Among the environmental scars left behind by mining are heaps of waste known as tailings. They sit in exposed piles, are buried or are deposited in ponds and lakes. The danger comes from sulfide ...

The Metallurgical Technology Division (MeTD) of the bureau is conducting a research on the isolation and propagation of the bacteria Thiobacillus ferrooxidans and Thiobacillus thiooxidans to be ...

All the flasks, tubes, containers and huge tanks are full of microbes: Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans and Thiobacillus ferrooxidans bacteria, harnessed by the firm to break down minerals in order ...