World No.2 mining company, Brazil’s Vale, is working on a bacterial leach process for copper ores which it reckons could dramatically increase metal recovery from reprocessed copper tailings. · 6 Sep ...

A lecture about Microbial ore leaching, the process in which microorganisms are used to extract metals from ores. The video was produced by the Department of Microbiology, University of Helsinky, for ...

Endolith has reported a major advance in copper extraction as it pushes the frontiers of microbial science. In collaboration with BHP’s (ASX:BHP,NYSE:BHP,LSE:BHP) innovation arm, Think & Act ...

May 11 (Reuters) - Rio Tinto Ltd (RIO.AX), opens new tab, Freeport-McMoRan Inc (FCX.N), opens new tab and other global miners, spurred by rising prices and demand, are deploying a raft of new leaching ...

Titan Resources, the Australian-based nickel producer, has recently confirmed the economics of its BioHeap process, following a pre-feasibihty cost analysis of the exploration of two small low-grade ...

Bacterial-assisted leaching of uranium from the Haggan uranium deposit in central Sweden may be technically feasible, would-be developer Aura Energy has announced. Initial work has shown that the ...

LEADVILLE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CJK Milling Company, LLC (CJK) is excited to announce the elimination of cyanide in our mill extraction process. “We listened to the concerns of the Leadville ...