Method for the solution mining of a mineral
The present invention relates to an improved method for the solution mining of a mineral from a subterranean formation. More specifically, the invention relates to an improved method which enhances significantly the recovery of a mineral from a subterranean formation via solution mining. The improve...
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| Zusammenfassung: | The present invention relates to an improved method for the solution mining of a mineral from a subterranean formation. More specifically, the invention relates to an improved method which enhances significantly the recovery of a mineral from a subterranean formation via solution mining. The improvement comprises injecting oxidant into said formation via a production well simultaneously with the injection of solvent and oxident into said formation via an injection well for a finite period of time and subsequently returning the system to its initial operating mode. |
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