Sustainable water use in minerals and metal production

Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Publication Series

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 133-141

  Norgate, T E ^a   Lovel, R R ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALL METALS; ALUMINIUM PRODUCTIONS; AUSTRALIA; DRY PROCESSING; ECONOMIC VALUES; ELECTRICITY GENERATIONS; INDUSTRIAL SECTORS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; METAL PRODUCTIONS; MINERALS INDUSTRIES; MINERALS SECTORS; PINCH ANALYSES; PROCESSING ROUTES; RAW WATERS; SECURITY OF SUPPLIES; SUSTAINABLE WATER USES; WATER CONSUMPTIONS; WATER REFORMS; WATER REQUIREMENTS; WATER USAGES; WATER USES; WATER VALUES;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; LIFE CYCLE; METAL REFINING; METALLURGY; METALS; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; ORES; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER RECYCLING; WATER SUPPLY;

WATER RESOURCES;

EID: 58049150464     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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