Yıldız, Taşkın DenizTombal-Kara, Tuğba DenizKurşun-ünver, İlgin2025-01-062025-01-062024978-303155131-4978-303155130-710.1007/978-3-031-55131-4_112-s2.0-85200492764https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-55131-4_11https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14669/1429Waste management strategies in mining processes are shaped according to the characteristics of the operating process, the type of ore, and the existing socio-environmental conditions. The implementation of the budget and improvement programs required by the waste management plan is determined by the way these issues are taken into account during planning. Various harmful wastes and some recyclable residues are generated during the recovery of rare earth element(s) (REE) and other elements from ores containing REE. Mining and ore preparation process residues, that is, waste and tailings, pose various waste management problems. In this study, the characteristics of waste and tailings resulting from mining and ore preparation activities of REEs were explained, the difficulties encountered were mentioned, and solution suggestions were presented by making use of the literature on REE recovery from tailings and waste management. REEs can be found secondarily with other minerals. Recovery of REEs and other valuable elements from stored mineral waste piles may be possible in the future. In this way, countries that make strategic plans for REE or have reserves will be able to conduct new project studies and investments regarding waste containing REE. In this study, opportunities and challenges in the recovery of REEs from mining tailings, their environmental impacts, and waste management were reviewed. © The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessMine tailingMine waste managementRecovery processesREE recoveryTailing recoveryTailings managementBook Chapter306277