Technical and Economic Criteria for Processing Mercury-Containing Tailings - Final Report

This report compiles relevant information pertaining to the accumulation of heavy metals and potential remediation of inactive mining-related dumps in and near Andacollo, central Chile. It describes the environmental, political and historical circumstances of mining in the region, provides an overview over the physical state of the dumps, lists past and present efforts at addressing problems, and sketches potential remediation pathways by reprocessing.