Mining waste from the exploration and removal of miner-

als presents challenges for many tribes. Mineral extrac-

tion and benificiation can create environmental problems

including acid mine drainage, erosion and sedimenta-

tion, chemical releases, fugitive dust emission, habitat destruction, sur-

face- and ground-water contamination, and subsidence.

This document includes descriptions of U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA) publications designed to assist tribal leaders,

environmental personnel, and the general public with mining and

mineral processing issues. It includes publications relating to mining

waste management and engineering practices. These publications dis-

cuss environmental impacts from mining operations, mining source

reduction and recycling opportunities, and innovative techniques for

waste management. They also address mineral processing of specific

ores, such as lead, zinc, gold, iron, and copper, and focus specifically

on EPA’s mining research and waste management activities.

Documents are grouped according to topic area (e.g., General Mining

Publications and Environmental Impacts and Risk). Many are available

on the Internet, and Internet addresses have been included. The

National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP) stocks

a limited number of these publications and makes them available

through their online ordering system at <www.epa.gov/ncepihom>.

Once a document is out of stock at NSCEP, you will be referred to the

National Technical Information Service (NTIS). Publications not avail-

able electronically or from NSCEP are available

for a fee from NTIS. See the Ordering

Information section on page 12 for more details.

United States Environmental Protection Agency

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I. GENERAL MINING PUBLICATIONSIntroduction to Hard Rock Mining: A CD-ROM Application (CD-ROM) . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Profile of The Non-Fuel, Non-Metal MiningIndustry: Sector Notebook Project. . . . . . . .1

Profile of The Metal Mining Industry: SectorNotebook Project. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Profile of the Coal Mining Industry: SectorNotebook Project. available soon . . . . . . . .1

Historic Hardrock Mining: West’s ToxicLegacy, the Critical Link Between WaterQuality and Abandoned Mine Sites. . . . . . .1

This Is Mining... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

II. EXTRACTION AND BENEFICIA-TION OF SPECIFIC ORES ANDMINERALS

Technical Resource Document: Extractionand Beneficiation of Ores and Minerals;Volume 1: Lead-Zinc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Technical Resource Document: Extraction andBeneficiation of Ores and Minerals; Volume 2: Gold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Technical Resource Document: Extraction andBeneficiation of Ores and Minerals; Volume 3: Iron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Technical Resource Document: Extraction andBeneficiation of Ores and Minerals; Volume 4: Copper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Technical Resource Document: Extraction andBeneficiation of Ores and Minerals; Volume 5: Uranium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Technical Resource Document: Extractionand Beneficiation of Ores and Minerals;Volume 6: Gold Placers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Technical Resource Document: Extractionand Beneficiation of Ores and Minerals;Volume 7: Phosphate and Molybdenum. . .3

III. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSAND RISK

Seminar Publication: ManagingEnvironmental Problems at Inactive andAbandoned Metals Mine Sites . . . . . . . . . .3

Innovative Methods of ManagingEnvironmental Releases at Mine Sites. . . . .3

Technical Document: Background for NEPAReviewers: Non-Coal Mining Operations. . .3

Location of Mines and Factors AffectingExposure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

IV. WASTE CHARACTERIZATIONAND TESTING

ASTM-D-6234-98 Standard Test Method forShake Extraction of Mining Waste by theSynthetic Precipitation Leaching Procedure. .4

Long-Term Dissolution Testing of MineWaste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Long-Term Dissolution Testing of MineWaste: Appendices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Statistical Analysis of Mining Waste Data. .4

Technical Studies Supporting the MiningWaste Regulatory Determination . . . . . . . .4

V. ACID MINE DRAINAGEApplication of Geophysics to Acid MineDrainage Investigations, Volume 1:Literature Review and TheoreticalBackground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Application of Geophysics to Acid MineDrainage Investigations, Volume 2: SiteInvestigations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Technical Document: Acid Mine DrainagePrediction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Handbook for Constructed WetlandsReceiving Acid Mine Drainage. . . . . . . . . . .5

VI. MINE PIT WATERWater Quality in Open Pit Precious MetalMines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Geochemical Modeling of Mine Pit Water:Overview and Application of ComputerCodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

VII. TAILINGS DAMSGuide to Tailings, Dams and Impoundments,Design, Construction, Use andRehabilitation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Technical Report: Design and Evaluation ofTailings Dams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

VIII. CYANIDE WASTE ISSUESTechnical Report: Treatment of CyanideHeap Leaches and Tailings. . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Development of a Solid AnalyticalProcedure for Cyanide in Spent Ore . . . . . .6

Quantities of Cyanide-Bearing and Acid-Generating Wastes Generated by theMining and Beneficiating Industries, andPotentials for Contaminant Release . . . .6

IX. CERCLA/SUPERFUND ISSUESMining and Mineral Processing Sites Listedon the Superfund’s National Priorities List(NPL). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Mining Sites in the National Priorities List;NPL Site Summary Reports (Complete Set). .7

Superfund Guide to RCRA ManagementRequirements for Mineral ProcessingWastes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Consideration of RCRA Requirements inPerforming CERCLA Responses at MiningWaste Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

X. REPORTS TO CONGRESS ONMINING WASTES

Summary and Technical Review ofSupporting Literature for the 1985 Reportto Congress on Wastes from Extraction andBeneficiation of Metallic Ores, PhosphateRock, Asbestos Overburden from UraniumMining, and Oil Shale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Report to Congress on Special Wastes fromMineral Processing: Summary andFindings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Report to Congress on Special Wastes fromMineral Processing: Summary andFindings; Methods and Analysis;Appendices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Summary of Comments on Mining WasteReport to Congress. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Report to Congress: Wastes from theExtraction and Beneficiation of MetallicOres, Phosphate Rock, Asbestos,Overburden from Uranium Mining, and OilShale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

