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However, minimal research has been performed to quantify the environmental impacts of mortars with mining residues. In the present work, a life cycle assessment of 10 mortars was carried out. A reference mortar (100% of cement binder) and mortars with cement substitutions in 10%, 25%, and 50% by raw, electrodialytic treated, and electrodialytic plus thermal treated mining residues were analysed. The impacts were studied in six environmental categories: (1) abiotic depletion; (2) global warming; (3) ozone depletion; (4) photochemical ozone creation; (5) acidification; and (6) eutrophication potentials. The results demonstrated that mortars formulated with raw mining residues may decrease the environmental impacts, namely in global warming potential (55.1 kg CO2 eq.\/t modified mortar). Considering the treatments applied to mining residues, the major mitigations were reported in photochemical ozone creation (\u221299%), ozone depletion (\u221276 to \u221298%), and acidification potential (\u221290 to \u221294%), mainly due to the disposal impacts avoided in comparison to the reference mortar. Analysing all mortars\u2019 constituents and their management options, products with electrodialytic treated mining residues showed higher influence in ozone depletion (18 to 52%). 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