NIK: heaps of post-mining waste continue to be a problem

The number of dumps and other facilities where extractive waste is stored is gradually decreasing, but the scale of the phenomenon is still significant, and post-mining heaps and dumps remain an unresolved problem, the Supreme Audit Office (NIK) assesses.
Only 2.2 percent of post-mining waste is recycled, e.g. in construction industry. A slightly larger part is used for the reclamation of post-mining areas or for filling in closed mine shafts, while the rest is stored indefinitely.
(PAP)