Leaching: Use of a Thermophilic and Chemoautotrophic Microbe
- 2 February 1973
- journal article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 179 (4072) , 488-490
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.179.4072.488
Abstract
A chemoautotrophic, thermophilic, and acidophilic microorganism capable of oxidizing reduced sulfur and iron compounds and leaching concentrates of molybdenite and chalcopyrite at 60°C has been characterized by transmission and scanning electron microscopy. This constitutes the first direct observations of microorganisms on ore fines.Keywords
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