Development document for the effluent limitations and guidelines for the ore mining and dressing point source category. Volume I. Final report
To establish effluent limitation guidelines and standards of performance, the ore mining and dressing industry was divided into 41 separate categories and subcategories for which separate limitations were recommended. This report deals with the entire metal-ore mining and dressing industry and examines the industry by ten major categories: iron ore; copper ore; lead and zinc ores; gold ore; silver ore; bauxite ore; ferroalloy-metal ores; mercury ores; uranium, radium and vanadium ores; and metal ores, not elsewhere classified ((ores of antimony, beryllium, pltinum, rare earths, tin, titanium, and zirconium). The subcategorization of the ore categories is based primarily upon ore mineralogy and processing or extraction methods employed; however, other factors (such as size, climate or location, and method of mining) are used in some instances. With the best available technology economically achievable, facilities in 21 of the 41 subcategories can be operated with no discharge of process wastewater to navigable waters. No discharge of process wastewater is also achievable as a new source performance standard for facilities in 21 of the 41 subcategories.
- Research Organization:
- Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (USA). Effluent Guidelines Div.
- OSTI ID:
- 6346958
- Report Number(s):
- PB-286520
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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CHEMICAL EFFLUENTS
COPPER ORES
DATA
DATA FORMS
GOLD ORES
INDUSTRY
INFORMATION
IRON ORES
LEAD ORES
MANAGEMENT
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MINING
NUMERICAL DATA
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VANADIUM ORES
WASTE MANAGEMENT
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ZINC ORES