Challenges and recovery opportunities in waste management during the mining and enrichment processes of ores containing uranium and thorium - a review

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dc.authoridYILDIZ, TASKIN DENIZ/0000-0003-4043-2257
dc.contributor.authorYildiz, Taskin Deniz
dc.contributor.authorTombal-Kara, Tugba Deniz
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-06T17:44:07Z
dc.date.available2025-01-06T17:44:07Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractDuring the extraction of nuclear raw materials, rare earths and other elements from ores containing uranium and thorium, various types of radioactive waste and some recovery tailings are generated. Mining and ore processing residues, i.e. waste and tailings, present a variety of problems related to waste management. Their bulky structure prevents their disposal underground, and their long radioactive half-life causes various problems with regard to their long-term storage. As a matter of fact, the secondary presence of nuclear raw materials together with other minerals requires compliance with hazardous waste procedures in the storage of waste containing nuclear raw materials after the recovery of these main minerals. It may be possible in the future to recover these nuclear raw materials from stockpiles of stored mine waste. The prospect of imbalances in the global uranium supply and demand increases the importance of secondary sources contributing to the global uranium supply. The increasing importance of secondary sources of nuclear raw materials suggests that more attention should be paid to the recovery of these resources together with primary minerals than in the past. In world literature, there is no review article that describes and discusses the waste management of nuclear raw materials in mining and mineral processing together with the opportunities and obstacles for their recovery. Considering this deficiency in the literature, in this study, the properties of waste and tailings resulting from mining and ore preparation activities of nuclear raw materials are explained, the difficulties encountered are mentioned, and solution suggestions are presented by making use of the literature on the recovery of tailings and waste management.
dc.identifier.doi10.24425/gsm.2024.149305
dc.identifier.endpage62
dc.identifier.issn0860-0953
dc.identifier.issn2299-2324
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85186403985
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage25
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.24425/gsm.2024.149305
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14669/2940
dc.identifier.volume40
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001194970700002
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPolska Akad Nauk, Polish Acad Sciences, Miner & Energy Econ Res Inst Pas
dc.relation.ispartofGospodarka Surowcami Mineralnymi-Mineral Resources Management
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241211
dc.subjectradioactive waste
dc.subjectradioactive waste management
dc.subjecturanium mining waste
dc.subjecturanium recovery
dc.subjecturanium tailings
dc.titleChallenges and recovery opportunities in waste management during the mining and enrichment processes of ores containing uranium and thorium - a review
dc.title.alternativeWyzwania i mo?liwo?ci odzysku w gospodarce odpadami podczas procesów wydobycia i wzbogacania rud zawieraj?cych uran i tor – przegl?d
dc.typeReview Article

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