WO2020099480A1 - Installation et procédés d'exploitation d'une mine par lixiviation in situ - Google Patents
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- the invention generally relates to the exploitation of mines by in situ leaching, in particular of uranium mines.
- the in situ leaching of ores is a mining method which consists of:
- the ISL method is notably applied to deposits with a low content of uranium, copper or gold. It has the advantage that the selective dissolution of the mineral element of its gangue is done without physical displacement of the ore and without significant modification of the host rock (generally sandy and porous medium).
- the solution injected to dissolve the mineral element is for example an alkaline solution of carbonate or sodium bicarbonate which allows a progressive and fairly selective solution.
- the attack liquor is an acid solution, usually sulfuric, for a more aggressive and faster dissolution, but less selective.
- the leaching solution also called attack liquor
- attack liquor is generally injected under pressure into a permeable horizon containing the ore to be treated.
- the leaching solution is injected through a network of injector wells which descends to the permeable horizon. In this way, the leaching solution is brought into contact with the mineral element to be dissolved.
- a second network of wells called producer wells inserted in the previous network, pumps the mineralized leaching solution, and sends it back to a factory installed on the surface for a conventional treatment of extraction of the mineral element in liquid phase. After treatment, the leaching power of the solution is regenerated. This can be reinjected into the network of injector wells a large number of times, for example between ten and more than fifty times.
- the invention aims to propose an installation and an operating method which do not have the above defects.
- the invention relates, according to a first aspect, to an in situ mining exploitation installation, the exploitation installation comprising:
- injector well heads each configured to inject an attack liquor into the corresponding injector well
- a supply manifold for the injector well heads in attack liquor intended to be connected on the upstream side to an installation for supplying the attack liquor, the supply manifold for the injector well heads being fluidly connected to each injector wellhead;
- a production collector configured to evacuate the leachate to a leachate treatment plant
- an installation for supplying a treatment solution configured to inject the treatment solution into the treatment collector and / or into the supply collector;
- a production duct and a processing duct fluidly connecting in parallel the corresponding producing well head respectively to the production collector and to the processing collector
- the production duct being equipped with a cut-off member production capable of selectively authorizing or prohibiting the circulation of fluid between the producing wellhead and the production manifold
- the treatment being equipped with a treatment cut-off member capable of selectively authorizing or prohibiting the circulation of fluid between the producing wellhead and the treatment collector.
- the producing well to be treated is easily selected, by placing the production cut-off and processing members in the appropriate configuration.
- This operation can be carried out by non-specialized operators.
- the treatment of the injection wells is also very simple.
- the treatment product is distributed via the supply manifold, which is designed to direct the treatment product selectively to the appropriate injection well (s).
- the operating installation may also have one or more of the characteristics below, considered individually or in any technically possible combination:
- the installation for supplying a treatment solution comprises a module for supplying the treatment solution, fluidly connected to the treatment collector;
- the supply module is mobile, the treatment collector comprising a removable connector by which the mobile supply module is capable of being detachably fluidly connected to the treatment collector;
- the installation for supplying a treatment solution comprises an intermediate conduit, fluidly connecting the supply manifold to the treatment collector, and equipped with an intermediate cut-off member capable of selectively authorizing or prohibiting the circulation of the attack liquor in the intermediate conduit;
- the operating installation comprises a recirculation duct fluidly connected to a point downstream of the treatment manifold and to an upstream point of the supply manifold, the intermediate duct being connected to a point upstream of the treatment manifold, the conduits of treatment of the producing wells being connected to intermediate points of the treatment collector situated between the upstream and downstream points;
- the installation for supplying a treatment solution comprises another module for supplying a treatment solution fluidly connected to the supply manifold upstream of the injector well heads;
- the supply manifold for the injector well heads is fluidly connected to each injector well head by at least one supply duct, the or each supply duct being equipped with a supply cut-off member capable of selectively '' authorize or prohibit the circulation of fluid in the supply duct.
- the invention relates to a method of operating the mining exploitation facility by in situ leaching having the above characteristics and comprising the following steps:
- the treatment cut-off device preventing the circulation of fluid between said producing wellhead and the treatment manifold.
