🔥 Ash and slag dumps – worthless waste or hidden treasure?

Did you know that ash and slag dumps may contain hundreds of tons of valuable metals? Researchers have proven: ash processing is not just about ecology—it’s a profitable business!

What was found in the dump?
✔️ Titanium (785 t) – for aerospace industry
✔️ Strontium (183 t) – for electronics and medicine
✔️ Iron (4,867 t) – for metallurgy

Why does it matter?
🌱 Ecology: Processing just 10% of the dumps reduces environmental harm by 20%.
💰 Economics: The project pays for itself in 4 years.

How does it work?
• Gravity separation – sorting ash into fractions
• Magnetic separation – extracting metals
• Concentrate sales – ready-to-use industrial product

What’s next?
The technology is set to be implemented soon. Perhaps soon, power plant ash will be valued as highly as ore deposits!

For more information, see the article:

📌 Shipunov L.V., Kuzmenkov M.A., Gaidai N.K. Assessing viability of processing ash and slag dumps for energy-efficient ash beneficiation at Magadan CPP. Mining Science and Technology (Russia). 2024;9(1):12-20. https://doi.org/10.17073/2500-0632-2023-05-116

💬 What do you think – are such projects worth investing in?

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