· Carbonate leaching of uranium ores offers the possibility of using binders, such as Portland cement, when agglomeration of fines is needed (Lottering et al., 2008, Taylor, 2007). Download : Download fullsize image; Fig. 1. Basic geological regions of Australia, with the Yilgarn craton highlighted. Adapted from Pownceby and Johnson (2014) and Kreuzer et al. (2010). The objective of this study ...