Tailings and Waste Rock Dumped by Existing Mines Each Year*
| Mines | Location | Company | Type of Dumping | Tailings and Waste Rock (tonnes) |
| Grasberg | West Papua | Inalum /Freeport McMoRan ISIN: US35671D8570 | River | > 76 million |
| Batu Hijau | Indonesia | PT Amman Mineral Nusa Tenggara | Marine | > 40 million |
| Kvannevann | Norway | Rana Gruber AS ISIN: NO0010907389 | Marine | > 2 million |
| Skaland | Norway | Skaland Graphite ASA ISIN: AU000000MRC8 | Marine | > 40,000 |
| Cayeli | Turkey | First Quantum Minerals ISIN: CA3359341052 | Marine | > 3 million |
| Simberi | Papua New Guinea | St Barbara Limited ISIN: AU000000SBM8 | Marine | > 3 million |
| Ramu | Papua New Guinea | Nickel 28 Capital Corp. ISIN: CA65401N1078 Metallurgical Corporation of China (MCC) ISIN: CNE100000FF3 | Marine | > 5 million |
| Ok Tedi | Papua New Guinea | Ok Tedi Mining | River | > 74 million |
| Lihir | Papua New Guinea | Newmont Mining ISIN: US6516391066 | Marine | > 14 million |
| Porgera | Papua New Guinea | Barrick Gold ISIN: CA0679011084 | River | > 5 million |
| TOTAL | >220 million | |||
