Mine Waste definition

Mine Waste means soil and/or rock materials from surface or underground mining operations with no present economic value to the generator of the same.
Mine Waste means the residue produced as a direct result of recovery operations and, includes sediments, rock, coral, carbonates, sand, slime, or any other substances that are discarded in the course of operations associated with recovery operations;
Mine Waste means waste that includes overburden, waste rock, refuse, mill tailings, slag, process sludge and residues, acid mine drainage and seepage water;

Examples of Mine Waste in a sentence

  • The methodology recommended for the conduct of mine waste disposal alternatives is described in Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Guidelines for the Assessment of Alternatives for Mine Waste Disposal (2011).

  • Only certain inert waste materials (e.g., concrete, asphalt, etc.) may be dumped at the Union Mine Waste Disposal Site.

  • Only certain inert waste materials (e.g., concrete, asphalt, etc.) are allowed to be dumped at the Union Mine Waste Disposal site.

  • The NSR was payable against gold produced from Simmers’ northwest assets and included First Uranium Corporation’s (First Uranium”) Mine Waste Solutions tailings recovery operation.

  • The Company has a 1% NSR on the gold produced from Mine Waste Solutions tailings recovery operation (“MWS”) which is located near Stilfontein, South Africa, and is owned and operated by AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.

  • The NSR was payable against gold produced from Simmers’ northwest assets and included First Uranium Corporation’s (“First Uranium”) Mine Waste Solutions tailings recovery operation.

  • Hamilton, Paul Isnard, Prairie Creek, Ann Mason, Gualcamayo, Emigrant Springs, Mine Waste Solutions, San Andres, Sao Francisco, Thunder Creek, the Early Gold Deposit, Hackett River, Lobo-Marte, Agi Dagi & Kirazli, Forrestania and other.

  • For further guidance, the Proponent should consult Environment Canada’s Guidelines for the Assessment of Alternatives for Mine Waste Disposal (September 2011).

  • The methodology recommended for the conduct of mine waste disposal alternatives is described in Environment Canada’s Guidelines for the Assessment of Alternatives for Mine Waste Disposal (2011).

  • FUSA owns 100% of Mine Waste Solutions (Proprietary) Limited and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Chemwes (Proprietary) Limited (collectively MWS) which processes tailings from the Buffelsfontein mine (the Buffelsfontein Tailings) at its gold recovery plant.


More Definitions of Mine Waste

Mine Waste means all coal, coal slurry, coal fines, coarse coal and other coal materials, and all other minerals of whatsoever nature mixed with or contained in the foregoing that have been mined and deposited in the Impoundment.
Mine Waste means waste rock, spoil, overburden, tailings and rejects.
Mine Waste means solid, liquid or gaseous waste materials and their constituents resulting from or related to mining, milling, smelting, refining operations, or other mineral extraction, beneficiation or processing and any structures and debris associated with such operations, including, without limitation, the following waste materials and their constituents resulting from or related to the extraction, beneficiation, or processing of ores and minerals: waste rock, overburden, tailings, slag, flue dust, metals, contaminated soils and other hazardous substances for which the Parties are required to take action pursuant to the ROD. The term shall include sludge from the Groundwater Treatment System.
Mine Waste means waste materials that contain hazardous substances generated by or resulting from the operations and activities of AR and that are addressed by one or more Response actions pursuant to the RODs. These substances may include, but are not limited to, waste rock, overburden, tailings, slag, flue dust, metals, contaminated soils, contaminated water, and other solid, liquid, or gaseous waste materials, and their constituents resulting from or related to mining, milling, smelting, refining operations, or other mineral extraction, beneficiation, or processing, and any former milling and smelting structures and debris associated with such operations.
Mine Waste means any material, including but not limited to surface overburden, rock, lean ore, or tailings which in the process of mining and beneficiation has been removed from the earth and stored elsewhere on the surface.

Related to Mine Waste

  • e-waste means electrical and electronic equipment, whole or in part discarded as waste by the consumer or bulk consumer as well as rejects from manufacturing, refurbishment and repair processes;

  • Yard waste means leaves, grass clippings, yard and garden debris and brush, including clean woody vegetative material no greater than 6 inches in diameter. This term does not include stumps, roots or shrubs with intact root balls.

  • Trade waste means any solid, liquid, or gaseous waste material or rubbish resulting from construction, land clearing for construction or development, building operations, or the prosecution of any business, trade, or industry including, but not necessarily limited to, plastic products, cartons, paint, grease, oil and other petroleum products, chemicals or cinders.

