The analysis of the current state of the use of microbiological processes in combined technologies of processing of hard-to-enrich mineral raw materials is given. Scientific bases are given and practice of application of the vat process of bacterial leaching of refractory gold-arsenic and copper-zinc concentrates and industrial products is described. Prospects for the use of microbiological processes in the processing of ores of different mineral composition are shown.
How to cite:
Adamov E.V., Panin V.V. Biotechnology of Metals: Reality and Prospects // Journal of Mining Institute. 2005. Vol. 165 . p. 10-11.
