Lixiviant

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-015933",
  "term": "Lixiviant",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A solution of water or steam, possibly mixed with other chemicals, that is injected through an injection well into a formation to extract minerals in solution mining operations.\n\n2. A liquid medium that selectively extracts the desired metal from the ore or material to be leached rapidly and completely, and from which the desired metal can be recovered in a concentrated form.",
  "subject": "Land, waste and cleanup",
  "references": [
    "Underground Injection Control Glossary",
    "Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/lixiviant/"
}