XI. REGULATORY RECOMMENDATIONS

U.S. EPA Mine Waste Policy DialogueCommittee Meeting Summaries andSupporting Material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Projected Regulatory, Programmatic, andFiscal Impacts of EPA’s Strawman II on StateMine Waste Management Programs(Complete Set, Volumes I-III). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Strawman II: Recommendations for aRegulatory Program for Mining Wastes andMaterials Under Subtitle D of the ResourceConservation and Recovery Act. . . . . . . . . .8

XII. LAND DISPOSAL RESTRICTIONS, PHASE IV

Land Disposal Restrictions, Phase IV -Treatment Standards Proposed for ToxicityCharacteristic (TC) Metal and MineralProcessing Wastes - Proposed Rule . . . . . . .9

Environmental Fact Sheet: TreatmentStandards Proposed for ToxicityCharacteristic (TC) Metal and MineralProcessing Wastes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Docket Index: Land Disposal RestrictionsPhase IV: Second Supplemental Proposal onTreatment Standards for Metal Wastes andMineral Processing Wastes, MineralProcessing and Bevill Exclusion Issues, andthe Use of Hazardous Waste as Fill . . . . . . .9

Identification and Description of MineralProcessing Sectors and Waste Streams . . . .9

Applicability of the Toxicity CharacteristicLeaching Procedure to Mineral ProcessingWastes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Mineral processing Facilities PlacingMixtures of Exempt and Non-ExemptWastes in On-Site Waste Management Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Remanded Smelting Wastes. . . . . . . . . . . .10

Lightweight Aggregate Production and AirPollution Control Wastes . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Titanium Tetrachloride Production by theChloride Ilmenite Process. . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Human Health and Environmental Damagesfrom Mining and Mineral ProcessingWastes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Site Visit Reports to Mines and MineralProcessing Facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Regulatory Impact Analysis of theSupplemental Proposed Rule ApplyingPhase IV Land Disposal Restrictions to NewlyIdentified Mineral Processing Wastes . . . .11

Capacity Analysis Background Document. .11

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I. GENERAL MININGPUBLICATIONS▼▼

Introduction to Hard RockMining: A CD-ROMApplication (CD-ROM).September 1997. EPA530-C-97-005 (NSCEP).

Provides an introduction tohard rock mining in the UnitedStates. Includes an overview ofexploration, extraction, andbeneficiation mining methods.Defines potential impacts ofmining wastes, such as minewater, waste rock, mill tailings,and spent ore. Addresses pollu-tion prevention issues andexplains the environmentalconcerns associated with min-ing, including acid minedrainage, erosion, sedimenta-tion, chemical releases, fugitivedust emissions, habitat modifi-cation, and surface- andground-water impacts. Containsthe full text of a number of themining publications listed inthis document.

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Profile of The Non-Fuel, Non-Metal Mining Industry: SectorNotebook Project. 1995.EPA310-R-95-011 (NSCEP). (95 pages) <es.epa.gov/oeca/sector/index.html>

Profile of The Metal MiningIndustry: Sector NotebookProject. 1995. EPA310-R-95-008(NSCEP). (137 pages)<es.epa.gov/oeca/sector/index.html>

Profile of the Coal MiningIndustry: Sector NotebookProject. Available soon (NSCEP).<es.epa.gov/oeca/sector/index.html>

Developed by EPA’s Office ofCompliance, this series of pro-files, or notebooks, containsinformation on selected majorindustrial groups. These note-books, which focus on keyrelease indicators and data forair, water, and land pollutantreleases, have been thoroughlyreviewed by experts from bothinside and outside EPA. Eachsector-specific notebook providescomprehensive, well-researcheddata gathered for the first time ina single source. The notebooksinclude a comprehensive envi-ronmental profile, industrialprocess information, pollutionprevention techniques, pollutantrelease data, regulatory require-ments, compliance and enforce-ment history, government andindustry partnerships, innovativeprograms, contact names, biblio-graphic references, and descrip-tions of research methodology.

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Historic Hardrock Mining:West’s Toxic Legacy, theCritical Link Between WaterQuality and Abandoned MineSites. 1995. EPA908-F-95-002.U.S. EPA Region 8, Office ofEcosystems Protection andRemediation. (4 pages)

Describes the environmentaland water-quality damage his-toric mining activities causedin the western United States.Cautions that each mining siteis unique and presents differentgeologic, hydrologic, and phys-ical challenges. Emphasizes theimportance of proper siteinvestigation and characteriza-tion, and outlines questions toanswer and steps to take priorto commencing mine sitecleanup activities.

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This Is Mining... 1995. SP 07-95. National Institute forOccupational Safety andHealth (NIOSH). (31 pages) Orderdirectly from NIOSH online.<www.cdc.gov/niosh/pit/welcome.html>

Provides a good introduc-tion to the mining industryand explains the importance ofmining in our daily lives.Provides basic information onmining methods for coal min-ing and metal and nonmetalmining. Briefly describes mineclosure. Written by the U.S.Bureau of Mines, but now dis-tributed by NIOSH.

II. EXTRACTION ANDBENEFICIATION OFSPECIFIC ORES ANDMINERALS

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Technical Resource Document:Extraction and Beneficiationof Ores and Minerals; Volume1: Lead-Zinc. June 1994.EPA530-R-94-011. OrderNumber: PB94-170 248 (NTIS).(126 pages) <www.epa.gov/epaoswer/other/mining.htm>

Presents the results ofEPA’s research into thedomestic lead-zinc miningindustry. Briefly characterizesthe geology of lead-zinc oresand the economics of theindustry. Reviews lead-zincextraction and beneficiationmethods and discusses poten-tial environmental effects oflead-zinc mining. Describescurrent regulatory programsimplemented by EPA, federal

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land management agencies,and selected states.Appendices include specificflotation activities employedfor polymetallic ores andassociated process flowsheets, National Priority Listsite summaries related to leadand zinc extraction and bene-ficiation, and a summary ofcomments on the report withEPA responses.

