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Water Treatment and Valorization of Mine Byproducts in the Western US

This white paper highlights the critical role of water management in the mining and mineral processing sectors, particularly concerning the reclamation and treatment of water used in extracting essential materials for next-generation energy technologies and national security syste...

Wilson, A.

Produced Water: A Potential Solution to Achieve America Energy Dominance

Produced water, a significant byproduct of oil and gas extraction, represents an underutilized water resource. However, the high salinity, presence of organics, and scale-forming compounds make it technically challenging to treat. Membrane desalination technologies suffer from fou...

Sharan, P., and Ho, T.

Integrated Water-Energy Management for Mining

This white paper focuses on the intersection of energy-water with the mining sector. The challenges include that mining is a water and energy intensive industry, mining can impact surface water and groundwater, limited water quality sampling occurs at mine sites, and there are o...

Greco, T., King, J., Struck, S., Bell, B., Wiltse, N., Hoffman, J., Taguta, J., Cai, M., GreenNRRI, M., Post, S., and Paliewicz, C.