Germany is one of the five largest consumer markets in the world. Given that both supply chains and water consumption in agriculture, industry and underlying resource extraction and energy generation are globally intertwined, consumption in Germany undeniably has a major impact on global water...

The water footprint assessment for many products or processes has gained relevance; however, there are only a few aimed at the mining and metallurgy sector. The present study seeks to contribute a methodology to improve water footprint (WF) assessment in mining. The water footprint for the mining...