Extraction and Beneficiation of Ores and Minerals; Volume 4: Copper

DISCLAIMER AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSTechnical Resource Document: CopperThis document was prepared by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency(EPA). The mention of company or product names is not to be consideredan endorsement by the U.S. Government or by the EPA.This Technical Resource Document consists of four sections. The first isEPA's Profile of the copper industry; the remaining sections are Reportsfrom several site visits conducted by EPA. The Profile Section wasdistributed for review to the U.S. Department of the Interior's (DOI's)Bureau of Mines and Bureau of Land Management; the States of Arizona,New Mexico, and Utah; the American Mining Congress (AMC), andenvironmental organizations. Summaries of the comments and EPA'sresponses are presented as Appendix 1-A to the Profile Section. The SiteVisit Reports were reviewed by individual company, State, and Federalrepresentatives who participated in the site visit. Comments and EPAresponses are included as appendices to the specific Site Visit Section.EPA is grateful to all individuals who took the time to review sections ofthis Technical Resource Document.The use of the terms "extraction," "beneficiation," and "mineral processing"in the Profile section of this document is not intended to classify any wastestreams for the purposes of regulatory interpretation or application. Rather,these terms are used in the context of common industry terminology.i