Extraction

Uranium is very commonly found in the Earth’s crust and is naturally occurring in different forms.
Each deposit is unique and requires specific techniques to extract the ore:
– underground or open-pit mining;
– in-situ leaching: this technique consists of circulating an oxidizing solution via injection wells in the mineralized layer, which selectively dissolves the uranium. The solution obtained is then pumped back to the surface and sent to the processing plant.