Tailings, quarry fines, and overburden are not waste — they are secondary raw materials for cement, road construction, and critical mineral recovery. SymbioFlows builds the connection.
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Global mining waste generated
src: UNEP 2019
20–30%
Quarry fines typically discarded
src: Quarry Products Assoc.
0.1–0.5%
REE content of some phosphate tailings
src: EIT RawMaterials
€2–5/t
Concrete filler value of quarry dust
src: market avg
| EWC Code | Material | Who Buys It |
|---|---|---|
| 01 04 12 | Quarry Tailings & Fines | Cement fillers, asphalt filler producers |
| 01 04 13 | Stone Cutting & Sawing Waste | Terrazzo manufacturers, ceramic industry |
| 01 04 07* | Hazardous Tailings | Stabilisation / solidification, critical mineral recovery |
| 01 03 06 | Non-hazardous Tailings | Backfill, road sub-base, brick & tile manufacture |
| 01 04 10 | Fly Dust & Dust from Gas Cleaning | Cement industry, landfill daily cover |
* hazardous under EU Waste Framework Directive 2008/98/EC
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