Beneficiation process for enhancing uranium mineral processing

摘要

#$%^&*AU2017203383B220170803.pdf#####BENEFICIATION PROCESS FOR ENHANCING URANIUM MINERAL PROCESSING Abstract The invention relates to a beneficiation process for uranium ores comprising clay and carbonate minerals, the process comprising: performing a hydrocyclone step to obtain a hydrocyclone underflow fraction substantially comprising the uranium component; treating the hydrocyclone underflow fraction to effect a separation of carbonate and uranium minerals; and recovering the uranium-bearing minerals to produce a uranium concentrate.