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Technical Resource Document:Extraction and Beneficiationof Ores and Minerals; Volume2: Gold. July 1994. EPA530-R-94-013. Order Number: PB94-170 305 (NTIS). (382 pages)<www.epa.gov/epaoswer/other/mining.htm>

Presents the results of EPA’sresearch into the domesticgold mining industry. Brieflycharacterizes the geology ofgold ores and the economics ofthe industry. Reviews goldextraction and beneficiationmethods and discusses thepotential environmental effectsof gold mining. Describes cur-rent regulatory programsimplemented by EPA, federalland management agencies,and selected states.Appendices include flowsheets of specific mine opera-tions, National Priority Listsite summaries related to goldextraction and beneficiation,and comments on site visitswith EPA responses.

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Technical Resource Document:Extraction and Beneficiationof Ores and Minerals; Volume3: Iron. August 1994. EPA530-R-94-030. Order Number: PB94-195 203 (NTIS). (121 pages)<www.epa.gov/epaoswer/other/mining.htm>

Profiles the domestic ironmining industry. Characterizesthe geology of iron ores andthe economics of the industry.Reviews iron extraction andbeneficiation methods.Discusses potential environ-mental effects of iron mining.Describes current regulatoryprograms that apply to the ironmining industry as implement-ed by EPA, federal land man-agement agencies, and selectedstates. Appendix includescomments on the report withEPA responses.

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Technical Resource Document:Extraction and Beneficiation ofOres and Minerals; Volume 4:Copper. August 1994. EPA530-R-94-031. Order Number: PB94-200 979 (NTIS). (180 pages)<www.epa.gov/epaoswer/other/mining.htm>

Presents the results of EPA’sresearch into the domestic cop-per mining industry. Brieflycharacterizes the geology ofcopper ores and the economicsof the industry. Reviews cop-per extraction and beneficia-tion methods and discussespotential environmental effectsof copper mining. Describescurrent regulatory programsimplemented by EPA, federalland management agencies,and selected states.Appendices include a summa-

ry of comments and EPAresponses, case studies of pub-lished information on coppermine waste management prac-tices, National Priority List sitesummaries related to coppermining, and an acronym list.

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Technical Resource Document:Extraction and Beneficiationof Ores and Minerals; Volume5: Uranium. December 1994.EPA530-R-94-032. OrderNumber: PB94-200 987 (NTIS).(125 pages)<www.epa.gov/epaoswer/other/mining.htm>

Presents the results of EPA’sresearch into the domestic ura-nium mining industry. Brieflycharacterizes the geology ofuranium ores and the econom-ics of the industry. Reviewsuranium extraction and benefi-ciation methods and discussespotential environmental effectsof uranium mining. Describescurrent regulatory programsimplemented by EPA, federalland management agencies,and selected states.Appendices include NationalPriority List site summariesrelated to the extraction andbeneficiation of uranium, anacronym list, and the ground-

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water standards for remedialactions at inactive uraniumprocessing sites.

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Technical Resource Document:Extraction and Beneficiationof Ores and Minerals; Volume6: Gold Placers. October 1994.EPA530-R-94-035. OrderNumber: PB94-201 811 (NTIS).(135 pages)<www.epa.gov/epaoswer/other/mining.htm>

Presents the results of EPA’sresearch into the domestic goldplacer mining industry. Brieflycharacterizes the geology ofgold placer deposits and theeconomics of the industry.Reviews gold placer extractionand beneficiation methods anddiscusses potential environ-mental effects of gold placermining. Describes current regu-latory programs implementedby EPA, federal land manage-ment agencies, and selectedstates. Appendix includescomments on the report withEPA responses.

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Technical Resource Document:Extraction and Beneficiationof Ores and Minerals; Volume7: Phosphate andMolybdenum. November1994. EPA530-R-94-034. OrderNumber: PB94-201 001 (NTIS).(135 pages)<www.epa.gov/epaoswer/other/mining.htm>

Presents the results of EPA’sresearch into the domesticphosphate and molybdenummining industry. Comprises tworeports of site visits conductedby EPA to a phosphate mine inFlorida and a molybdenum

mine in Idaho during 1991 and1992. Both reports include ageneral facility description, theenvironmental setting (i.e., cli-mate, surface water, geology,hydrogeology, wildlife), facilityoperations, waste and materialsmanagement, regulatoryrequirements and compliance,and ground-water monitoringdata. Appendix includes com-ments on the report and EPAresponses.

III. ENVIRONMENTALIMPACTS AND RISK▼▼

Seminar Publication:Managing EnvironmentalProblems at Inactive andAbandoned Metals Mine Sites.1995. EPA625-R-95-007(NSCEP). (91 pages)<www.epa.gov/ttbnrmrl/Sempubs.htm>

Summarizes informationpresented at the three 1994EPA- and U.S. Department ofEnergy-sponsored availablecontrol technologies seminars.The information concernedhow to control problems asso-ciated with mining and benefi-ciation waste generated fromactive and inactive miningsites. Other seminar discussiontopics included the fundamen-tals of acid mine drainage,known and probable effects onpublic health and the environ-ment, and control technologiessuch as bioremediation, com-posting, and other innovativeapproaches currently beinginvestigated.

