Uranium Resource Processing Book

1	Introduction	1
2	Chemistry, Metallurgy, Mineralogy and Mining	7
2.1	Chemistry	7
2.2	Metallurgy	9
2.3	Mineralogy	17
2.4	Uranium Mining	72
3	Uranium Resource Dissolution	83
3.1	Introduction	83
3.2	Leaching	84
4	Leached Solution Processing	133
4.1	Ion Exchange	134
4.2	Solvent Extraction	156
4.3	Novel Separation Methods	188
4.4	Precipitation	206
5	Uranium from Phosphates	239
5.1	Introduction	239
5.2	Dissolution and Products	242
5.3	Uranium Recovery	258
5.4	Uranium from Phosphoric Acid	266
5.5	Industrial Scenario	341
5.6	Rare Earths and Fluorine Recoveries	349
6	Uranium from Minor Secondary Resources	361
6.1	Uranium from Copper Resource Processing	361
6.2	Monazite	389
6.3	Seawater	400
6.4	Coal	420
6.5	Gold Processing	423
6.6	Zirconium Sources	426
6.7	Uranium from Some Unconventional Sources	427
7	Safety Appraisals	441
7.1	Radiation and Its Control	442
7.2	Chemical Pollution and Its Control	451
7.3	Uranium Mining and Milling	454
7.4	General Safety	455
8	Addendum	457
8.1	Introduction	457
8.2	General Principles	460
8.3	Uranium in Consolidated Form	462
8.4	Uranium in Powder Form	486
8.5	Nuclear Fuel Fabrication	495
	Subject Index	511