Something has to start from somewhere...
So does the story of Nuclear...
And the story begins with - Mining.
Mining as we all know is the extraction of minerals or other geological materials from the earth.
In the case of uranium mining, the minerals extracted = uranium ore.
Basically, there are several ways uranium can be mined.
This includes:-
- Open surface or Open pit mining.
- Underground mining.
- In-situ leaching.
Why several ways?
Well, it all depends on factors such as:-
- Depth.
- Size of the ore body.
- Type of rock formation which the ore is found.
In short:-
- Open pit mining is the conventional type.
- Underground mining is the least safe of all three methods.
- In-situ leaching is less costly to build and operate. It also has a number of advantages over the other two mining types.
But again, mining technique depends on the condition in which the ore is found.
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44 comments:
hye..i just want to know more about those 3 types of uranium mining..so, what is the difference between those types of mining..how is the condition of the ore affect the mining technique..TQ
MOHAMAD ASHIFF BIN KAMALUDIN (ME083578)
ars_shiffy @yahoo.com
can you explain more about Open pit mining?. From my further reading workers spend much time in enclosed cabins thus limiting exposure to radiation. Water is extensively used to suppress airborne dust levels.
FATIN NORAIN BT AHMAD SABRI
ME083981
fna_90@yahoo.com
In-situ looks a much safer method to mine compared to the others and also it looks organised as it goes on a system and requires less man power. Underground mining surely requires a lot of safety measures and man power digging the hole and making sure it is big and safe enough. Only uraninum? How about the other radioactive elements like iodine? Do they come from underground also or it's mutated from other element?
Ang Jit Yong (ME083530)
aplox3@hotmail.com
im agree with your statement that undergroung mining is safer than other mining but in my opinion to build the mine is very dangerous for the worker despite other mine
mohd faiz mohamed rusdi
park_axe@yahoo.com
me083874
hi, thanks for the information and by the way can you explain more on gases emitted during the mining??
Thirukumaran Ramasamy Chettear
thiru_5519@hotmail.com
For this article, I would like to see and know the mining location name for example such as in Malaysia or any place like Russia. This will make this article more interesting.
Ahmad Harmaini azizul
me083840
ahmad.harmaini@gmail.com
in-situ leaching could be more favourable if it's disadvantages such as the risk of spreading of leaching liquid outside of the uranium deposit involving subsequent groundwater contamination can be prevented or at least minimized.
ALIFF AMIRU BIN WAHAB
ME084105
rapidoz@msn.com
Hi... The minings are so far, one of the ways to obtain uranium... From the article, I found out that underground mining is dangerous... So, what if we use machines that we controlled from the outside and let it dig for us... That way, human miners will be more safer... At least, that is what I think...
WAN MOHAMED AFIF BIN WAN MANSOR
afif_blackat@yahoo.com
nice information shared here! but i have one question:
1. during mining process, it is possible to the worker to exposed high radiation of the radioactive?
thank you.
Mohd Shafiq B. Idris
ME083597
sapik_900906@yahoo.com
what i would like to know is.. after the uranium ore has been extracted using the 3 basic mining methods. what happens to it???
R.Tevan Nair (ME083630)
dr.spiceinlife@yahoo.com
Why underground mining is the least safe method?
can you explain more?
It is stated that the mining technique depends on the condition in which ore is found. So, what is the most suitable condition for open pit mining,underground mining and In-situ leeching?
Nor Shakinah Awang Raiman
ji_na90@yahoo.com
me084046
Salam...
Nice info on uranium mining...
But it does pose a health risk for workers when mining. In fact uranium mining can be more dangerous than other underground mining because uranium ore emits radon gas. This can be prevented if adequate ventilation systems are installed but the risk is still very high. Workers are exposed to 'slow deaths' throughout his life because of potential radioactive dust and contaminated groundwater.
Khairul Amirin Bin Amir Hussain
deafening_silence84@yahoo.com
CE080110
Could you please briefly explain what condition is most suitable for in-situ leaching? And how does the depth, size of ore and rock formation affect the ways of mining?
