Biogeochemical controls on efficacy and sustainability of uranium heap leaching

兰杰矿堆浸工艺的改进计划对澳大利亚能源有限公司具有巨大的经济意义。该项目将通过其他流动效应使澳大利亚受益，包括占Ranger劳动力18%的澳大利亚土著人，例如在鳄鱼河地区经济中创造就业机会，并通过增加向澳大利亚政府支付的特许权使用费为传统土地所有者和所有澳大利亚人创造财富。该项目还将为尽量减少酸性硫酸盐环境（如酸性矿山排水）中污染物流动所产生的影响提供见解。因此，该项目将极大地有利于澳大利亚的经济实力、健康和环境完整性。

Improvement of the heap leaching process planned for Ranger Mine is of immense economic importance to Energy Resources of Australia Ltd. This project will benefit Australia, including Indigenous Australians who represent 18 per cent of the workforce at Ranger, through other flow-on effects, such as job creation in the Alligator Rivers regional economy and wealth generation to traditional landowners and all Australians through increased royalty payments to the Australian Government. This project will also provide insights into minimising the impacts arising from contaminant mobilisation in acid sulphate environments, such as acid mine drainage. As such, this project will greatly benefit the economic strength, health and environmental integrity of Australia.