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Innovative Methods ofManaging EnvironmentalReleases at Mine Sites. April1994. EPA530-R-94-012. OrderNumber: PB94-170 255 (NTIS).(119 pages) <www.epa.gov/epaoswer/other/mining.htm>

Describes source reductionand recycling practices andinnovative techniques forwaste management currentlyused in mining. Discussesprocess controls that help pro-duce purer and more saleableproducts while reducing haz-ardous constituents in thewaste stream. Examines recy-cling opportunities unique tomining, such as slag reprocess-ing, tailings reprocessing, piperecycling and reuse, and minetire recycling. Lists technicalcontacts familiar with eachtechnology described.

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Technical Document:Background for NEPAReviewers: Non-Coal MiningOperations. December 1994.EPA530-R-95-043. OrderNumber: PB96-109 103 (NTIS).(79 pages)

Assists in preparing envi-ronmental impact statementsfor noncoal mining opera-tions. Describes the generaltypes of environmentalimpacts likely to occur fromhard rock (noncoal) mining.Provides valuable informationat an introductory, nontechni-cal level on these types ofoperations.

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Location of Mines and FactorsAffecting Exposure. June1986. EPA530-SW-86-023.Order Number: PB86-219409/AS (NTIS). (79 pages)

Relates qualitative perspec-tive on risks of mining wastes.Reports on mine locations,locations of potential receptorpopulations, and environmen-tal characteristics at those loca-tions, and also comparesselected sites.

IV. WASTECHARACTERIZATIONAND TESTING▼▼

ASTM-D-6234-98 Standard TestMethod for Shake Extractionof Mining Waste by theSynthetic PrecipitationLeaching Procedure. June 1998.Order Number: ASTM-D-6234-98INL (NTIS). (6 pages) Orderdirectly from ASTM’s online store. <www.astm.org>

Covers a procedure for theshake leaching of mining wastecontaining at least 80 percentdry solids (20 percent mois-ture) in order to generate asolution to be used to deter-mine the inorganic constituentsleached under the specifiedtesting conditions, which con-form to the synthetic precipita-tion leaching procedure.

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Long-Term Dissolution Testingof Mine Waste. March 1995.EPA530-R-95-040. OrderNumber: PB95-260 287 (NTIS).(98 pages)

Describes the long-term dis-solution testing of mine waste

and the effects of particle sizeon the quality of drainage fromwaste rock. Characterizes thequality of drainage from fourwaste rock and six tailing sam-ples physically, chemically,and mineralogically. Conductedunder grant to EPA by the stateof Minnesota.

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Long-Term Dissolution Testingof Mine Waste: Appendices.March 1995. EPA530-R-95-040A. Order Number: PB95-260 295 (NTIS). (148 pages)

Contains the appendices forthe long-term laboratory studiesexamining the dissolution ofabandoned mine wastes and theconsequent drainage quality.Includes solid phase characteri-zation, wet-dry cycle test, ele-vated temperature test, particlesize experiment, and qualityassurance and quality control.

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Statistical Analysis of MiningWaste Data. June 1986.EPA530-SW-86-024. OrderNumber: PB86-219 383/AS(NTIS). (42 pages)

Contains analyses conduct-ed to measure the concentra-tion of various elements,anion, radio nuclides, andother parameters in raw min-ing waste samples and aceticacid extracts of samples.

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Technical Studies Supportingthe Mining Waste RegulatoryDetermination. June 1986.EPA530-SW-86-026. OrderNumber: PB86-219 417/AS(NTIS). (59 pages)

Describes the study proce-dure and techniques for the

extraction procedure toxicitytest to evaluate RCRA haz-ardous characteristics of miningand smelting wastes, particular-ly lead and cadmium. Twoprincipal tasks are described.The first assesses the validity ofarsenic, lead, cadmium, barium,silver, and chromium concen-trations in extraction procedure-toxicity leachates.The second task compares theextraction efficiency of fourleachate techniques. Presentsconclusions and the recommen-dations of researchers.

V. ACID MINEDRAINAGE▼▼

Application of Geophysics toAcid Mine DrainageInvestigations, Volume 1:Literature Review andTheoretical Background.September 1994. EPA530-R-95-013A. Order Number: PB95-191 268 (NTIS). (144 pages)

Evaluates the utility of geo-physical techniques in detect-ing and monitoring acid minedrainage contamination frommine wastes. Discusses the geo-chemistry of acid minedrainage, the relationshipbetween ion concentration andspecific conductance, theempirical relationships avail-able to predict the resistivity ofsoil and rock, and formulas fordetermining the optimum linespacing for geophysical surveysand the associated probabilities.Includes a review and summaryof literature on geophysicalmethods that might be useful inevaluating migration of thehighly specific conductancecontaminants in ground water.

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Application of Geophysics toAcid Mine DrainageInvestigations, Volume 2: SiteInvestigations. September1994. EPA530-R-95-013B. OrderNumber: PB95-191 276 (NTIS).(103 pages)

Describes site investiga-tions undertaken to evaluatethe utility of surface geophysi-cal techniques in detectingand monitoring ground-waterpollution from mine waste inthe western United States.Discusses results of investiga-tions at the Spenceville cop-per mine, Leviathan sulfurmine, Iron Mountain coppermine, and Walker coppermine. Includes maps, charts,and tables.

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Technical Document: AcidMine Drainage Prediction.December 1994. EPA530-R-94-036. Order Number: PB94-201829 (NTIS). (71 pages)<www.epa.gov/epaoswer/other/mining.htm>

Examines acid generationprediction methods as theyapply to noncoal mining sites.Reviews acid forming process-es at mine sites. Summarizescurrent methods used to pre-dict acid formation, includingsampling, testing, and model-ing. Presents case historiesfrom active mining sites andsites on the SuperfundNational Priorities List.

