Uranium Mining: Part I

Today, I would like to share some very interesting knowledge to you guys.

First of all, do you anyone of you know how uranium being mine from our earth?
Well, in today post I would like to write where are these uranium fuel come from before ready to be use in nuclear reactor.

For your information, the process of extracting the uranium ore from the ground are also called as uranium mining. As we all know, the uranium obtained from the mine are relatively low concentration compared to the uranium used in reactor. Uranium does not appear in a solid rigid form but it is existed in form of bearing rock. Because of the uranium having the most  stable isotopes and having the half-life of it are approximated 4.5 billion years.

Right now, Uranium mining are operating throughout the world with more than 25 countries.  As reported, there are estimated more than 100 uranium mines with vary of stages in developed. Canada, Australia and Kazakhstanare the countries who  contribute more than half of world's uranium production.

There is not much different with uranium mining with other mining such as gold mining unless the grade of ore are very high. In uranium mining, special mining techniques such as dust suppression, and in extreme cases remote handling techniques, are employed to limit worker radiation exposure and to ensure the safety of the environment and general public.

Searching for uranium is in some ways easier than for other mineral resources because the radiation signature of uranium's decay products allows deposits to be identified and mapped from the air. There are several ways used nowadays in detecting the uranium sources such as airbones survey which using the radar and sensors in detecting the gamma rays emitted from the bearing rocks, well logging are quite famous method used in oil nor uranium mining where known as” borehole logging” is the practice of making a detailed record of the geologic formations penetrated by a borehole.