12E
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Issued also in French under title: Ressources canadiennes en rebuts minéraux. Rapport n° 4, Les rebuts minéraux dans les provinces atlantiques.
Cover title.
"Minerals Research Program, Mineral Sciences Laboratories."
"March 1980."
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, 1980.
Author / Contributor Collings, R. K.
Description iii, 21 p. : ill., map.
Catalogue number
  • M38-13/80-12E-PDF
Departmental catalogue number 307199
Subject terms Mining industry
Waste management
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