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Handbook for ConstructedWetlands Receiving Acid MineDrainage. 1993. EPA540-R-93-523. Order Number: PB93-233914 (NTIS). (288 pages)

Details the theory, design,and construction of wetlandsreceiving acid mine drainages,based on the second and thirdyears of operation of the pilotconstructed wetland built at theBig Five Tunnel in IdahoSprings, Colorado. Containssections on theoretical develop-ments and design considera-tions. Focuses on removal ofmetals by precipitation of sul-fides through the activity of sul-fate reducing bacteria. Fundedby EPA under the SITEEmerging Technologies Program.

VI. MINE PIT WATER▼▼

Water Quality in Open PitPrecious Metal Mines.February 1994. EPA530-R-95-011. Order Number: PB95-191243 (NTIS). (74 pages)

Documents the current levelof understanding for issues

concerning open-pit metalmine water quality, and deter-mines where additionalresearch is needed. Examinesfactors that contribute to pit-water quality, such as flow ofground water, water-wall rockreactions, pH, trace elementconcentrations (especiallyarsenic), evapoconcentration,and hydrothermal activity.Discusses how pit lakes existfrom the mining of mineralssuch as phosphate, uranium,coal, copper, silver, and gold.Determines that variabilities incontributing factors affect pit-water quality and the uniquegeology in each mine makepredictions of pit-water qualitydifficult.

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Geochemical Modeling ofMine Pit Water: Overview andApplication of ComputerCodes. December 1994.EPA530-R-95-012. OrderNumber: PB95-191 250 (NTIS).(192 pages)

Evaluates the suitability ofhydrogeochemical computermodeling codes BALANCE,MINTEQA2, PHREEQE, WATE-QF, and WATEQF4 to the taskof modeling post-mining pit-water geochemistry. Discussesthe advantages and disadvan-tages of these codes for pit-water modeling. Providesdetailed descriptions of theoperation of each softwarecode. Includes a detailed dis-cussion of introductory aque-ous geochemistry and how theconcepts are integrated intochemical models.

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VII. TAILINGS DAMS▼▼

Guide to Tailings, Dams andImpoundments, Design,Construction, Use andRehabilitation. 1997. ISBN 92-807-1590-7. Order Number:UN-0186INP (NTIS). (240 Pages)

An important United Nationsreference book and guide thataddresses both the safety and theenvironmental issues of tailingimpoundments. This invaluableguide for mine owners and oper-ators, as well as governmentagencies concerned with the dis-posal of tailings, discusses com-mon problems in the disposal oftailings at mines, quarries, andother industries.

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Technical Report: Design andEvaluation of Tailings Dams.August 1994. EPA530-R-94-038. Order Number: PB94-201845 (NTIS) (69 pages)<www.epa.gov/epaoswer/other/mining.htm>

Presents an introduction tothe subject of tailings dams andimpoundments, particularly withregard to their engineering fea-tures and their ability to mitigateor minimize adverse effects tothe environment. Provides anoverview of the various methodsused to dispose of mine tailingsand the types of impoundmentsused. Describes the basic con-cepts used in the design ofimpoundments, including anumber of site-specific variablesof concern. Discusses tailingsembankment and stability andaddresses water management intailings impoundments. Offers acase study on a lined tailingsimpoundment. Includes an

appendix with commentsreceived on the draft documentwith EPA responses.

VIII. CYANIDEWASTE ISSUES▼▼

Technical Report: Treatment ofCyanide Heap Leaches andTailings. September 1994.EPA530-R-94-037. OrderNumber: PB94-201 837 (NTIS).(70 pages)<www.epa.gov/epaoswer/other/mining.htm>

Provides information oncyanide treatment methods forheap leaches and tailings activ-ities associated with cyanida-tion operations. Discussescyanide detoxification treat-ment in terms of chemistry,duration, removal efficiencies,and advantages and limita-tions. Describes treatment tech-niques and typical closure andreclamation activities for heapsand tailings impoundments.Includes selected case studiesand federal and state require-ments that apply to cyanideoperations. Presents treatmentoptions without evaluatingtheir efficiency.

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Development of a SolidAnalytical Procedure forCyanide in Spent Ore. June1991. EPA530-R-92-006. OrderNumber: PB93-203 496 (NTIS).(239 pages)

Explores three methodsused to test cyanide levels intailings from heap leachcyanidation facilities for min-ing gold and silver.Establishes that bottle-rolltests give the closest approxi-

mation of cyanide levels inore samples and best chancesfor predicting levels ofcyanide in leachate fromdepositories. Presents detailedanalytical results.

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Quantities of Cyanide-Bearingand Acid-Generating WastesGenerated by the Mining andBeneficiating Industries, andPotentials for ContaminantRelease. June 1986. EPA530-SW-86-025. Order Number:PB86-219 391/AS (NTIS). (201 pages)

Documents the initial phas-es of human exposure and eco-logical impact assessment ofmining and beneficiationwastes bearing cyanides orgenerating acids. Data regard-ing waste quantities, with lim-ited information on cyanideconcentrations and the poten-tial for acid formation ofwastes, are summarized.

IX. CERCLA/SUPERFUND ISSUES▼▼

Mining and Mineral ProcessingSites Listed on the Superfund’sNational Priorities List (NPL).February 1997. F-97-2P4P-S0043 (RCRA Hotline/ RCRAInformation Center).<www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/ldr/ldr-supl.htm#mining>

Identifies mining and miner-al processing sites listed onSuperfund’s National PrioritiesList and summarizes environ-mental damage information oneach site.

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Mining Sites in the NationalPriorities List; NPL SiteSummary Reports (CompleteSet). June 1991. EPA530-SW-91-065. Order Number: PB92-124 759 (NTIS). (4210 pages)

Provides descriptions of the48 mining sites on the NationalPriorities List (NPL) in a five-volume set. Contains reportsprepared to support EPA’s min-ing program activities.Summarizes environmentaldamages and associated min-ing waste management prac-tices at sites on, or proposedfor, NPL as of the February 11,1991, Federal Register notice(56 FR 5598). Based on infor-mation obtained from EPA filesand reports, an individualreport was prepared for eachsite. Maps and charts areincluded.

