USGS · 70189451
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Geoffrey S. Plumlee, M.J. Logsdon. 1999. An earth-system science toolkit for environmentally-friendly mineral-resource development. https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/70189451
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Sandstone-hosted deposits mined primarily for their uranium content also have been a source of vanadium and modest amounts of copper. Processing of these ores has also recovered small amounts of molybdenum, rhenium, rare earth elements, scandium, and selenium. These deposits share a generally common origin, but variations in the source of metals, composition of ore-forming solutions, and geologic history result in complex variability in deposit composition. This heterogeneity is evident regionally within the same host rock, as well as within districts. Future recovery of elements associated with uranium in these deposits will be strongly dependent on mining and ore-processing methods.
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