Abstract: A device for collecting samples of water from wells and the like comprises an elongated container having valves at both ends which valves are arranged to open when the container is lowered in a body of water and to close when the container is stopped and to remain closed when the container is being raised to the surface. The device traps a sample of the water at the position at which the device is stopped, and the container is held closed during the entire return to the surface.

Abstract: Uranium ore deposits which contain certain proportions of other metals and elemental components, such as are present in redox roll front ore deposits, are selectively leached in situ by passing therethrough relatively dilute aqueous leach solutions comprising essentially from about 0.5 to 5 grams per liter of ammonium bicarbonate and from about 0.1 to 3 grams per liter of peroxide, preferably introduced as aqueous H.sub.2 O.sub.2, and sufficient ammonia to bring the solution to a pH of from about 7.4 to 9, and preferably from 7.5 to 8.5, thereafter withdrawing from the ore deposit the aqueous leach solution enriched in uranium which it preferentially extracts along with a generally lower proportion of other metals and elements as compared to their respective ratios in the ore deposit, and contacting the enriched leach solution with a strong base anion exchange material to strip the uranium from the leach solution.