Application of Acid Mine Drainage for the Biooxidation of a High-Grade Refractory Sulfide Gold Ore
Elaheh Nouhi,
Ali Ahmadi
Abstract:Acid mine drainage (AMD) is one of the challenging environmental issues in sulfidic mines. These hazardous solutions generally contain a mixture of native iron- and sulfur-oxidizing microorganisms which could be used to a source for biotechnological aims. In this research, the ability of an AMD of a sulfide-bearing gold mine was investigated for the biooxidation of a high-grade pyritic gold ore and its efficiency was compared with iron- and sulfur-oxidizing microorganisms from a microbial culture bank. The exp… Show more
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