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Superfund Guide to RCRAManagement Requirementsfor Mineral ProcessingWastes. January 1991. OSWER-9347.3-12FS. Order Number:PB91-921 318 (NTIS). (5 pages)

Summarizes revisions to the1980 mining waste exclusion,explains the potential effects ofthese revisions on waste man-agement options for mineralprocessing wastes, and pro-vides a general framework formanaging mineral processingwastes at CERCLA sites inaccordance with RCRA landdisposal restrictions and thetoxicity characteristics rule.

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Consideration of RCRARequirements in PerformingCERCLA Responses at MiningWaste Sites. August 1986.EPA/9234.0-04. Order Number:PB91-214 205 (NTIS). (13 pages)

Discusses mining wastesthat will not be regulatedunder Subtitle C of RCRA.Mining waste problems will beaddressed by developing a pro-gram for regulation underSubtitle D. In the interim,Superfund will continue toaddress these mining wasteproblems through the remedialinvestigation and feasibilitystudy and record of decisionand enforcement decision doc-ument processes taking intoaccount current Subtitle Drequirements as well asoptions for addressing risks notaddressed by Subtitle Drequirements.

X. REPORTS TOCONGRESS ONMINING WASTES▼▼

Summary and TechnicalReview of SupportingLiterature for the 1985 Reportto Congress on Wastes fromExtraction and Beneficiationof Metallic Ores, PhosphateRock, Asbestos Overburdenfrom Uranium Mining, and OilShale. October 1993. EPA530-R-93-025. Order Number: PB94-113 404 (NTIS). (126 pages)

Presents a technical reviewof the sampling and analyticaldata cited in the 1985 Reportto Congress on Wastes fromthe Extraction and

Beneficiation of Metallic Ore,Phosphate Rock, Asbestos,Overburden From UraniumMining, and Oil Shale.Examines the sampling andanalysis methodologies anddescribes the data collected foreach of the three sources usedin the Report to Congress.

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Report to Congress on SpecialWastes from MineralProcessing: Summary andFindings. July 1990. EPA530-SW-90-070B (NSCEP). (22 pages)

Summarizes findings per-taining to special wastes frommineral processing. Includessources and volumes of mate-rials generated per year, andpresents disposal and utiliza-tion practices; the potentialdanger to health and environ-ment; documented andproved cases of danger tohealth and environment;alternatives to current dispos-al methods and costs of alter-natives; impacts ofalternatives on use of phos-phate rock, uranium ore, andother natural resources; andcurrent and potential uses ofwaste materials.

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Report to Congress on SpecialWastes from MineralProcessing: Summary andFindings; Methods andAnalysis; Appendices. July1990. EPA530-SW-90-070C.Order Number: PB90-258 492(NTIS). (643 pages)

Examines RCRA wasteexemption for mineral pro-cessing. Describes events inthe rulemaking process andcriteria used by EPA to exempt

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Summary of Comments onMining Waste Report toCongress. May 1986. EPA530-SW-86-030. Order Number:PB86-222 486/AS (NTIS). (87 pages)

Describes the approachused to summarize commentsincluded in the document.Lists companies, organiza-tions, agencies, and individu-als who responded. Organizedinto five chapters coveringlegal issues and procedures,technical information, regula-tions, economics, and recom-mendations.

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Report to Congress: Wastesfrom the Extraction andBeneficiation of Metallic Ores,Phosphate Rock, Asbestos,Overburden from UraniumMining, and Oil Shale.December 1985. EPA530-SW-85-033. Order Number: PB88-162 631 (NTIS). (293 pages)

Addresses wastes from theextraction and beneficiationof metallic ores (with special

emphasis on copper, gold,iron, lead, silver, and zinc),uranium overburden, and thenonmetals asbestos and phos-phate rock. Provides a com-prehensive assessment ofpossible adverse effects onhuman health and the envi-ronment resulting from thedisposal of solid wastes fromthe extraction and beneficia-tion of ores and minerals.Covers mine waste, mill tail-ings, and waste from heapand dump leaching opera-tions. Summarizes EPA’s find-ings on oil shales inAppendix A.

XI. REGULATORYRECOMMENDATIONS▼▼

U.S. EPA Mine Waste PolicyDialogue Committee MeetingSummaries and SupportingMaterial. March 1994. EPA530-R-94-043. Order Number:PB95-122 529 (NTIS). (114pages)<www.epa.gov/epaoswer/other/mining.htm>

Summaries of the 1991 to1993 Policy Dialogue Committeemeetings and other informationdescribing the committee. Thepurpose is to provide additionaltechnical, policy, and regulatoryinformation concerning thedomestic mining industry.

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Projected Regulatory,Programmatic, and FiscalImpacts of EPA’s Strawman IIon State Mine WasteManagement Programs(Complete Set, Volumes I-III).December 1991. EPA530-R-92-008. Order Number: PB92-190149 (NTIS). (1,157 pages)

Reports on the projectedregulatory, programmatic, andfiscal impacts of EPA’sStrawman II on state minewaste management programs.Volume I provides prelimi-nary assessment of the effectsthat EPA’s Strawman II draftregulatory approach for min-ing waste would have onexisting state programs forenvironmental control andmanagement of mining waste.Volume II reports on theimpacts of EPA’s Strawman IIreport from the participatingstates of the WesternGovernorship AssociationMine Waste Task Force.Volume III contains theappendices to the reports.

