uranium deposit

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uranium
noun[U]
uk
/jʊəˈreɪ.ni.əm/us
/jʊˈreɪ.ni.əm/
a chemical element that is a heavy, radioactive metal, used in the production of nuclear power and in some types of ...
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deposit
noun
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/dɪˈpɒz.ɪt/us
/dɪˈpɑː.zɪt/
a substance or layer that is left, usually after a liquid ...
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The aborigines are living on top of the richesturaniumdepositin the world.
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A workableuraniumdeposithas been discovered and exploratory work is in progress.
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The complex includes auraniumdepositand a large reserve of rare earth elements, zirconium, niobium and beryllium.
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This method can only be applied if theuraniumdepositis located in porous rock, confined in impermeable rock layers.
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Further investigations into thisuraniumdepositdiscovered uranium ore with a concentration as low as 0.440%.
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Theuraniumdepositbelongs to the palaeochannel type.
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There are several documented occurrences of carbonaceous polymers in uranium deposits elsewhere that are attributed to a methane source, characterized by very light carbon isotope compositions.
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Investigations showed that some 2,000 million years ago water had entered the uranium deposits and had turned them into a water moderated reactor.
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The government had the mine immediately drained and cemented... and employed prospectors to search for additional uranium deposits.
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Today, however, the uranium deposits are exhausted, and the mine is no longer worked.
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There is much work investigating the possibility of nearby copper and uranium deposits.
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Quartz pebble conglomerate uranium deposits are typically low grade but characterized by high tonnages.
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Sandstone uranium deposits are generally of two types.
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A boundary change to allow the use of uranium deposits has been approved.
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At this time the area was booming due to the recently discovered uranium deposits.
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Although the ban is on all mining, the main effect is on exploration and development of breccia-pipe uranium deposits.
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Sandstone hosted uranium deposits are widespread globally and span a broad range of host rock ages.
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The mainland south of the gulf may have substantial diamond and uranium deposits.
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Uranium is mobile under oxidising conditions and precipitates under reducing conditions, and thus the presence of a reducing environment is essential for the formation of uranium deposits in sandstone.
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In the mid-1950s there was a great deal of interest in uranium deposits in the area, but the ore proved to be of low quality.
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