Re-emergence of resin in pulp with strong base resins as a low-cost, technically viable process for uranium recovery
CIM Journal, Vol. 2, No. 2, 2011
J. Brown, J. R. Goode, C. Fleming
Data were produced from two uranium project studies that were conducted in 2008, both involving uranium recovery from leached slurry by resin-in-pulp (RIP) with strong base resins. In both studies, excellent metallurgical results were produced. The loaded resins were eluted with strong sulphuric acid and recycled through RIP circuits in an integrated process. Resin losses by either abrasion or mechanical breakage were immeasurably low. Metallurgical results from these two campaigns are presented, along with a case study economic analysis of RIP versus the alternative processes of countercurrent- decantation or filtration and solvent extraction.
Keywords:
Uranium, Ion exchange, Resin-in-pulp
