Bioleaching unlocks revenue from low-grade ores, but the cost-effective copper extraction process is struggling to get off ...
Microbial communities inhabiting acid mine drainage (AMD) and those driving bioleaching processes play a pivotal role in both natural biogeochemical cycling and engineered metal recovery systems.
Volta Metals Ltd. has begun laboratory‑scale bioleaching test work at Laurentian University aimed at recovering gallium and rare earth elements – or REEs – from its Springer Deposit near Sturgeon ...