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<onlyinclude>'''In situ''' is a latin phrase that simply means "in position", and in different contexts the term can refer to different things.</onlyinclude> The term "in situ" is ambiguous and can refer to: | <onlyinclude>'''In situ''' is a latin phrase that simply means "in position", and in different contexts the term can refer to different things.</onlyinclude> The term "in situ" is ambiguous and can refer to: | ||
* [[In situ oil sands mining]]: The process of extracting bitumen from oil sands deposits located underground. This method differs from the traditional [[oil sands surface mining|surface mining]] method of bitumen extraction. | * [[In situ oil sands mining]]: The process of extracting [[bitumen]] from [[oil sands]] deposits located underground. This method differs from the traditional [[oil sands surface mining|surface mining]] method of bitumen extraction. | ||
* [[Uranium mining#In situ recovery (ISR)|In situ uranium mining]]: The process of injecting dissolving solutions underground which allows the uranium to flow through a system of wells to the ground above where it can be processed. | * [[Uranium mining#In situ recovery (ISR)|In situ uranium mining]]: The process of injecting dissolving solutions underground which allows the [[uranium]] to flow through a system of wells to the ground above where it can be processed. | ||
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In situ is a latin phrase that simply means "in position", and in different contexts the term can refer to different things. The term "in situ" is ambiguous and can refer to:
- In situ oil sands mining: The process of extracting bitumen from oil sands deposits located underground. This method differs from the traditional surface mining method of bitumen extraction.
- In situ uranium mining: The process of injecting dissolving solutions underground which allows the uranium to flow through a system of wells to the ground above where it can be processed.