NG KAH HOO
nakahee_90@yahoo.com
Does different types of mining process effect the price of uranium?and how about the quality we are getting?
Mohd Ehsan Bin Chik Hisham
CE082151
m_ehsan55@yahoo.com
salam n hye..
as we know, Uranium mining is the process of extraction of uranium ore from the ground. As uranium ore is mostly present at relatively low concentrations, most uranium mining is very volume-intensive, and thus tends to be undertaken as open-pit mining. just want to ask one question, does malaysia have uranium ore and is it this uranium mining affect the environment? TQ.
Hazim Bin Sharudin
ME083548
sena_90@yahoo.com.my
hye..just one question only.As far as i know,usually the minerals'll be processed to form the product desired..so,is the process high expensive? tq.
arif afifi bin ahmad
me084865
megatron_183@yahoo.com
i think that the best way to mine the uranium is the IN-SITU LEACHING because it has a cheaper infrastructure requirements,no large open cut or underground mine to rehabilitate and it has a lower occupational health and safety such as accidents, dust and radiation. but the problem that could be faced is the risks of contaminating groundwater systems outside the mining zone and the large volumes of waste water, so how to find some solutions to dispose of.
but for the other 2 ways, i think they are more dangerous for humans because we cant guarantee the safety of it, even if we used a robotics workers it could cost us much money.
Ahmed Mohamed Al Gouda
CE082549
cool_zool90@hotmail.com
hi. what kind of state that we will get the uranium? is it stable in solid state?
Normie Suhaida binti Ab Rasul
ME084231
hye..just one question only.As far as i know,usually the minerals'll be processed to form the product desired..so,is the process high expensive? tq.
arif afifi bin ahmad
me084865
megatron_183@yahoo.com
actually,what are factor which lead to uranium mining?? if the in situ leaching is the best and cheapest than other two, can you tell me how it works and what kind of operation that its have??
Ahmad Adam Bin Mohd Rozain
Me086000
aa_bencho@hotmail.com
well it is true that uranium mining is worth while. But when comes to health issues, it is true that it is a health risking thing. !st of all, we must know the best way to find a solution in order to overcome this health problem. we cant effort to lose the workers and looking for more hands and eventually losing them again. Health is main issues. solutions is required.
What will it be?
What is the cost to produce a solution?
Hw will it work?
Does it realli work?
This question must be answered in order for us to move forward.
NANTHARPERREMAL
ME083607
nanthar_chelsea@hotmail.com
hi there.. as we know malaysia are rich of minerals like bauxite, coal, tin, etc. in this case of uranium mining, do we have sufficient resources?
GULSHANJIT SINGH
(ME083709)
shanjitscsa@yahoo.com
i found out this article quite catchy but i want to know more about open pit mining and how it related to the type of rock formation which the ore is found.how do we recognise it?
Megat Iskandar b Megat Nor Hashim
(ME082658)
hi who ever it is..
how does underground uranium technique works???
is it same as what u r posting about..
mohd fazli ramly
mrfazli@rocketmail.com
from several articles i've read, uranium mining is really dangerous and harmful to the workers as they have to face the risk of exposure to radiation. perhaps the gov could find ways to overcome this.
Nadja Hanna binti Adnan
CE083448
nutsie_hanna@hotmail.com
hello, thanks for your information ... i want to ask u some question.can u tell me the cost required to do uranium mining process?is it need high cost and long period to do this process?
Anisa Syahira Che Azmi
CE083422
brown_stubby@yahoo.com
Since I'm only concerned with the environment, I would like to ask a question.
What are the least and greatest environmental risks from a uranium mine?
Mohamad Fakhruddin Bin Suparin
ME083579
Average radon daughter levels in underground mines range from 0.1 WL to about 1 WL (that is, 100 to 1000 times normal background levels).
