Past work on bioleaching primarily focused on extracting heavy metals from mine tailings, with limited studies on rare earth element mobilization. Traditional extraction methods like ...

understanding microbial processes and metal-microbe interactions can help develop effective measures to promote beneficial microbial processes (such as metal extraction during bioleaching, metal ...

Highlights: Developing a mineral processing flowsheet with low-carbon footprint bio-leaching technology for the Ferguson Lake Ni-Cu-Co PGE ...

Secondary metal extraction holds a massive $6 billion economic potential. Current technologies help the industry extract only 60-65 per cent of this or $3.6 billion worth metals. Despite this ...

As an alternative, the researchers also examined emerging green approaches such as bioleaching and waste-for-waste (W4W) recycling, which utilizes organic waste-derived acids as eco-friendly leaching ...

With non-ferrous metal production becoming more energy efficient and sustainable, it cannot be ruled out as a market price force. With improvements in technology, including clean technologies, AI ...