Glossary · term
Solvent extraction
Mining & Metallurgy
- Aliases
- SX, SX-EW
- Domain
- Mining & Metallurgy
Definition
Separating metals in solution by shaking with an organic liquid that prefers one of them, over and over. Copper, uranium, and every one of the rare earths.
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