Leaching. The vast quantities of ore, overburden, and rock are separated at the mine site and the rock is hauled to the waste site. The ore is crushed, mixed with ...
Mill chemistry. The crushed and ground ore, or the underground ore in the case of ISL mining, is leached with sulfuric acid: UO 3 + 2H + ====> UO 2 2+ + H 2 O