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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 1983
Filed:
Aug. 01, 1979
James M Skeaff, Ottawa, CA;
Gordon M Ritcey, Ottawa, CA;
Kazi E Haque, Ottawa, CA;
Bernard H Lucas, Nepean, CA;
Canadian Patents & Development Limited, Ottawa, CA;
Abstract
Uranium ores, concentrates, calcines or tailings are processed to remove radium and thorium as well as uranium. Selected ores, concentrates or tailings, or if more appropriate, chlorination calcines thereof, are leached by selected aqueous chlorine-containing media (preferably in two stages) until uranium, radium and thorium are substantially all dissolved, with the insoluble residual solids being suitable for disposal. The leach solution is treated to recover sequentially uranium, usually thorium, and radium by selected techniques. The radium recovered can be disposed of in any environmentally-acceptable manner. The amount of iron in the residual leach liquor should be controlled to avoid iron build-up, with the barren leach solution being suitable for recycle.