Acid In-situ Uranium Leaching Trial at Honghaigou Deposit, Xinjiang
Received:June 11, 2024   Revised:June 19, 2024   Accepted:June 20, 2024      Published Online:July 09, 2024
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DOI:doi:10.3969/j.issn.1007-7545.2024.08.013
KeyWord:sandstone type uranium deposit; in-situ leaching of uranium; acid leaching process; trial test
                    
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ZHANG Qinglin 新疆中核天山铀业有限公司
HUANG Qunying 新疆中核天山铀业有限公司
JIA Zhiyuan 新疆中核天山铀业有限公司
CHEN Li 新疆中核天山铀业有限公司
FAN Long 新疆中核天山铀业有限公司
LI Guangrong 东华理工大学
ZHOU Yipeng 东华理工大学
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Abstract:
      Honghaigou deposit is an important reserve resource for the base of kiloton uranium mine in Xinjiang, China. In order to establish a suitable leaching process for the development of the deposit, a "four-injection-one-extraction" scale acid in-situ leaching of uranium test was conducted based on previous laboratory research. The results show that both slightly acidic and low acidic leaching of the deposit are not feasible, and an acidification of 3.0—4.0 g/L and leaching of 7.0—7.5 g/L are suitable processes. The 300 mg/L dose of H2O2 can accelerate the leaching of uranium, but the low content of dissolved Fe limits the efficiency of the oxidant. Despite the low carbonate content of the deposit, the continuous increase of Ca2+ and SO42- in the solution is easy to form gypsum deposition and lead to decrease of extraction flow, which needs to be paid attention to in subsequent production.
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