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Strawman II:Recommendations for aRegulatory Program forMining Wastes and MaterialsUnder Subtitle D of theResource Conservation andRecovery Act. May 1991.EPA530-SW-91-056. OrderNumber: PB91-178 418 (NTIS).(119 pages)

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Represents EPA’s staff posi-tion on an effective federalprogram to regulate wastesand other materials uniquelyassociated with noncoal min-ing. Describes the prerulemak-ing process, and providesbackground and overview ofmining waste program.Discusses the scope of theprogram and regulatoryapproach.

XII. LAND DISPOSALRESTRICTIONS,PHASE IV▼▼

Land Disposal Restrictions,Phase IV - Treatment StandardsProposed for ToxicityCharacteristic (TC) Metal andMineral Processing Wastes -Proposed Rule. May 12, 1997.Federal Register (62 FR 26041)(RCRA Hotline). (44 pages)<www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/ldr/ldr-rule.htm>

The third proposed rulerelated to treatment standardsfor certain metal wastes andwastes from mineral process-ing. EPA was seeking com-ment on a conditionalexclusion for secondary min-eral processing materials, oncoprocessing of materials inBevill-exempt mining units,and on whether certain miner-al processing and miningwastes currently excludedfrom federal hazardous wasteregulations warranted regula-tory controls.

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Environmental Fact Sheet:Treatment StandardsProposed for ToxicityCharacteristic (TC) Metal andMineral Processing Wastes.April 1997. EPA530-F-97-016(RCRA Hotline). (2 pages)<www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/ldr/ldr-rule.htm>

Describes EPA’s reproposedLand Disposal Restriction treat-ment standards for metal-bear-ing hazardous wastes, includingwastes from mineral processingoperations. Discusses how theproposed revised UniversalTreatment Standards wouldapply to wastes from mineralprocessing operations, a groupof wastes not currently subjectto treatment standards. Seekscomment on three specificissues related to recycled sec-ondary materials from mineralprocessing and wastes excludedby the Bevill amendment underRCRA. The three issues were:which materials are wastes andwhich are in-process materialsoutside EPA’s jurisdiction,whether the Bevill exclusionshould extend to Bevill-exemptmining facilities in which min-eral processing wastes arecoprocessed, and whether therisks posed by some Bevill-exempt wastes warrant futureregulatory controls.

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Docket Index: Land DisposalRestrictions Phase IV: SecondSupplemental Proposal onTreatment Standards forMetal Wastes and MineralProcessing Wastes, MineralProcessing and BevillExclusion Issues, and the Useof Hazardous Waste as Fill.

RCRA Docket No. F-97-2P4P-FFFFF (RCRA Hotline). (6 pages)<www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/ldr/ldr-rule.htm>

Records the name, citation,and docket number for theinformation placed in RCRADocket No. F-97-2P4P-FFFFFto support the Land DisposalRestrictions Phase IV: SecondSupplemental Proposal onTreatment Standards for MetalWastes and Mineral ProcessingWastes, Mineral Processingand Bevill Exclusion Issuesand the Use of HazardousWaste as Fill.

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Identification and Descriptionof Mineral Processing Sectorsand Waste Streams. April1998. RCRA Docket No. F-98-2P4F-FFFFF (RCRA Hotline/RCRA Information Center).(1,106 pages)<www.epa.gov/epaoswer/other/mining.htm>

Identifies waste streams pro-duced by mineral processingthat could potentially exhibitone of the characteristics of aRCRA hazardous waste. If amineral processing wastestream is found to be haz-ardous, it may be subject to theLand Disposal Restrictions.The Agency cautions that thisdraft document should not beconstrued to be an exclusivelist of mineral processing andassociated waste streams; othertypes of mineral processingwaste streams might exist.Each chapter contains separatemetal-by-metal evaluations.

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Applicability of the ToxicityCharacteristic LeachingProcedure to MineralProcessing Wastes. April 1998.RCRA Docket No. F-98-2P4F-FFFFF (RCRA Hotline/RCRAInformation Center). (21 pages)<www.epa.gov/epaoswer/other/mining.htm>

Demonstrates that mineralprocessing wastes are susceptibleto mismanagement. Discussesthe considerations incorporatedinto the Agency’s expanded mis-management scenario rationale,specifically the basis for theAgency’s conservative approach,past incidents of codisposal ofmineral processing wastes withmunicipal solid waste, and thelocation of mineral processingfacilities relative to populationcenters and sensitive environ-ments. In addition, addresses theAmerican Mining Congress’ sug-gestion that the synthetic precip-itation leaching procedure beused as an alternative to the toxi-city characteristic leaching pro-cedure to determine the toxicityof mineral processing wastes.

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Mineral Processing FacilitiesPlacing Mixtures of Exemptand Non-Exempt Wastes inOn-Site Waste ManagementUnits. April 1998. RCRADocket No. F-98-2P4F-FFFFF(RCRA Hotline/ RCRAInformation Center). (10 pages)<www.epa.gov/epaoswer/other/mining.htm>

Summarizes the Agency’sreview of waste disposal prac-tices at mineral processing facili-ties to determine if such facilitiesplace, or have placed in the past,mixtures of exempt and nonex-

empt wastes in onsite wastemanagement units. Identifiescases where such codisposalmight have taken place.

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Remanded Smelting Wastes.April 1998. RCRA Docket No.F-98-2P4F-FFFFF (RCRAHotline/RCRA InformationCenter). (14 pages)<www.epa.gov/epaoswer/other/mining.htm>

Discusses the history ofAgency actions with regard toremanded smelting wastes,industrial smelting processes,and waste management proce-dures, and provides a factualbasis for considering a no-listdecision. (See AmericanMining Congress v. EPA, 907F.2d 1179, D.C. Cir., 1990).

