Saturday, 10 February 2018

I will use underground leaching. What do you think?

One geologist wrote to me: "I found deposit, it contains 70% of carbonate. I will use underground leaching. What do you think? "

I replied: "This is a very bad idea. You should not use underground leaching (In situ leaching (ISL)), as the carbonate content is more than 2%.
You can not use acid for leaching. You will get only water and carbon dioxide. Nothing more.
You will spoil the deposit."

Ph.D. Natalia Petrovskaya
 

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