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unreasonable to assume that the recycling of end-of-life (EoL) products will entirely
replace primary extraction in the near or distant future.
In order to manage the extraction of nonrenewable resources in a sustainable
manner, it is necessary to determine various factors such as the criticality of the
material for society, its economic importance, the stability of its deliverance, its
substitutability, and finally its recycling potential. By assessing these parameters,
the following strategies can be adopted to improve sustainable resource consumption,
namely, substitution of a resource for another less scarce resource, increasing
materials’ efficiency, or increasing the recyclability of resources (Henckens
et al. 2016).
References
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Awuah-Offei K (2016) Energy efficiency in mining: a review with emphasis on the role of operators in loading and hauling operations. J Clean Prod 117:89–97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
jclepro.2016.01.035
Blengini G, Garbarino E, Šolar S, Shields D, Hámor T, Vinai R, Agioutantis Z (2012) Life cycle
assessment guidelines for the sustainable production and recycling of aggregates: the sustainable aggregates resource management project (SARMa). J Clean Prod 27:177–181. https://doi.
org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.01.020
Botín J, Vergara M (2015) A cost management model for economic sustainability and continuous improvement of mining operations. Resour Policy 46:212–218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
resourpol.2015.10.004
Boulay A, Motoshita M, Pfister S, Bulle C, Muñoz I, Franceschini H, Margni M (2014) Analysis
of water use impact assessment methods (part A): evaluation of modeling choices based on
a quantitative comparison of scarcity and human health indicators. Int J Life Cycle Assess
20(1):139–160. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-014-0814-2
Boulay A, Bayart J, Bulle C, Franceschini H, Motoshita M, Muñoz I et al (2015) Analysis of water
use impact assessment methods (part B): applicability for water footprinting and decision making with a laundry case study. Int J Life Cycle Assess 20(6):865–879. https://doi.org/10.1007/
s11367-015-0868-9
Boulay AM, Bare J, Benini L, Berger M, Lathuillière MJ, Manzardo A et al (2017) The WULCA
consensus characterization model for water scarcity footprints: assessing impacts of water consumption based on available water remaining (AWARE). Int J Life Cycle Assess:1–11. https://
doi.org/10.1007/s11367-017-1333-8
Bustamante N, Danoucaras N, McIntyre N, Díaz-Martínez JC, Restrepo-Baena OJ (2017) Review
of improving the water management for the informal gold mining in Colombia. Revista Tecnica
de La Facultad de Ingenieria Universidad Del Zulia 40(3):181–192. https://doi.org/10.17533/
udea.redin.n79a16
Castillo R, Sanchez JM, Araya V (2001) Large mines and the community: socioeconomic and environmental effects in Latin America, Canada, and Spain. World Bank Publications, Washington,
DC, pp 87–142
Cullen J, Allwood J (2010) Theoretical efficiency limits for energy conversion devices. Energy
35(5):2059–2069. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2010.01.024
Drelich J (2012) Water in mineral processing, proceedings of the first international symposium.
Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Explotation, Colorado
N. A. Cano Londoño et al.
unreasonable to assume that the recycling of end-of-life (EoL) products will entirely
replace primary extraction in the near or distant future.
In order to manage the extraction of nonrenewable resources in a sustainable
manner, it is necessary to determine various factors such as the criticality of the
material for society, its economic importance, the stability of its deliverance, its
substitutability, and finally its recycling potential. By assessing these parameters,
the following strategies can be adopted to improve sustainable resource consumption,
namely, substitution of a resource for another less scarce resource, increasing
materials’ efficiency, or increasing the recyclability of resources (Henckens
et al. 2016).
References
Auty R, Warhurst A (1993) Sustainable development in mineral exporting economies. Resour
Policy 19(1):14–29. https://doi.org/10.1016/0301-4207(93)90049-s
Awuah-Offei K (2016) Energy efficiency in mining: a review with emphasis on the role of operators in loading and hauling operations. J Clean Prod 117:89–97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
jclepro.2016.01.035
Blengini G, Garbarino E, Šolar S, Shields D, Hámor T, Vinai R, Agioutantis Z (2012) Life cycle
assessment guidelines for the sustainable production and recycling of aggregates: the sustainable aggregates resource management project (SARMa). J Clean Prod 27:177–181. https://doi.
org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.01.020
Botín J, Vergara M (2015) A cost management model for economic sustainability and continuous improvement of mining operations. Resour Policy 46:212–218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
resourpol.2015.10.004
Boulay A, Motoshita M, Pfister S, Bulle C, Muñoz I, Franceschini H, Margni M (2014) Analysis
of water use impact assessment methods (part A): evaluation of modeling choices based on
a quantitative comparison of scarcity and human health indicators. Int J Life Cycle Assess
20(1):139–160. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-014-0814-2
Boulay A, Bayart J, Bulle C, Franceschini H, Motoshita M, Muñoz I et al (2015) Analysis of water
use impact assessment methods (part B): applicability for water footprinting and decision making with a laundry case study. Int J Life Cycle Assess 20(6):865–879. https://doi.org/10.1007/
s11367-015-0868-9
Boulay AM, Bare J, Benini L, Berger M, Lathuillière MJ, Manzardo A et al (2017) The WULCA
consensus characterization model for water scarcity footprints: assessing impacts of water consumption based on available water remaining (AWARE). Int J Life Cycle Assess:1–11. https://
doi.org/10.1007/s11367-017-1333-8
Bustamante N, Danoucaras N, McIntyre N, Díaz-Martínez JC, Restrepo-Baena OJ (2017) Review
of improving the water management for the informal gold mining in Colombia. Revista Tecnica
de La Facultad de Ingenieria Universidad Del Zulia 40(3):181–192. https://doi.org/10.17533/
udea.redin.n79a16
Castillo R, Sanchez JM, Araya V (2001) Large mines and the community: socioeconomic and environmental effects in Latin America, Canada, and Spain. World Bank Publications, Washington,
DC, pp 87–142
Cullen J, Allwood J (2010) Theoretical efficiency limits for energy conversion devices. Energy
35(5):2059–2069. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2010.01.024
Drelich J (2012) Water in mineral processing, proceedings of the first international symposium.
Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Explotation, Colorado
N. A. Cano Londoño et al.