Improving environmental performance through innovation: Recent trends in the mining industry

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 907-921

  Warhurst, A ^a   Bridge, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental; Hydrometallurgy; Mineral economics; Mining; Pyrometallurgy

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; HYDROMETALLURGY; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MANAGEMENT; MINING; PROCESSING; TECHNOLOGY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; MINERAL PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY; MINING COMPANIES; TECHNOLOGICAL CONSERVATISM;

MINERAL INDUSTRY;

EID: 0030241586     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0892-6875(96)00083-0     Document Type: Article

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