Potash Mining
A) General Information
1. Guidance:
- Summary of NPRI Reporting Requirements
- NPRI Annual Reporting Guide
- Questions and Answers
- CAC Technical Source Guide for Reporting to the NPRI (2002)
- Supplementary Guide for Reporting Criteria Air Contaminants (CACs)
2. Tools:
- Useful Equations and Conversion Factors
- Example Calculations
- Information on Fuel Combustion, Fugitive Emissions and Other Sources
- Miscellaneous Resources and Other Relevant Links
B) Sector-Specific Information
1. Sector Identification
The NAICS (2007) codes applicable to this sector may be obtained from Statistics Canada website:
Note: Other NAICS (2007) codes may also be appropriate for this sector.
2. Guidance
2.1 Environment Canada Guidance
- Guidance for the Reporting of Tailings and Waste Rock to the National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI)
- Guidance on the Use of the NPRI Emission Estimate Codes for the Generic Source Categories of Potash Sector
2.2 Industry Association Guidance
2.3 U.S. EPA Guidance
2.4 Australia National Pollutant Inventory Guidance
2.5 Related Guidance
- Unpaved Road dust Guidance
- External Combustion Sources
- Stationary Internal Combustion Sources
- Miscellaneous Sources
- Australia NPI EET Manual for Combustion in Boilers
- Australia NPI EET Manual for Combustion Engines
- Australia NPI EET Manual for Fugitive Emissions
3. Case Studies
Some example calculations are provided as additional materials in the Environment Canada Tailings and Waste Rock Guidance. These are available below:
4. Spreadsheets
- Crushed Stone Processing [xls 56kb] (4 Feb 2009)
Other Excel spreadsheets and guidance were developed for estimating releases from fugitive emission sources and fuels as a result of internal/external combustion. These tools can be found here.
5. Software
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