Assessing the Environmental Pertinence of Cobalt Exploitation from Slag in KGHM Mines

As ore quality declines in KGHM mines after continuous exploitation, it becomes increasingly relevant to extract as much economic value possible from the mined while limiting environmental impact. The recovery of cobalt converter slag is a extraction route that can increase output at limited and logistic cost. Life cycle assessment (LCA) used assess impact copper exploitation compare with estimated Lubin mine. In most categories, Co would be responsible for less than 0.2% impact, increasing by 3.38%. Economic allocation shows environmentally pertinent.