- the invention relates to another method of operating an in situ leaching mining installation having the above characteristics and comprising the following steps:
- the operating process may also have one or more of the characteristics below, considered individually or in all technically possible combinations, in which:
- the treatment solution is supplied to the treatment collector
- the treatment solution is injected into at least one producer well, the production shut-off device preventing the circulation of fluid between the corresponding producer well head and the production collector, the device of treatment cut-off authorizing the circulation of the treatment from the treatment manifold to the corresponding producing wellhead;
- the supply module is fluidly connected to the treatment collector and supplying the treatment solution
- the step of providing a treatment solution includes:
- the method comprises a step of receiving the attack liquor coming from the installation for supplying the attack liquor and supplying attack liquor to the injector wellhead from at least one of the injector wells via the supply manifold, concomitant with the steps of supplying a treatment solution and injecting the treatment solution;
- the method comprises a step of collecting the leachate coming back from at least one other of the producing wells by the corresponding producing wellhead and of evacuating the leachate towards the leachate treatment plant by the production collector, concomitant with the steps providing a treatment solution and injecting the treatment solution.
- Figure 1 is a simplified schematic representation of the operating installation according to the invention.
- Figure 2 is a representation similar to that of Figure 1, illustrating a situation in which the installation is operated according to a first process according to the invention, this process corresponding to a case of normal production;
- Figure 3 is a view similar to that of Figure 2, illustrating a situation in which the installation is operated according to a batch treatment process of a producer well while the injector wells are in service;
- Figure 4 is a view similar to that of Figure 2, illustrating a situation in which the installation is operated according to a treatment method in continuous production wells while the injection wells are not in service.
- the installation 1 shown in FIG. 1 is intended for the exploitation of a mine by in situ leaching, in particular a uranium mine.
- Installation 1 includes:
- the operating installation 1 typically comprises a large number of injector well heads and a large number of producing well heads.
- the installation includes several dozen injector well heads and several dozen producing well heads.
- the attack liqueur is of any suitable type.
- the attack liquor is an acid solution, typically sulfuric acid.
- the attack liquor is an alkaline solution of sodium carbonate or bicarbonate.
- each injector well is configured to allow the injection of the attack liquor to a layer called mineralized permeable horizon, containing the mineral element to be extracted.
- This layer is taken between an impermeable roof and an impermeable wall, generally continuous clay layers.
- Each producing well is configured to allow the extraction of a leachate, comprising at least the attack liquor and the mineral element to be extracted.
- Each producing well sinks to the mineralized permeable horizon.
- each producer wellhead 5 is configured to selectively collect the leachate rising from the corresponding producer well or inject a treatment solution into the corresponding producer well.
- the producer wellhead 5 comprises for example a pump configured to pump the leachate rising from the producer well, and a bypass conduit allowing the injection of the treatment solution by bypassing the pump.
- the producing wellhead 5 also comprises an outlet conduit 7, connected both to the recovery pump and to the bypass conduit.
- a set of valves selectively makes it possible to put the outlet conduit 7 in communication either with the discharge of the pump or with the bypass conduit.
- the mining installation 1 also includes a manifold 9 for supplying the injector well heads 3 with attack liquor.
- the supply manifold 9 is connected on the upstream side to an installation for supplying the attack liquor 11.
- the manifold 9 supplying the injector well heads is fluidly connected to each injector well head 3.
- this supply manifold 9 is fluidly connected to each injector wellhead by a supply duct 11, equipped with a supply cut-off member 13.
- This cut-off member is capable of selectively authorizing or to prohibit the supply of the attack liquor 3 to attack liquor from the supply conduit 9.
- the supply manifold 9 is fluidly connected to each injector wellhead 3 by, in addition to the supply duct 1 1, another supply duct 1 1 ’.
- Each other supply duct 1 1 ’ is equipped with another supply cut-off member 13’.
- the supply conduits 1 1 are connected to a first point 14 of the supply conduit 9.
- the supply conduits 1 1 ' are connected to a second point 14' of the supply manifold 9, located downstream of the first point 14.
- cut-off member typically designates a valve, motorized or manual.
- the cut-off member is of any other suitable type.
