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Pregnant solution — A solution containing dissolved extractable mineral that was leached from the ore; uranium leach solution pumped up from the underground ore zone though a production hole. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy… … Energy terms
Hydrometallurgy — is part of the field of extractive metallurgy involving the use of aqueous chemistry for the recovery of metals from ores, concentrates, and recycled or residual materials. Hydrometallurgy is typically divided into three general areas: *Leaching… … Wikipedia
Copper extraction techniques — This article is about historical production methods. For modern methods, see Flash smelting. The Chino open pit copper mine in New Mexico … Wikipedia
Mixer-settler — Mixer settlers are a class of mineral process equipment used in the solvent extraction process. A mixer settler consists of a first stage that mixes the phases together followed by a quiescent settling stage that allows the phases to separate by… … Wikipedia
Carbon in pulp — (CIP) is a technique for recovery of gold which has been liberated into a cyanide solution as part of the gold cyanidation process, a gold extraction technique.Introduced in 1985, Carbon in Pulp is regarded as a simple and cheap process. As such… … Wikipedia
PLS — or Pls may mean:* Papillon Lefevre syndrome a disease affecting the teeth and skin * Liberal Party of Switzerland (Partito Liberale Svizzero) * Polish Volleyball League ( Polska Liga Siatkówki ) * Partial least squares (statistics) * Palletized… … Wikipedia
metallurgy — metallurgic, metallurgical, adj. metallurgically, adv. metallurgist /met l err jist/ or, esp. Brit., /meuh tal euhr jist/, n. /met l err jee/ or, esp. Brit., /meuh tal euhr jee/, n. 1. the technique or science of working or heating metals so as… … Universalium
Heap leaching — is an industrial mining process to extract precious metals and copper compounds from ore.ProcessThe mined ore is crushed into small chunks and heaped on an impermeable plastic and/or clay lined leach pad where it can be irrigated with a leach… … Wikipedia
Uranium mining — The Ranger Uranium Mine in Australia … Wikipedia
Tank leaching — Tank leaching, also called vat leaching, is a hydrometallurgical method of extracting valuable material (usually metals) from ore. It involves placing ore, usually after size reduction and classification, in large tanks or vats containing a… … Wikipedia
