| Mining wastes | Abs (%) | Specific density | Blaine specific surface area (cm2/g) | Bulk density (kg/m3) | w (%) |
| Iron tailing [6] | 1.22 | 3.120 | - | - | - |
|
| 0.4 | 3.715 | - | - | - |
|
| 0.2 | 3.225 | - | - | - |
|
| 0.2 | 3.285 | - | - | - |
|
| 0.2 | 3.925 | - | - | - |
| Gold tailing [12] | 2.67 | - | - | - | - |
|
| 2.1 | - | - | - | - |
|
| 2.6 | - | - | - | - |
|
| 2.6 | - | - | - | - |
| Gold-mine taillings [13] | 7.15 | 3.46 | 368 |
|
|
| Waste rock gold mining [9] | 2.04 | 2.68 | - | - | - |
|
| 0.84 | 3.42 | - | - | - |
| Waste rock gold mine [14] | 0.7 | 2.73 | - | 1650 | - |
|
| 2.04 | 3.45 | - | 1560 | - |
| Tailling plomb [15] | 0.7 | 2.7 | - | 1380 | - |
|
| 0.7 | 3.12 | - | 1560 | - |
| Flint from phospahate mine waste rock [17] | 1.57 | 2.57 | - | - | 0.2 |
|
| 1.58 | 2.55 | - | - | 0.18 |
| Phosphate processing sludge [11] |
| 2.47 | - | - |
|
| Dry compacted phosphate mine waste rock [10] | 2.664 | - | - | - | - |
| Phosphate mine waste rocks [8] | 5.2 | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Copper tailing [5] | - | 3.10 | - | - | - |