- the shut-off device is said to be open when it authorizes the circulation of fluid in the corresponding conduit and closed when it prohibits the circulation of fluid in the corresponding conduit.
- the mining installation 1 also includes a production collector 15, configured to evacuate the leachate enriched with mineral element of interest towards the leachate treatment plant 17.
- the extracted mineral element is separated from the attack liquor. This is optionally purified and concentrated before being returned to the supply manifold 9.
- the leachate treatment plant and the attack liquor supply facility are typically one and the same plant.
- the mining installation 1 also includes a treatment collector 19, and a installation 20 for supplying a treatment solution arranged to inject the treatment solution into the treatment collector 19 and / or into the supply collector.
- the mining installation 1 comprises, for each producing well 5, a production conduit 21 and a treatment conduit 23, fluidly connecting in parallel the producing wellhead 5 corresponding respectively to the production collector 15 and to the treatment collector 19.
- the production and treatment conduits 21, 23 are typically connected one and the other to the outlet conduit 7 of the producer wellhead 5.
- the production conduit 21 is equipped with a production cut-off member 25 capable of selectively authorizing or prohibiting the circulation of fluid between the producer wellhead 5 and the production collector 15.
- the treatment conduit 23 is equipped with a treatment cut-off member 27, capable of selectively authorizing or prohibiting the circulation of fluid between the producing wellhead 5 and the treatment collector 19.
- the at least one installation for supplying a treatment solution 20 comprises a module 29 for supplying the treatment solution, fluidly connected to the treatment collector 19. It is directly connected to the treatment collector 19.
- the supply module 29 is preferably mobile.
- the treatment collector 19 then comprises a removable connector 31, by which the mobile supply installation 29 is capable of being fluidly connected, in a removable manner, to the treatment collector 19.
- the treatment solution is of any suitable type.
- the treatment solution is for example acid, typically sulfuric acid H 2 SO 4 .
- This acid is highly concentrated, much more concentrated than the attack liqueur. For example, it has a concentration of around 30 grams of acid per liter.
- the treatment solution comprises an oxidant, for example H2O2 or a biooxidation solution.
- this solution is for example an acid solution, typically sulfuric acid H 2 SO 4 .
- This acid is highly concentrated, much more concentrated than the attack liqueur. For example, it has a concentration of around 30 grams of acid per liter.
- the treatment solution is a solution of ammonium bifluoride or hydrofluoric acid.
- the mobile supply module 29 is for example a truck.
- the removable connector 31 is typically a self-sealing connector, of any suitable type.
- the removable connector 31 is fluidly connected to the treatment manifold 19 by a conduit 33 fitted with a cut-off member 35.
- a cut-off member 37 is placed on the treatment manifold 19, between the connection point of the supply module 29 and the connection points of the treatment conduits 23.
- the supply module 29 is not mobile but is permanently connected to the treatment collector 19.
- the connector 31 is not removable.
- the installation 20 for supplying a treatment solution also comprises an intermediate conduit 39 fluidly connecting the supply collector 9 to the treatment collector 19.
- the intermediate collector 39 is equipped with an intermediate cut-off member 41 capable of selectively authorize or prohibit the circulation of the attack liquor in the intermediate conduit 39.
- the installation 20 for supplying a treatment solution preferably also comprises another module 43 for supplying a treatment solution, fluidly connected to the supply manifold 9 upstream of the injector well heads 3. It is directly connected to the supply manifold 9.
- upstream is understood here according to the direction of flow of the attack liquor.
- the module 43 is typically designed to provide a concentrated acid solution.
- each injector wellhead 3 is connected to the supply manifold 9 by a conduit 45 equipped with a cutoff member 47.
- the other module for supplying a treatment solution 43 is connected to a third point 53 of the supply collector 9, located between the first and second points 14, 14 '.
- intermediate conduit 39 is connected to a fourth point 55 of the supply manifold 9 located downstream of the third point 53.
- the operating installation 1 also comprises a recirculation duct 57, fluidly connected to a downstream point 59 of the treatment manifold 19.
- the duct recirculation 57 is also fluidly connected to an upstream point 61 of the supply manifold 9.
