Process for preparing cold fusion concrete and cement compositions from metal mining and production waste

A method of producing a cold fusion concrete composition comprising combining:

• (a) from 20 to 70% by weight of mining waste;
• (b) from 5 to 30% by weight of an alkali metasilicate or metasilicate pentahydrate;
• (c) from 1 to 15% by weight of a set reducing agent selected from the group consisting of sodium tetraborate, boric acid, citric acid, and combinations thereof;
• (d) from 20 to 70% by weight of an agent selected from the group consisting of granulated ground blast furnace slag, fly ash, synthetic or natural pozzolan that contains about 1 to 60% by weight of calcium hydroxide, and combinations thereof;
• (e) from 0.01 to 2% by weight of an agent that aids in the formation of covalent bonds selected from the group consisting of sodium caseinate, calcium caseinate, natural protein, synthetic protein, and combinations thereof;
• (f) from 0.01 to 2% by weight of an agent capable of minimizing composition shrinkage selected from the group consisting of oxides, hydroxides, sulfates, and combinations thereof;
• and
• (g) water, to produce a cold fusion concrete composition having a pourable consistency.