Key words: mining waste, mines, quarry, exploitation, ore processing, environment, impact, inventory, legislation, simplified risk assessment, European Union In bibliography, this report should be cited as: BRGM 2001: Management of mining, quarrying and ore processing waste in the European Union,
an Environmental Impact Assessment EIA report for mineral exploitation in Greenland MRA, 2015. Even though the EIA is approved, all mining chem icals for use in the processing of minerals need special permission by the Green landic authorities, Environmental Agency for Mineral Resources Activities EAMRA, before actual application.