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Mining and milling waste (c. 2000 - )

Mining and milling waste. Waste from mining and milling. This includes mill tailings, residues from heap leaching, waste rock, sludges, filter cakes, scales and a variety of effluents. Source: International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA Safety Glossary: Terminology used in Nuclear, Radiation, Radioactive Waste and Transport Safety [Working Material Version 1.0], International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria, April 2000

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MMW (Abbreviation)

Superior

Waste (c. 2000 - )

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International Atomic Energy Agency, Safety Guide: Management of Radioactive Waste from the Mining and Milling of Ores (No. WS-G-1.2), Vienna, Austria, 2000?, http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1134_scr.pdf. Details

Prepared by: Gavan McCarthy
Created: 22 June 2003

Published by Austehc
Comments, questions, corrections and additions: gavanjm@unimelb.edu.au
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Updated: 4 August 2020
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