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SOLUTION MINING [2 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 1994-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Underground Mining
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

If solution mining or heap leaching is proposed, the physical, chemical and radiological characteristics and the expected daily volume of the solution to be used.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation minière souterraine
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Si la méthode d'extraction par solution ou de lixiviation en tas est proposée, les caractéristiques physiques, chimiques et radiologiques, ainsi que le volume quotidien prévu de la solution à utiliser.

Spanish

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Record 2 1982-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Underground Mining
DEF

The extraction of soluble minerals from subsurface strata by injection of fluids, and the controlled removal of mineral-laden solutions.

CONT

Solution mining may be used in massive, bedded or pocket-type deposits where the rock material generally is massive, laminar or fractured, and the mineral to be recovered is soluble in some type of medium. Minerals recovered with this method are salt, potash, sulfur, copper and uranium. (...) Minerals also may be recovered from fractured rock and gob remaining after termination of underground metal mining.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation minière souterraine

Spanish

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