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Energy and greenhouse gas impacts of mining and mineral processing operations
Terry Norgate,Nawshad Haque +1 more
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In this article, life cycle assessments of the mining and mineral processing of iron ore, bauxite and copper concentrate were carried out, focussing on embodied energy and greenhouse gas emissions.About:
This article is published in Journal of Cleaner Production.The article was published on 2010-02-01. It has received 441 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Mineral processing & Iron ore.read more
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Integrated life-cycle assessment of electricity-supply scenarios confirms global environmental benefit of low-carbon technologies.
Edgar G. Hertwich,Thomas Gibon,Evert A. Bouman,Anders Arvesen,Sangwon Suh,Garvin Heath,Joseph D. Bergesen,Andrea Ramirez,Mabel Vega,Lei Shi +9 more
TL;DR: This paper presents the first global, integrated life-cycle assessment of the large-scale implementation of climate-mitigation technologies, addressing the feedback of the electricity system onto itself and using scenario-consistent assumptions of technical improvements in key energy and material production technologies.
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Global energy consumption due to friction and wear in the mining industry
TL;DR: In this paper, the impact of wear on the global energy consumption due to friction and wear in the mineral mining industry is investigated, and the authors present a detailed analysis of a large variety of mining equipment used for the extraction, haulage and beneficiation of underground mining, surface mining and mineral processing.
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Modelling future copper ore grade decline based on a detailed assessment of copper resources and mining
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present scenarios for mined copper production based upon a detailed assessment of global copper resources and historic mine production Scenarios for production from major copper deposit types and from individual countries or regions were developed using the Geologic Resources Supply-Demand Model (GeRS-DeMo).
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Copper demand, supply, and associated energy use to 2050
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors developed a comprehensive metal supply and demand scenario for the period 2010-2050 and found that copper demand increases by between 275 and 350% by 2050, depending on the scenario.
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Role of behavioural factors in green supply chain management implementation in Indian mining industries
TL;DR: In this paper, interpretive structural modeling (ISM) is employed to extract the interrelationships among the identified behavioural factors and their interactions which help to attain green-enabled needs.
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Corporate social responsibility in the mining industry: Exploring trends in social and environmental disclosure
TL;DR: A detailed review of the development of the media of social and environmental disclosure in the mining industry can be found in this article, where a temporal analysis of the recent trends in disclosure using a case study of the world's 10 largest mining companies is presented.
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ISO 14041: Environmental management — life cycle assessment — goal and scope definition — inventory analysis
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Assessing the environmental impact of metal production processes
TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluated both new and existing processes for primary metal production to assess their environmental impacts and compared the results for various metals, including copper, nickel, aluminium, lead, zinc, steel, stainless steel and titanium.
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Sustainable development in the mining industry: clarifying the corporate perspective
Gavin Hilson,Barbara Murck +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine sustainable development in the corporate mining context, and provide some guidelines for mining companies seeking to operate more sustainably, including improved planning, implementation of sound environmental management tools and cleaner technologies, extended social responsibility to stakeholder groups, the formation of sustainability partnerships, and improved training.
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The LCIA midpoint-damage framework of the UNEP/SETAC Life Cycle Initiative
Olivier Jolliet,Ruedi Müller-Wenk,Jane C. Bare,Alan C. Brent,Mark Goedkoop,Reinout Heijungs,Norihiro Itsubo,Claudia Peña,David Pennington,José Potting,Gerald Rebitzer,Mary Stewart,Helias A. Udo de Haes,Bo Pedersen Weidema +13 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors propose a framework to combine traditional impact assessment methods and damage-oriented methods at the level of human health, natural environment, natural resources and man-made environment.
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