Can micro-organisms be used to extract gold? One company thinks so
Recent breakthroughs in technology could potentially allow the mining sector to use nature as a way to process their ore and reduce the risks of tailing.
In an interview with Kitco Mining, on the sideline of the 2023 CIM convention and expo, Stewart Muir, co-founder of Tersa Earth, said that the company is developing field trials to use micro-organisms to extract metals from tailing and waste rock produced from mining operations.
Muir noted that they are looking to prove their technology with existing operations; however, the company’s goal is to implement this technology at the construction stage, making the need for tailing obsolete. (show less)
Recent breakthroughs in technology could potentially allow the mining sector to use nature as a way to process their ore and reduce the risks of tailing.
In an interview with Kitco Mining, on the sideline of the 2023 CIM convention and expo, Stewart Muir, co-founder of Tersa Earth, said that the company is developing field trials to use micro-organisms to extract metals from tailing and waste rock produced from mining operations.
Muir noted that they are ... (read more)
CIM MTL 2023
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