CAPITAL AND DIRECT AND INDIRECT OPERATING COST ESTIMATES FOR MILL FOR RECOVERING URANIUM FROM LOW-GRADE ORE WITH THE HIGGINS CONTINUOUS ION EXCHANGE CONTACTOR

Technical Report · Thu Oct 27 04:00:00 EDT 1955

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4352664· OSTI ID:4352664

Robertson, P. L.

The capital and direct and indirect operating costs were estimated for erecting and operating mills of 220 and 440 tons of ore per day capacity. The ores considered contained 0.15 or 0.30% uranium. The processes considered included crushing, grinding, acid or carbonate leaching, and final recovery of the U/sub 3/O/sub 8/ in a Higgins ion exchange contuctor with a 5 M NaCl, 1 M NaCl, 1 M NH/sub 4/NC/sub 3/, or 1 M cost estimate have been given due and careful consideration with reference to requirements for a mill of this type. Further detailed information with reference to the construction and operation characteristics of the Higgins ion exchange contactor are given in ORNL reports 1907 and 1918. (auth)

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., Tenn.
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• NSA Number: NSA-12-007741
• OSTI ID: 4352664
• Report Number(s): CF-55-10-127
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ACIDS
AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS
CARBONATES
CHEMISTRY
CRUSHING
ECONOMICS
FABRICATION
GRINDING
HIGGINS CONTINUOUS ION EXCHAN
ION EXCHANGE
LEACHING
MILLING
NITRATES
OPERATION
ORE PROCESSING
RECOVERY
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SODIUM CARBONATES
SODIUM CHLORIDES
SOLUTIONS
U3O8
URANIUM
URANIUM COMPOUNDS
URANIUM ORES