In open-pit mines. the high density of radon (7.8 times heavier than air) and atmospheric inversion conditions can cause levels of from 2 to 10 WL in moderate to high grade ore bodies.
Workers in open pits with low to moderate grade ore receive 2 to 4 times the normal lifetime dose of radon daughter radiation during their employment life, under conditions where there are no inversions.
In a uranium mill, with low to moderate grade ore, the millers receive from 5 to 14 times the normal background lifetime dose of radon daughter radiation during their 30-year working lives.
Uranium millers may receive doses of gamma radiation 1000 times background from high grade ores.
These are the facts for someone involve in uranium miling...so what are the efforts can be taken to overcome this?
Govinderan Mageswaran
ME083544
ninemoons_firing@yahoo.com
of three methods for uranium mining, which is the best way in terms of quantity, quality, costs for countries that are still in developing phase, such as Malaysia to produce nuclear energy, and safety of workers. far as I know uranium producing harmful radiation to body tissue that can cause diseases such as cancer.
muhammad safwan bin mohd shakri
me083869
rises_alry@Hotmail.com
well mining is a dangerous job altogether..are talking about mining in nmslaysia??if,yes,then we have to consider if we have enough resources,and is it worthwhile mining the amount to cost effectiveness..
OM GAJENDRA KUMARAN
ME083617
ogk_om@hotmail.com
It seems like milling Uranium is worse off than mining it... Well, it looks like all uranium mining has it's risks towards the workers especially exposure to radiation. Well, we can really simply just choose which type of mining we want as the blog post has suggested. It depends on the size depth and type of uranium. If the uranium is near to the ground, open pit is used. Underground is used when it's too deep but the resource is abundant. And In-situ is used when the uranium can be dissolved. In situ is the best way of mining uranium since it doesn't pose any risk to it's workers but it might harm the environment if the uranium is located too close to a native underground water source.
Jan Siong Lim
ME083552
jansionglim@hotmail.com
mining for uranium is a way to get uranium ore but does Malaysia have a suitable place to mine it? if they do, is the land suitable for mining? And also does the mining of this material safe or does the uranium produce radiation that harms the surroundings?
Justin Peter Joseph
(me083557)
terbalik_just23@hotmail.com
hi,
i would like to know about the safety precautions that is actually applied to the mining workers? can you describe about it?
thanks,
utrasenan_87@yahoo.com
utrasenan a/l gunasegaran
me083416
hye...
i would like to know why do u say underground mining is the least safe of all three methods?
and which method is more effective??
ravivarma govindaraju
me086120
hye...
i would like to know why do u say underground mining is the least safe of all three methods?
and which method is more effective??
ravivarma govindaraju
me086120
Salam...
I want to know which country have already used this mining method? And other than mining, what is the method to extract uranium?
Syarifah Nur Hamizah Bt Syed Kasim
ME083650
ija_rc@yahoo.com
ins itu leaching is the easiest way of themall to harvest uranium or other elements like copper from earths crust. but it also has many disadvantages like disturbance to underground waters, destruction of microorganisms, risk of acid spillage and many more. we should also be able to provide the man power and technology neede if we are to use any of these ways to harves the uranium abundant in our earth crust
joel bharath
me083556
sect6
yes uranium mining is trully dangerous.i would like to know are there any effect on the worker there?
Harsukhvir singh godrei
me083547
sukh_x@hotmail.com
uranium mining is nothing new for the rest of the world...only is new for malaysian who just want to develop nuclear energy..there is nothing dangerous about the process if everything is carried out follow the procedure. if malaysia want to use nuclear energy, we just need to buy this uranium from the country that reconise by united nation and hopefully every one can accept this sourse of energy.
Justin Peter Joseph
terbalik_just23@hotmail.com
ME 083557
It is quite dangerous as underground mining has the least safe compare to open surface and in-situ leaching..so as in my opinion, uranium mining is dangerous.
NURUL NAJIAH BINTI HASHIM
ME083972
nurul.najiah@yahoo.com
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