Biomining

Chapter 1 The BIOX™ Process for the Treatment of Refractory Gold Concentrates

Chapter 2 Bioleaching of a Cobalt-Containing Pyrite in Stirred Reactors: a Case Study from Laboratory Scale to Industrial Application

Chapter 3 Commercial Applications of Thermophile Bioleaching

Chapter 4 A Review of the Development and Current Status of Copper Bioleaching Operations in Chile: 25 Years of Successful Commercial Implementation

Chapter 5 The GeoBiotics GEOCOAT® Technology – Progress and Challenges

Chapter 6 Whole-Ore Heap Biooxidation of Sulfidic Gold-Bearing Ores

Chapter 7 Heap Leaching of Black Schist

Chapter 8 Modeling and Optimization of Heap Bioleach Processes

Chapter 9 Relevance of Cell Physiology and Genetic Adaptability of Biomining Microorganisms to Industrial Processes

Chapter 10 Acidophile Diversity in Mineral Sulfide Oxidation

Chapter 11 The Microbiology of Moderately Thermophilic and Transiently Thermophilic Ore Heaps

Chapter 12 Techniques for Detecting and Identifying Acidophilic Mineral-Oxidizing Microorganisms

Chapter 13 Bacterial Strategies for Obtaining Chemical Energy by Degrading Sulfide Minerals

Chapter 14 Genetic and Bioinformatic Insights into Iron and Sulfur Oxidation Mechanisms of Bioleaching Organisms