Emission Factor

Sulfidic tailings - from copper mine operation (treatment of sulfidic tailings - from copper mine operation - tailings impoundment)

Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product 'sulfidic tailings from copper mine operation' is a solid waste under the category of industrial wastes. It is primarily generated in copper mine operation. 'sulfidic tailings from copper mine operation' contain the following fractions: 100% copper mining sulfidic tailings. By the database default (and per unit of reference product) 'sulfidic tailings from copper mine operation' has 30% water on wet mass basis (70% dry matter) and Carbon present is of only fossil origin (0.88% on a dry matter basis). It has no heating value. This kind of by-product (recyclable or waste) is generated from ordinary transforming activities and as such can be considered for modelling waste outputs of comparable composition. In the ecoinvent database treatment option/s for this by-product include: deposition (impoundment tailings impoundment). Based on the aforementioned treatments this by-product receives it is a hazardous waste. This by-product can be modelled on two levels: treatment activity and market activity. The former one refers to the specific technology treating the by-product while the latter level represents a mix of treatments. Users are encouraged to inspect the modelling assumptions of the treatment activities and when selecting the market to additionally inspect the treatment mix. Collection and transportation of this by-product is accounted in the respective market activity users are advised to inspect and modify the average transportation distances for a case specific modelling. The cut-off classification is Waste. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is -1.

PropertyValue
NameSulfidic tailings - from copper mine operation (treatment of sulfidic tailings - from copper mine operation - tailings impoundment)
SectorWaste
CategoryWaste Management
Sourceecoinvent
Region
Unit Type
Year
2015
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
waste_management-type_sulfidic_tailings_from_copper_mine_operation_treatment_of_sulfidic_tailings_from_copper_mine_operation_tailings_impoundment
UUID
73c22a9c-f3a7-4915-b282-ebdf4c52107f
Code Snippet
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