Hypothetical mine models and input-output requirements for copper- nickel mining in Minnesota.

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• Personal Author:
  Veith, David L.
• Description:
  As the basis for the state of Minnesota's regional copper-nickel study environmental evaluation, hypothetical mine models were developed ranging in ore capacity from 5.35 to 2.00 X 10-6 mtpy. Open pit and undeground mining operations were defined utilizing conventional methods of ore extraction. Processing of the copper- nickel sulfide material involved conventional bulk flotation of the valuable minerals, with maximum water recycle and tailing disposal. Flash smelting and electrolytic refining of the concentrate resulted in 0.10 X 10-6 mtpy copper plus nickel metal, plus associated cobalt and precious metals. Variations in model parameters allowed environmental trade-offs to be identified. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Safety
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Minnesota ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-21
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10006779
• Citation:
  Pres At SME-AIME Fall Meeting & Exhibition Minneapolis Minnesota 1980 Oct; :21 pages
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1981
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Pres. At SME-AIME Fall Meeting & Exhibition, Minneapolis, Minn., Oct. 22-24, 1980 SME Preprint
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/244644/cdc_244644_DS1.pdf
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