Using life cycle assessment to evaluate some environmental impacts of gold production

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 29-30, Issue , 2012, Pages 53-63

  Norgate, Terry ^a   Haque, Nawshad ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Energy; Environmental; Gold production; Greenhouse; Ore grade; Water

Indexed keywords

CARBON-IN-PULP; CYANIDATION; EMBODIED ENERGY; ENERGY; ENERGY INPUTS; ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE; GOLD AND SILVER; GOLD ORES; GOLD PRODUCTION; LOW GRADE; MAJOR FACTORS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; ORE GRADE; ORE GRADES; PRESSURE OXIDATION; PROCESSING STEPS; REFRACTORY ORES; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; USING LIFE; WASTE ROCKS; WASTE SOLIDS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLOTATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GOLD; GREENHOUSE GASES; GREENHOUSES; GRINDING (COMMINUTION); LIFE CYCLE; ORES; REFRACTORY MATERIALS; SLURRIES; SOLID WASTES; WATER;

GOLD ORE TREATMENT;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY; FLOTATION; GOLD; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSE GASES; GRINDING; LIFE CYCLE; ORE; PRODUCTION; SLURRING; SOLID WASTES; WATER;

EID: 84858733918     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.01.042     Document Type: Article

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