{"id":1198473,"date":"2020-07-28T14:26:29","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T19:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resourceworld.com\/?p=59075"},"modified":"2020-07-28T14:26:29","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T19:26:29","slug":"denison-completes-conceptual-study-for-in-situ-uranium-mining-in-saskatchewan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1198473","title":{"rendered":"Denison completes conceptual study for in-situ uranium mining in Saskatchewan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Denison Mines Corp.<\/strong> [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canadianinvestor.com\/stocks\/dml.to\/\">DML<\/a>-TSX; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canadianinvestor.com\/stocks\/dnn\/\">DNN<\/a>-NYSE American] reports that it has successfully completed an internal conceptual mining study examining the potential future development of the J Zone uranium deposit using the in-situ recovery (ISR) mining method. Based on the results from the Concept Study, the company will prepare a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA), which is expected to be completed during the second half of 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The Concept Study was prepared by Denison&#8217;s in-house project development team under the oversight of David Bronkhorst, P.Eng., Vice President, Operations, and was reviewed and approved by the Technical Committee of the company&#8217;s Board of Directors.<\/p>\n<p>The J Zone deposit is located on the Waterbury Lake property in the Athabasca basin, northern Saskatchewan, which is owned by Denison (66.71%) and Korea Waterbury Lake Uranium Limited Partnership (33.29%), which is comprised of a consortium of investors, in which Korea Hydro &amp; Nuclear Power holds a majority position. KHNP is also a significant shareholder in Denison.<\/p>\n<p>Waterbury Lake is within the eastern portion of the Athabasca Basin and can be accessed year-round by provincial highway or by air to Points North Landing, a privately owned service centre with accommodations and airfield, which is located near the eastern edge of the property.<\/p>\n<p>J Zone is estimated to contain Indicated Resources totaling 12,810,000 lbs U<sub>3<\/sub>O<sub>8<\/sub>, based on 291,000 tonnes averaging 2.00% U<sub>3<\/sub>O<sub>8<\/sub>.<\/p>\n<p>In an ISR uranium mining operation, a mining solution (lixiviant) is injected into the ore zone through a series of drill holes known as injection wells. The lixiviant leaches the uranium as it travels through the ore zone and is then recovered as a uranium-bearing solution (UBS), which is pumped back to surface via a series of recovery wells. Once on surface, the UBS is sent to a surface processing plant for the chemical separation of the uranium. Following the uranium removal, the lixiviant is reconditioned and returned to the well field for further production.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Denison Mines Corp. 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