- the intermediate conduit 39 is connected to an upstream point 63 of the treatment manifold 19.
- the points 14 and 14 'of connection of the injector well heads 3 to the supply manifold are located downstream of the upstream point 61 of the supply manifold 9
- the treatment conduits 23 of the producing wells are connected to points of the treatment collector 19 located between the upstream and downstream points 63, 59.
- the supply manifold 9, the intermediate conduit 39, the treatment manifold 19 and the recirculation conduit 57 form a loop in which it is possible to rotate a fluid in a closed circuit.
- Cut-off members 64 and 65 are used respectively to isolate the recirculation duct 57 from the treatment collector 19 and the supply collector 9. Cut-off members 67 and 69 are arranged on the supply collector 9 respectively between the points 61 and 14 and between points 14 and 53.
- a bypass duct 71 fluidly connects a point 73 of the recirculation duct 57 to a point 75 of the supply manifold 9.
- the point 73 is located between the cut-off members 64 and 65.
- the point 75 is located between the points 14 and 53.
- the duct 71 is equipped with a cut-off member 77.
- the first operating process is illustrated in Figure 2. It corresponds to a normal production case, with injection of attack liquor in the injector wells and collection and evacuation of leachate from the producer wells to the treatment plant 17 .
- inactive lines are shown in broken lines. Active lines are shown in solid lines.
- the closed cut-off members, preventing circulation in the corresponding lines, are shown full.
- the open cut-off members, allowing the circulation of fluid in the corresponding lines, are shown without filling.
- the installation 20 for supplying a treatment solution is inactive.
- the process includes the following steps:
- the cut-off member 67 authorizes the circulation of the attack liquor in the supply manifold 9.
- the attack liquor feeds the or each injector wellhead 3 only through the or each corresponding supply duct 11, or the corresponding cutoff members 13 are open.
- injector well heads 3 are supplied, typically all injector well heads 3 are supplied.
- the injector well heads 3 are not supplied by the other supply conduits 1 1 ’.
- the cut-off members 69 and 13 ’ are closed.
- leachate from several of the producing wells is collected.
- the leachate from all producing wells is collected.
- the production cut-off member (s) 25 authorize the circulation of the leachate.
- the treatment cut-off members 27 on the other hand prohibit circulation in the conduits 23.
- switching devices 41, 35, 37, 64, 65, 77, 47 The following switching devices are all closed: switching devices 41, 35, 37, 64, 65, 77, 47.
- the attack liquor is acidified before supplying the injector wellhead (s) 3.
- the supply module 43 is in operation.
- the switching device 47 authorizes the supply of concentrated acid by the supply module 43 to the supply manifold 9.
- the acidified attack liquor feeds the injector wellhead (s) 3 via the supply conduits 1 T.
- the supply cut-off members 13 ′ allow the circulation of the acidified attack liquor.
- the cut-off member 69 is open.
- the cut-off members 13 are all closed. If only part of the attack liquor is to be acidified, then the cut-off device (s) 13 authorize the circulation of the attack liquor in one or more supply conduits 11, in parallel with the supply via the supply ducts 1 1 '.
- a chemical treatment is applied to at least one producing well and / or to the minus an injector well.
- the operating process includes the following steps:
- the treatment solution is supplied to the treatment collector 19;
- the treatment solution is injected into at least one producing well.
- the production cut-off member 25 prohibits the circulation of fluid between the corresponding producer wellhead 5 and the production collector 15 and the treatment cut-off member 27 authorizes the circulation of the treatment solution from the collector treatment 19 to the corresponding producing wellhead 5.
- the processing is a batch processing.
- the supply module 29 supplies the treatment solution to the treatment collector 19.
- this supply module 29 is a mobile supply module, it is fluidly connected to the treatment manifold 19 by the removable connector 31.
- one or more producing wells are treated jointly, while one or more other producing wells are in production.
- the treatment cut-off members 27 of the well or wells in production prohibit the circulation of the treatment solution.
- the production cut-off members 25 of the wells in production authorize the circulation of the leachate as far as the production collector 15.
- the treatment cut-off members 27 authorize the circulation of the solution of treatment, while the production cut-off members 25 prohibit the circulation of the leachate to the production collector 15.