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Lightweight AggregateProduction and Air PollutionControl Wastes. April 1998.RCRA Docket No. F-98-2P4F-FFFFF (RCRA Hotline/RCRAInformation Center). (16 pages)<www.epa.gov/epaoswer/other/mining.htm>

Presents EPA’s rationale forwithdrawing air pollution con-trol (APC) dust and sludge gen-erated in the production of

lightweight aggregate from theFederal Mining WasteExclusion. APC was one ofmany mineral processing wastesmade conditionally exemptfrom RCRA Subtitle C require-ments under the BevillAmendment. In response to a1991 Federal Appeals Courtdecision requesting EPA to reex-amine whether lightweightaggregate APC dust/sludge iseligible for coverage under theMining Waste Exclusion (SoliteCorporation v. EPA 952 F.2d 473D.C. Cir. 1991). Organized intoeight sections with Section 1providing background informa-tion. Section 2 briefly describesthe commodity in question.Sections 3 and 4 describe theproduction process and theresultant waste streams, respec-tively. Section 5 discussesindustry and market characteris-tics and the potential impact ofEPA’s decision to withdraw theBevill Exclusion. Section 6revisits the rationale behindEPA’s decision to withdraw theBevill Exclusion based on thehigh-volume criterion. Section 7summarizes and responds toSolite’s arguments against EPA’shigh-volume criterion. Finally,Section 8 presents the conclu-sions of the document.

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Titanium TetrachlorideProduction by the ChlorideIlmenite Process. April 1998.RCRA Docket No. F-98-2P4F-FFFFF (RCRA Hotline/RCRAInformation Center). (9 pages)<www.epa.gov/epaoswer/other/mining.htm>

Presents EPA’s factual basisfor proposing to withdraw titani-um tetrachloride waste acids(which implicitly includes ironchloride) generated in the pro-duction of titanium tetrachlorideby the chloride-ilmenite processfrom the RCRA Mining WasteExclusion. These wastes wereone of numerous mineral pro-cessing wastes made condition-ally exempt from RCRA SubtitleC requirements under the BevillAmendment to RCRA, (40 CFRPart 261.4(b)(7)). Provides adescription of the DuPont chlo-ride-ilmenite process and thegeneration of the iron chloridewaste. Provides EPAs’ evalua-tion of the process, which servesas the technical basis for EPA’sdetermination regarding the reg-ulatory status of the iron chlo-ride waste.

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Human Health andEnvironmental Damages fromMining and Mineral ProcessingWastes. April 1998. RCRADocket No. F-98-2P4F-FFFFF(RCRA Hotline/RCRAInformation Center). (113 pages)<www.epa.gov/epaoswer/other/mining.htm>

Describes the human healthand environmental damagescaused by management of wastesfrom mining (i.e., extraction andbeneficiation) and mineral pro-cessing, particularly damages

caused by placement of miningand mineral processing wastes inland-based units. EPA preparedthis report by compiling existingdamage case summaries; review-ing relevant inspection, enforce-ment, permitting, and otherrelevant files for mining andmineral processing facilities inselected states; and soliciting thehelp of EPA Region 10 in draft-ing new damage cases.

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Site Visit Reports to Minesand Mineral ProcessingFacilities. April 1998. RCRADocket No. F-98-2P4F-FFFFF(RCRA Hotline/RCRAInformation Center). (26 pages)<www.epa.gov/epaoswer/other/mining.htm>

Presents information collect-ed at five site visits to minesand mineral processing facilitiesconducted by the EPA. Each sitevisit report includes informationabout the types of wastes gener-ated and how such wastes aremanaged. Sites visited includeDuPont Antioch, California;McLaughlin Gold Mine, LowerLake, California; Rand GoldMine, Randsburg, California;Newmont North OperationsGold Mine, Carlin, Nevada; andMagma Copper and CyprusMiami Mines, Tucson, Arizona.

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Regulatory Impact Analysis ofthe Supplemental ProposedRule Applying Phase IV LandDisposal Restrictions to NewlyIdentified Mineral ProcessingWastes. May 1998. RCRADocket No. F-98-2P4F-FFFFF(RCRA Hotline/RCRAInformation Center). (26 pages)<www.epa.gov/epaoswer/other/mining.htm>

Estimates the costs, econom-ic impacts, and benefits of thesupplemental rule addressingnewly identified hazardousmineral processing wastes. Thesupplemental rule expandsupon the proposed Phase IVLand Disposal Restriction rulepublished on August 22, 1995(60 FR 43654). EPA proposesstandards for mineral process-ing wastes no longer exemptfrom Subtitle C requirementsunder the Bevill exemption.Proposed that previouslyexempt Bevill mineral process-ing wastes must meet RCRAUniversal Treatment Standardsbefore management or disposalin a land-based unit.

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Capacity Analysis BackgroundDocument. December 1995.RCRA Docket No. F-965-PH4A-S0053 (RCRA Hotline/RCRAInformation Center). (63 pages)<www.epa.gov/epaoswer/other/mining.htm>

Presents the capacity analysisEPA conducted to support theproposed Land DisposalRestrictions Phase IV: NewlyIdentified Mineral ProcessingWastes (Supplemental Rule).EPA conducted capacity analy-ses to evaluate the need fornational capacity variances fromthe land disposal prohibitions.The capacity analysis providesestimates of the quantities ofwastes that will require alterna-tive commercial treatment priorto land disposal as a result ofthe LDRs and estimates alterna-tive commercial treatmentcapacity available to managewastes restricted from land dis-posal. EPA proposed LDRs fornewly identified and listed min-eral processing wastes.

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Stephen HoffmanMining Team LeaderU.S. EPA Office of Solid Waste,Headquarters

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Nick CetoRegional Mining CoordinatorRegion 10 Office ofEnvironmental Cleanup

Phone: 206 553-1816E-mail: ceto.nick@epa.gov

Bill RileyMining CoordinatorRegion 10 Office of WaterPhone: 206 553-1412E-mail: riley.bill@epa.gov

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