Biodiversity and stress response of extremophilic prokaryotes isolated from the Escondida Copper Mine, Chile

Heap bioleaching technology has been successfully applied at an industrial scale for over 30 years, and is generally considered to be the most effective engineering option to bio-process low-grade copper sulfide ores. Heap bioleaching was established at the Escondida mine in Chile in 2006, and cultu...

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Main Author: Perez, Pedro Antonio Galleguillos
Published: Bangor University 2011
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.551202