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ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY FOR MANAGING MINE WASTES
Citation:
Herrmann, J., M. Shupe, W. Robinson, AND J. Figueira. ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY FOR MANAGING MINE WASTES. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/A-93/258 (NTIS PB94112943).
Description:
A major challenge exists to remove, neutralize, or recover contaminants from aqueous and solid wastes associated with mining and/or mineral processing activities. o meet this challenge, a center for testing, evaluating, and verifying remedial technologies for application to liquid and solid mine waste has been established. he center is located in Butte, Montana, the site of major mining and mineral processing activities for more than a century. his paper describes the National Environmental Waste Technology Testing and Evaluation Center (NEWTREC) and the Mine Waste Technology Pilot Program (MWTPP). he MWTPP is an on-going program funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and implemented through an Interagency Agreement with the Department of Energy (DOE). his paper also describes the status of the NEWTTEC and MWTPP programs.