Uranium concentrate

Uranium concentrate
  A yellow or brown powder obtained by the milling of uranium ore, processing of in situ leach mining solutions, or as a byproduct of phosphoric acid production.
  U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration's Energy Glossary

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