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Uranium Mining and Its Process
17:17 - 24:47 (07:30)
Uranium mining is a specialized industry and the miners need to be trained to recognize uranium. Open pit and strip mining processes are used to extract ores located within a specific depth range from the surface.
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The process of mining uranium involves using a Geiger counter to explore and then obtaining permits and planning what kind of mine to build before extracting the economically valuable ore bodies.
17:17 - 21:25 (04:08)
uranium
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The process of mining uranium involves using a Geiger counter to explore and then obtaining permits and planning what kind of mine to build before extracting the economically valuable ore bodies.
ChapterUranium Mining and Its Process
EpisodeHow Uranium Mining Works
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Uranium miners are specially trained to recognize uranium and extract it from open pit mining.
21:25 - 24:47 (03:22)
Uranium mining
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Uranium miners are specially trained to recognize uranium and extract it from open pit mining. The uranium ore found using Geiger counters actually emits radiation from its daughter isotopes.