| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2024 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Energy Technologies and CO2 Management
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| Presentation Title |
Life Cycle Assessment for the Mining and Metallurgical Industries: Issues and Challenges |
| Author(s) |
Nawshad Haque |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Nawshad Haque |
| Abstract Scope |
Life cycle assessment (LCA) is used for sustainability evaluation in the mining industry. It can be applied to operating mine sites, processing plants, and metal production refineries to improve their operations. The functional unit can be mineral commodities or metals such as a final identifiable product or co-product, within the specified boundary, or by-products. The evaluation study can be for a current or new technology or technology mix that can be compared on a similar basis at the same scale. LCA reports provide information on how much energy is used (direct and indirect), where and when it is used, greenhouse emissions associated with energy use and other site emissions and overall environmental impacts including water consumption and waste generation. In this paper, approaches in relation to various components of life cycle assessment (LCA) specified in International Standards (ISO 14044, 2006) were used. Recommendations were made for various issues in LCA. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
| Keywords |
Environmental Effects, Extraction and Processing, Sustainability |