01 04 12Non-Hazardous

Tailings and other wastes from washing and cleaning of minerals other than those mentioned in 01 04 07 and 01 04 11

Official Taxonomy Path

Chapter 01: Wastes resulting from exploration, mining, quarrying, and physical and chemical treatment of minerals

Sub-chapter 0104: Wastes from physical and chemical processing of non-metalliferous minerals

Entry Type
Mirror non-hazardous
What does this mean in practice?
This is the official classification for tailings and other wastes from washing and cleaning of minerals other than those mentioned in 01 04 07 and 01 04 11. As a non-hazardous waste, this requires standard duty of care documentation (Waste Transfer Notes) when moved off-site.

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