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In situ leach mining

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-001041

The recovery, by chemical leaching, of the valuable components of a mineral deposit without physical extraction of the mineralized rock from the ground. Also referred to as "solution mining."

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-001041
FieldEnergy
SubjectNuclear
AbbreviationISL
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-001041",
  "term": "In situ leach mining",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "The recovery, by chemical leaching, of the valuable components of a mineral deposit without physical extraction of the mineralized rock from the ground. Also referred to as \"solution mining.\"",
  "abbreviation": "ISL",
  "subject": "Nuclear",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/in-situ-leach-mining/"
}

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