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Anthropogenic Resource Case Studies

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Base metals

Tailings 2022 Germany ECE/ENERGY/GE.3/2022/14 - UNFC Case Study –
Base Metal Tailings Storage Facility Bollrich, Germany
Copper, Pyrite, Tungsten Extractive industry residues (tailings) 2021 Castelo Branco District, Portugal Suppes, R., S. Heuss-Aßbichler (2021). Resource potential of mine wastes: A conventional and sustainable perspective on a case study tailings mining project. Journal of Cleaner Production.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.126446
Barite, Cobalt, Copper, Gallium, Inert Minerals, Indium, Lead, Pyrite, Zinc Extractive industry residues (tailings) 2021 Goslar District, Germany

Suppes, R., S. Heuss-Aßbichler (2021). How to Identify Potentials and Barriers of Raw Materials Recovery from Tailings? Part I: A UNFC-Compliant Screening Approach for Site Selection. Resources.
DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/resources10030026

Suppes, R., S. Heuss-Aßbichler (2021). How to Identify Potentials and Barriers of Raw Materials Recovery from Tailings? Part II: A Practical UNFC-Compliant Approach to Assess Project Sustainability with On-Site Exploration Data. Resources.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/resources10110110

Iron, Non-ferrous metals, Stainless steel, Glass Bottom-ash from municipal solid waste incineration 2020 Canton Zurich, Switzerland Mueller, S.R., U. Kral, and P.A. Wäger (2020). Developing material recovery projects: Lessons learned from processing municipal solid waste incineration residues. Journal of Cleaner Production. 259.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120490
Metals (iron, zinc, lead, copper, cadmium), mineral materials (gypsum, limestone, clay, quartz), salt Fly-ash from municipal solid waste incineration 2018 Vienna, Austria Huber, F. and J. Fellner (2018). Integration of life cycle assessment with monetary valuation for resource classification: The case of municipal solid waste incineration fly ash. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 139: p. 17-26.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2018.08.003
Refuse derived fuel, Plastic, Wood, Sand, Soil, Construction Materials Landfills 2018 Belgium Winterstetter, A., E. Wille, P. Nagels, and J. Fellner (2018). Decision making guidelines for mining historic landfill sites in Flanders. Waste Manag. 77: p. 225-237.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2018.03.049.
Magnet for reuse, and alternately Neodymium, Iron, Boron, Dysprosium, Praseodymium for recovery Magnets in wind turbines   Austria  
Iron & steel, aluminum, copper, printed circuit boards & contacts, plastic, others Personal Computers   European city  
Plastics, textiles, paper & cardboard, wood, glass & ceramics, metals, mineral fraction, fine material, not identifiable material Landfill 2016 Belgium Winterstetter, A., D. Laner, H. Rechberger, and J. Fellner (2016). Evaluation and classification of different types of anthropogenic resources: the cases of old landfills, obsolete computers and in-use wind turbines. Journal of Cleaner Production. 133: p. 599-615.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.05.083.
Ferrous metals, copper, aluminum, construction materials, fine fraction, combustible fraction, refuse-derived fuel Landfill 2015 Belgium Winterstetter, A., D. Laner, H. Rechberger, and J. Fellner (2015). Framework for the evaluation of anthropogenic resources: A landfill mining case study – Resource or reserve? Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 96: p. 19-30.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2015.01.004.