Report to Congress: Wastes from the Extraction and Beneficiation of Metallic Ores
2016-03-06· This report addresses wastes from the extraction and beneficiation of metallic ores (with special emphasis on copper, gold, iron, lead, silver, and zinc), uranium overburden, and the nonmetals asbestos and phosphate rock. The Environmental Protection Agency's findings on oil shales are summarized in Appendix A of this report.