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Bioleachers are sitting on a copper cache: why is uptake slow?

Bioleaching unlocks revenue from low-grade ores, but the cost-effective copper extraction process is struggling to get off ...
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Canadian North Resources Inc. Reports Extraction Rates of 99% Nickel, 98% Cobalt and 90.6% Copper in the Second Set of Bioleaching Tests for the Ferguson Lake Project in Canada

TORONTO, Oct. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canadian North Resources Inc. (“Canadian North” or the “Company”) (TSXV: CNRI; OTCQX: CNRSF; FSE: EO0 (E-O-zero)) is pleased to report new results from its ...
Nanowerk

On the way to emission-free mining: extracting metals with microorganisms

(Nanowerk News) Microorganisms work in an underground bioreactor and convert ores or residual materials from mining into the valuable metals copper, indium and zinc. Innovative membrane filters then ...
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Canadian North Resources Inc. Reports Metal Extraction of 96-98% Nickel and Cobalt Using Low-carbon Footprint Bio-Leaching Technology for the Ferguson Lake Project

Metal extraction of 96.1 - 98.5% nickel and 96.1 - 97.7% cobalt from bioleaching tests. Bioleaching could offer much higher metal recoveries than flotation (29-51% nickel and 48-89% cobalt), ...
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Volta Metals Initiates Gallium Recovery Study with Laurentian University, Sudbury, Canada

HIGHLIGHTS Initial testwork delivered encouraging recoveries of up to 75% for gallium and 56%-100% for various REEs. Phase-two benchwork studies ...
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Canadian North Resources Inc. Reports Extraction Rates of 99% Nickel, 98% Cobalt and 90.6% Copper in the Second Set of Bioleaching Tests for the Ferguson Lake Project in Canada

The high metal extraction rates at low temperatures indicate a potential metallurgical process with low-energy consumption for the Ferguson Lake project. It is noted that the mineralogy of the massive ...