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Underground Milling of High-Grade Uranium Ore

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There are many safety and technical issues involved in the mining and progressing of high grade uranium ores such as those exploited in Northern Canada at present. With more of this type of mine due to commence production in the near future, operators have been looking at ways to better manage the situation. The paper describes underground milling of high-grade uranium ore as a means of optimising production costs and managing safety issues. In addition the paper presents some examples of possible process flowsheets and plant layouts that could be applicable to such operations. Finally an assessment of potential benefits from underground milling from a variety of viewpoints is provided. (author)
Authors:
Edwards, C., E-mail: chuck.edwards@amec.com [1] 
  1. AMEC Americas Limited, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Publication Date:
May 15, 2014
Product Type:
Conference
Report Number:
IAEA-TECDOC-1739
Resource Relation:
Conference: URAM-2009: 3. International Symposium on Uranium Raw Material for the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Exploration, Mining, Production, Supply and Demand, Economics and Environmental Issues, Vienna (Austria), 22-26 Jun 2009; Other Information: 12 refs., 5 figs.; Related Information: In: Uranium Raw Material for the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Exploration, Mining, Production, Supply and Demand, Economics and Environmental Issues (URAM-2009). Proceedings of an International Symposium| 322 p.
Subject:
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; CANADA; CHARGES; COST; FLOWSHEETS; MILLING; MINING; SAFETY; UNDERGROUND; URANIUM MINES; URANIUM ORES
OSTI ID:
22320772
Research Organizations:
International Atomic Energy Agency, Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Materials Section, Vienna (Austria); OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, Issy-les-Moulineaux (France); Nuclear Energy Institute, Washington, DC (United States); World Nuclear Association, London (United Kingdom)
Country of Origin:
IAEA
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ISBN 978-92-0-105014-4; ISSN 1011-4289; TRN: XA15M0017026974
Availability:
Available from INIS in electronic form. Also available on-line: http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/Publications/PDF/TE-1739_web.pdf; Enquiries should be addressed to IAEA, Marketing and Sales Unit, Publishing Section, E-mail: sales.publications@iaea.org; Web site: http://www.iaea.org/books
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
page(s) 142-150
Announcement Date:
Apr 01, 2015

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Edwards, C., E-mail: chuck.edwards@amec.com. Underground Milling of High-Grade Uranium Ore. IAEA: N. p., 2014. Web.
Edwards, C., E-mail: chuck.edwards@amec.com. Underground Milling of High-Grade Uranium Ore. IAEA.
Edwards, C., E-mail: chuck.edwards@amec.com. 2014. "Underground Milling of High-Grade Uranium Ore." IAEA.
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