  • Cannabis waste means waste that is not hazardous waste, as defined in Public Resources Code section 40141, that contains cannabis and that has been made unusable and unrecognizable in the manner prescribed in sections 5054 and 5055 of this division.

  • Green Waste Biodegradable waste that can be composed of plant material such as grass or flower cuttings, hedge trimmings and brush less than 1 inch in diameter.

  • Wood waste means untreated wood and untreated wood products, including tree stumps (whole or chipped), trees, tree limbs (whole or chipped), bark, sawdust, chips, scraps, slabs, millings, and shavings.

  • Food Waste means waste food that is household waste or, as the case may be, commercial waste, and shall have the same meaning as that applying to Regulation 7 of the Waste Management (Food Waste) Regulations 2009 (SI 508 of 2009) or, as the case may be, to Regulation 6 of the European Union (Household Food Waste and Bio-Waste) Regulations 2015 (SI 430 of 2015);

  • Bulky Waste means business waste or domestic waste which by virtue of its mass, shape, size or quantity is inconvenient to remove in the routine door-to-door council service provided by the council or service provider;

  • Liquid waste means any waste material that is determined to contain "free liquids" as defined by Method 9095 (Paint Filter Liquids Test), as described in "Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Wastes, Physical/Chemical Methods" (EPA Pub. No. SW-846).

  • inert waste means waste that—

  • Animal waste means any waste consisting of animal matter that has not been processed into food for human consumption.

  • Putrescible waste means a solid waste that contains organic matter capable of being decomposed by microorganisms so as to cause a malodor, gases, or other offensive conditions, or which is capable of providing food for birds and other vectors. Putrescible wastes may form a contaminated leachate from microbiological degradation, chemical processes, and physical processes. Putrescible waste includes, but is not limited to, garbage, offal, dead animals, general household waste, and commercial waste. All solid wastes which do not meet the definitions of inert or chemical wastes shall be considered putrescible wastes.

  • Mixed waste means a waste that contains both RCRA hazardous waste and source, special nuclear, or byproduct material subject to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.

  • toxic waste or "toxic substance" under any provision of Environmental Law and shall also include, without limitation, petroleum, petroleum products, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls and radioactive materials;

  • Household waste means any solid waste (including garbage, trash, and sanitary waste in septic tanks) derived from households (including single and multiple residences, hotels and motels, bunkhouses, ranger stations, crew quarters, campgrounds, picnic grounds, and day-use recreation areas).

  • garden waste means organic waste which emanates from gardening or landscaping activities at residential, business or industrial premises including but not limited to grass cuttings, leaves, branches, and includes any biodegradable material and excludes waste products of animal origin and bulky waste;

  • Nuclear waste means a quantity of source, byproduct or special nuclear material required to be in NRC−approved speci- fication packaging while transported to, through or across a state boundary to a disposal site, or to a collection point for transport to a disposal site.

  • Radioactive waste means radioactive waste as defined in Article 3(7) of Council Directive 2011/70/Euratom8;

  • Medical Waste means isolation wastes, infectious agents, human blood and blood products, pathological wastes, sharps, body parts, contaminated bedding, surgical wastes, potentially contaminated laboratory wastes, and dialysis wastes.

  • recyclable waste means the waste that is commonly found in the MSW. It is also called as "Dry Waste". These include many kinds of glass, paper, metal, plastic, textiles, electronics goods, etc.

  • Landscape waste means any vegetable or plant waste except garbage. The term includes trees, tree trimmings, branches, stumps, brush, weeds, leaves, grass, shrubbery, and yard trimmings.

  • Solid waste means all solid waste, including construction debris, hazardous waste, excess cement/ concrete, wrapping materials, timber, cans, drums, wire, nails, food and domestic waste (e.g. plastic packets and wrappers);

  • Industrial waste means any liquid, gaseous, radioactive, or solid waste substance resulting from any process of industry, manufacturing, trade, or business or from the development of any natural resource.

  • Commercial Waste means waste from premises used wholly or mainly for the purposes of a trade or business or for the purposes of sport, recreation, education or entertainment but does not include household, agricultural or industrial waste;

  • Hazardous Waste Management Facility means, as defined in NCGS 130A, Article 9, a facility for the collection, storage, processing, treatment, recycling, recovery, or disposal of hazardous waste.

  • Hazardous Waste means the substances regulated as such pursuant to any Environmental Law.