Process for recovery of mineral values from underground formations
US4105253A · kind A · utility
30Cited by
5References
25Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 11, 1977 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 11, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P10/20
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Carbon dioxide is admixed with water to form a carbonic acid solution for use as a leaching solution for extraction of uranium by solution mining. An oxidizing agent is also present in the solution.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.