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In Situ Copper Leach Mining--an Alternate Mining Method.

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  • Description:
    The U.S. Bureau of Mines is evaluating in situ leach mining as a method for extracting copper from previously unmined copper oxide deposits. In situ leach mining involves the in-place leaching of metal values from an ore zone using fluid injection and recovery wells completed from the surface or from underground workings. This mining method differs dramatically from conventional mining in that metal recovery does not require extraction and handling of ore, or corresponding disposal of large quantities of rock and processing waste. This may result in a lower unit cost of production since labor and energy requirements are reduced. A draft manual has been developed by the Bureau that will allow a user to economically evaluate the potential for any copper oxide deposit to be in-situ- leach-mined, and also prepare design specifications for a commercial- scale operation. A field research project is being conducted to verify the draft manual. This paper will discuss the key components of the draft manual and field verification program. [Description provided by NIOSH]
  • Subjects:
  • Series:
    Mining Publications
  • Document Type:
    Text
  • Genre:
    Journal Article
  • Place as Subject:
  • CIO:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
  • Division:
    TCRC - Twin Cities Research Center
  • Topic:
    Workplace Safety & Health
  • Location:
    North America
  • Pages in Document:
    181-187
  • NIOSHTIC Number:
    nn:10007331
  • Citation:
    Proc 1989 :181-187
  • Federal Fiscal Year:
    1989
  • Peer Reviewed:
    False
  • Source Full Name:
    Proc. 1989 Multinational Conf. on Mine Planning & Design; Univ. Kentucky, 1989, PP. 181-187
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    urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
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