Published August 2004
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Journal article
A review of the alkaline in-situ leaching at highland uranium project in USA
Creators
- 1. Beijing Research Inst. of Chemical Engineering and Metallurgy, CNNC, Beijing (China)
- 2. Highland Uranium Project, Wyoming (United States)
Description
Highland Uranium Project is one of the biggest in-situ leaching uranium producers in west world, using a typical alkaline in-situ leaching process in which CO2 and O2 are used to leach the uranium. The well field design and construction, the environmental evaluation and monitoring, the process operation, and the groundwater restoration presently conducted at Highland, along with the outline geology of Highland uranium mine are introduced
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Uranium Mining and Metallurgy
- Journal Volume
- 23
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Journal Page Range
- p. 130-133
- ISSN
- 1000-8063
INIS
- Country of Publication
- China
- Country of Input or Organization
- China
- INIS RN
- 36029061
- Subject category
- S11: NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS;
- Descriptors DEI
- BASES; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONSTRUCTION; DESIGN; ENVIRONMENT; GEOLOGY; GROUND WATER; IN-SITU PROCESSING; LEACHING; OXYGEN; SOLUTION MINING; URANIUM DEPOSITS; URANIUM MINES; URANIUM ORES; USA; WELLS
- Descriptors DEC
- CARBON COMPOUNDS; CARBON OXIDES; CHALCOGENIDES; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DISSOLUTION; ELEMENTS; GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; IN-SITU PROCESSING; MINERAL RESOURCES; MINES; MINING; NONMETALS; NORTH AMERICA; ORES; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PROCESSING; RESOURCES; SEPARATION PROCESSES; UNDERGROUND FACILITIES; WATER