This statistic shows the annual copper mining waste volume in the United States as of 2018. At that time, the slag tailings produced annually from copper mining in the U.S. was 1.5 metric tons.
Annual copper mining waste volume in the United States as of 2018
(in metric tons)
For each metric ton of copper metal produced, there are several hundred metric tons of ore that have to be processed, which generates large waste quantities.
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Environmental Protection Agency. (November 30, 2018). Annual copper mining waste volume in the United States as of 2018 (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/209250/us-copper-mining-waste-volume/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Annual copper mining waste volume in the United States as of 2018 (in metric tons)." Chart. November 30, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209250/us-copper-mining-waste-volume/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2018). Annual copper mining waste volume in the United States as of 2018 (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209250/us-copper-mining-waste-volume/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Annual Copper Mining Waste Volume in The United States as of 2018 (in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209250/us-copper-mining-waste-volume/
Environmental Protection Agency, Annual copper mining waste volume in the United States as of 2018 (in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209250/us-copper-mining-waste-volume/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Annual copper mining waste volume in the United States as of 2018 (in metric tons) [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, November 30, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/209250/us-copper-mining-waste-volume/