- the cut-off members 35 and 37 are open.
- the cut-off members 41, 64, 65 and 77 are closed.
- one or more injector wells are supplied with attack liquor concomitantly with the steps of supplying a treatment solution and injecting the treatment solution.
- the method comprises a step of receiving the attack liquor coming from the supply installation 1 1 and supplying attack liquor to the injector well head 3 from at least one of the injector wells via the supply manifold 9.
- one or more injector wells are supplied with attack liquor, typically all the injector wells are supplied with attack liquor.
- the injector well (s), in the example of FIG. 3, are supplied via the supply conduits 1 1.
- the supply cut-off member (s) 13 are open.
- the injector wells are supplied with attack liquor, in addition to or in place of the feed pipes 1 1, via the feed pipes 1 1 ’.
- attack liquor is acidified by adding acid supplied by the supply module 43.
- At least one producing well is the subject of a so-called “continuous" treatment.
- producer wells are treated, more preferably all the producer wells are treated together.
- the step of supplying the treatment collector 19 with a treatment solution comprises:
- the cut-off members 67 and 69 in this case allow the circulation of the attack liquor.
- the treatment cut-off members 27 authorize the circulation of the attack liquor in the treatment conduits 23 of the producing wells to treat.
- the production cut-off members 25 prohibit the circulation of leachate in the production conduits 21 of the producing wells to be treated.
- the leachate is collected and directed to the production collector 15.
- the method comprises a step of collecting the leachate coming up from at least one other of the wells producers by the corresponding producer wellhead 5, and of leachate discharge to the leachate treatment plant 17 by the production collector 15.
- This stage is concomitant with the stages of supplying the treatment collector with the treatment solution and injecting the treatment solution into the producer well (s) to be treated.
- the treatment solution corresponds to the attack liquor.
- the attack liquor serving as treatment solution is typically acidified, by adding acid coming from the supply module 43.
- the injector wells are not supplied with attack liquor.
- the supply cut-off members 13 and 13 ’ therefore prohibit the circulation of the attack liquor up to the injector well heads 3.
- the supply module 29 is inactive.
- the cut-off members 35, 37, 64, 65, 77 prevent the circulation of fluid in the corresponding lines.
- At least one of the injector wells is supplied with attack liquor via the supply manifold 9, concomitantly with the steps of supplying the treatment collector 19 with the treatment and injection solution of the treatment solution in the producing well (s).
- the mining installation 1 according to the invention is capable of being operated according to a large number of other operating modes. Some will be described below, succinctly.
- the treatment solution is supplied by the supply module 43 and is transferred to the treatment collector 19 via the intermediate conduit 39.
- the injector well heads 3 are not supplied with attack liquor, the cutoffs 67 and 69 prohibiting the circulation of the attack liquor.
- the injector wells 3 are supplied with attack liquor via the conduits 11.
- the switching device 69 prohibits the circulation of the attack liquor.
- the switching device 67 on the contrary authorizes the circulation of the attack liquor.
- one or more injector wells are the subject of the treatment.
- the treatment solution is for example a concentrated acid solution, supplied by the treatment module 43. This concentrated acid solution is added to the attack liquor and feeds one or more injector well heads 3 via the conduits d 'feed 1 1'.
- the treatment solution is directed directly to the injector well heads 3 via the supply conduits 1 1 ′, without mixing with the attack liquor.
- the solution for treating the injector well (s) is supplied by the supply module 29. It supplies one or more of the injector well heads 3 via the recirculation conduit 57, the bypass conduit 71 and the supply conduits 1 1 '.
- the cut-off members 35, 64, 77, 69 and 13 allow the circulation of fluid in the corresponding lines. Cut-off members 65 and 67, on the contrary, are closed, so that the treatment solution is not mixed with the attack liquor.
- the treatment solution is mixed with the attack liquor.
- the treatment solution circulates in the recirculation duct 57 then in the supply manifold 9 and in the supply ducts 11.
- the cut-off members 35, 64, 65, 67 and 13 allow the circulation of fluid.
- the cut-off members 77 and 69 are closed.
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