Processing of uranium

Processing of uranium
  The recovery of uranium produced by nonconventional mining methods, i.e., in situ leach mining, as a byproduct of copper or phosphate mining, or heap leaching.
  U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration's Energy Glossary

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