Energy and greenhouse gas impacts of mining and mineral processing operations

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 266-274

  Norgate, T ^a   Haque, N ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Embodied energy; Greenhouse gases; Life cycle assessment; Mining and mineral processing

Indexed keywords

COPPER CONCENTRATES; COPPER ORE; EMBODIED ENERGY; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; HIGH PRESSURE GRINDING ROLLS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; MINERAL PROCESSING; ORE GRADES;

BAUXITE DEPOSITS; COPPER; COPPER DEPOSITS; COPPER METALLURGY; COPPER SMELTING; DIESEL ENGINES; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; GREENHOUSES; GRINDING (COMMINUTION); GRINDING (MACHINING); GRINDING MILLS; IRON DEPOSITS; IRON ORES; LEAKAGE (FLUID); LIFE CYCLE; MINERALS; MINING; SILICATE MINERALS;

GAS EMISSIONS;

EID: 70649109915     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.09.020     Document Type: Article

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