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Uranium Recovery (Extraction) MethodsThe mining and milling activities associated with uranium recovery involve two distinct extraction processes:
Similarly, there are two primary milling methods — conventional milling and in situ leaching — that are currently used to extract uranium from mined ore. A third method, known as heap leaching, has also been used to extract uranium from ore at conventional mills, and ion-exchange procedures have been used to separate uranium from the liquid extract at both conventional mills and in situ leach (ISL) facilities. However, heap leach and ion-exchange facilities that were initially licensed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) no longer operate and are in the process of decommissioning. For additional information, see the following related pages: |
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