| | Identification and Description of Mineral Processing Sectors and |
| | 10,6 | | MB | Waste Streams |
| | 770 | | stron |
| | 5976 | | ID | UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY |
| | 2006 | | rok |
| | TABLE OF CONTENTS |
| | I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY |
| | II. METHODS AND DATA SOURCES . |
| | A. Information Collection . |
| | 1. Review of In-House Data/Reports. |
| | 2. Electronic Literature Search . |
| | 3. Contacts with Bureau of Mines . |
| | 4. Review of Outside Data/Reports |
| | B. Identification and Analysis of Mineral Commodities and Waste Streams Potentially Subject to |
| | RCRA Subtitle C . |
| | 1. Determining the Special Waste Status of Mineral Industry Wastes . |
| | 2. The Subtitle C “Mixture” Rule and Active Management - Co-Disposal and Disturbing Old Wastes |
| | Can Influence Regulatory Status |
| | C. Caveats and Limitations of Data Analysis |
| | III. MINERAL COMMODITIES |
| | A. Individual Mineral Commodity Reviews . |
| | 1. Alumina and Aluminum |
| | 2. Antimony |
| | 3. Arsenic Acid . |
| | 4. Beryllium |
| | 5. Bismuth . |
| | 6. Boron . |
| | 7. Bromine . |
| | 8. Cadmium |
| | 9. Calcium Metal |
| | 10. Cesium and Rubidium |
| | 11. Chromium, Ferrochrome, and Ferrochrome-Silicon . |
| | 12. Coal Gas |
| | 13. Copper |
| | 14. Elemental Phosphorus |
| | 15. Fluorspar and Hydrofluoric Acid |
| | 16. Gemstones . |
| | 17. Germanium |
| | 18. Gold and Silver . |
| | 19. Iodine. |
| | 20. Iron and Steel. |
| | 21. Lead |
| | 22. Lightweight Aggregate . |
| | 23. Lithium and Lithium Carbonate. |
| | 24. Magnesium and Magnesia . |
| | 25. Manganese, Manganese Dioxide, Ferromanganese, and Siliconmanganese . |
| | 26. Mercury . |
| | 27. Molybdenum, Ferromolybdenum, and Ammonium Molybdate. |
| | 28. Phosphoric Acid |
| | 29. Platinum Group Metals . |
| | 30. Pyrobitumens, Mineral Waxes, and Asphalt (Natural) . |
| | 31. Rare Earths |
| | 32. Rhenium |
| | 33. Rutile (Synthetic) |
| | 34. Scandium |
| | 35. Selenium |
| | 36. Silicon and Ferrosilicon. |
| | 37. Soda Ash |
| | 38. Sodium Sulfate |
| | 39. Strontium |
| | 40. Sulfur . |
| | 41. Tantalum, Columbium, and Ferrocolumbium .. |
| | 42. Tellurium |
| | 43. Tin . |
| | 44. Titanium and Titanium Dioxide. |
| | 45. Tungsten |
| | 46. Uranium. |
| | 47. Vanadium |
| | 48. Zinc |
| | 49. Zirconium and Hafnium. |
| | IV. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS . |
| | APPENDICES |
| | A. Detailed Explanations of Methodology Used to Estimate Annual Waste Generation Rates for |
| | Individual Waste Streams . |
| | B. Work Sheet for Waste Stream Assessment of Recycling, Recovery, and Reuse Potential |
| | C. Definitions for Classifying Mineral Processing Waste Streams |
| | D. Recycling Work Sheets for Individual Mineral Processing Waste Streams . |
| | E. Listing of Waste Streams Generated by Mineral Production Activities by Commodity |
| | F. Mineral Processing Sectors Generating Hazardous Wastes . |
| | G. Mineral Processing Sectors Not Generating Hazardous Wastes |
| | H. List of Commenters |