The global bioleaching market was worth $10.14bn as of 2024 and is expected to grow to $21.37bn by 2033. The method is already used to produce up to 20% of the world’s copper and promises to offer ...

E-waste specialist Bioscope Technologies has signed up Techbuyer, which refurbishes and resells servers and other data center equipment, as an early adopter of its novel bioleaching solution.

Among the environmental scars left behind by mining are heaps of waste known as tailings. They sit in exposed piles, are buried or are deposited in ponds and lakes. The danger comes from sulfide ...

MANILA, Philippines - The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) has initiated a research on the use of a type of bacteria to promote bioleaching of refractory gold ore. A refractory gold ore is naturally ...

Joint research by BOKU Tulln and IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems shows great potential in the recovery of valuable materials from electronic waste. Up to 85% recovery of rare earths achieved ...

A recent scientific article in Scientific Reports discussed an innovative method for extracting rare earth elements (REEs) from gold mine tailings (GMT) using Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans with a ...