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Gennadij [26K]
3 years ago
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How does the mining industry make use of bacteria?

Biology
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blagie [28]3 years ago
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Answer:

Using Bacteria such as Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans to leach copper from mine tailings has improved recovery rates and reduced operating costs. Microbial leaching is especially useful for copper ores because copper sulfate, as formed during the oxidation of copper sulfide ores, is very water-soluble.

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Karo-lina-s [1.5K]3 years ago
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