Table 9 Statistics on capacity and footprint of different drainage sites.
From: The green value chain model of mining company based on zero carbon emissions
Discharge site name | Capacity (\({10^6}\,\hbox{m}^{3}\)) | Floor space (\({10^6}\,\hbox{m}^{2}\)) | Unit waste rock volume footprint (\({10^{ - 3}}\,\hbox{m}^{2}/\hbox{t}\)) | Average value of unit footprint (\({10^{-3}}\,\hbox{m}^{2}/\hbox{t}\)) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Discharge site of a vanadium-titanium magnetite ore mine in west China | 300 | 3.69 | 4.56 | 5.16 |
Discharge site outside No.1 open pit coal mine in Sharhu mining area | 134.3 | 2.31 | 6.37 | |
South Pit Discharge Site of Karma Copper Polymetallic Mine, Tibet | 121.06 | 1.13 | 3.46 | |
Angular Rock Open Pit Discharge Site of Karma Copper Polymetallic Mine, Tibet | 166.74 | 1.85 | 4.11 | |
Southwest outcrop of Weijia Northwest Open Pit Coal Mine | 200.20 | 3.58 | 6.62 | |
Weijia Northwest Open Pit Discharge Site, East No.2 | 203.78 | 3.21 | 5.83 |
