September 13, 2013

Reusable materials from metallurgical plant dumps offers an option to reduce imports of raw materials

Metallurgical plant dumps are anthropogenic deposits for minerals and metals.
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Metallurgical plant dumps harbor important raw materials such as metals and minerals that often have not been used yet. The reason: comprehensive data regarding the exact reusable material potential of these dumps is missing. To close this gap, Fraunhofer UMSICHT is coordinating the "REStrateGIS" project. The objective is to develop a multi-scalar resource register for metallurgical plant dumps.