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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 | <onlyinclude>'''In situ''' is a latin phrase that simply means "in position", and in different contexts the term can refer to different processes. In an energy context the phrase usually means a form of mining where the rocks are kept in place, and the [[mineral resource]] is extracted.</onlyinclude> The term also comes up in police work and medical work. In the energy context, the term "in situ" often refers 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. | <gallery caption="Types of in situ mining" mode=packed heights=200px> | ||
* [[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. | File:sagdrevised.png|Figure 1. A SAGD setup to extract bitumen from an oil sand deposit.<ref>''Created internally by a member of the Energy Education team''.</ref> | ||
File:openpit.jpg|Figure 2. Open pit uranium mine in Namibia.<ref>Wikimedia Commons [Online], Available: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/Arandis_Mine_quer.jpg</ref> </gallery> | |||
* [[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 (see Figure 1). | |||
* [[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 (see Figure 2). | |||
==For Further Reading== | |||
*[[In situ oil sands mining]] | |||
*[[Uranium mining#In situ recovery (ISR)|In situ uranium mining]] | |||
*[[Bitumen]] | |||
*[[SAGD]] | |||
*Or explore a [[Special:Random|random page]] | |||
==References== | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
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Revision as of 21:25, 25 July 2018
In situ is a latin phrase that simply means "in position", and in different contexts the term can refer to different processes. In an energy context the phrase usually means a form of mining where the rocks are kept in place, and the mineral resource is extracted. The term also comes up in police work and medical work. In the energy context, the term "in situ" often refers to:
- Types of in situ mining
Figure 1. A SAGD setup to extract bitumen from an oil sand deposit.[1]
Figure 2. Open pit uranium mine in Namibia.[2]
- 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 (see Figure 1).
- 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 (see Figure 2).
For Further Reading
- In situ oil sands mining
- In situ uranium mining
- Bitumen
- SAGD
- Or explore a random page
References
- ↑ Created internally by a member of the Energy Education team.
- ↑ Wikimedia Commons [Online], Available: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/Arandis_Mine_quer.jpg
