Metalliferous mining activities generate large amounts of low-metal-containing solid waste. Once microbes and water contact these wastes, metals are released. This is known as bioleaching. With proper ...

This summary highlights several recent studies that illustrate the diverse roles of microbes in different ecosystems, including honeybee gut health, bioleaching in mining, marine carbon cycling ...

In addition to the researchers, the current study involved a number of other key players in the bioleaching process, which is ...

Bioleaching close bioleachingUsing bacteria to extract metals from their ores. is used to extract small quantities of metals from mining waste heaps. Electrolysis can be used to extract the metal ...

Biohydrometallurgy is a well-established technology that utilizes microorganisms to produce metals from various raw materials. Traditionally, microorganisms have been predominantly used in bioleaching ...

One of the more intriguing employs bacteria to do the actual extraction of metals. Bioleaching, as this process is called, is an old idea: more than 2,000 years ago, the leaching of metal was seen ...

Bioleaching is a far less environmentally harmful technology, making use of bacteria to extract precious metals like copper ...