Environment
Making pyrrhotite waste remediation pay for itselfBacterial mutants and hydrogen peroxide may be keys to reclaiming value from tailings ponds clean-up
Bacterial mutants and hydrogen peroxide may be keys to reclaiming value from tailings ponds clean-up
August 17, 2020
University of Toronto researchers are working to develop a bioleaching process that could help mining companies reclaim tailings ponds and recover up to $11 billion worth of nickel from them in the process. Courtesy of Glencore
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