2011•Uranium Mining and MetallurgyRequires access
A study of extracting uranium by intensified alkaline heap leaching
Wang Gao-shan
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Abstract
A new technique of extracting uranium by intensified alkaline heap leaching was presented to treat a uranium ore of high carbonate content.A lixiviant,high concentration of alkaline solution,reacts with the ore prior to heap making for some time at a certain temperature,reducing the leaching time remarkably.With this technique,the leaching rate of uranium increased from 50% to 90% or above and the leaching time decreased from 64 days to 12 days.