Bioleaching Application of Biotechnology in Mining
#0183;#32;Bioleaching is a part of microbial mining. In microbial leaching or bioleaching metals can be extracted from large quantities of low grade ores This process has been used for centuries to recover copper form the drainage water of mines the role of microbes in the bioleaching came into notice some 40 years ago. Mechanisms Involved in Bioleaching