E-waste specialist Bioscope Technologies has signed up Techbuyer, which refurbishes and resells servers and other data center equipment, as an early adopter of its novel bioleaching solution.

The global bioleaching market was worth $10.14bn as of 2024 and is expected to grow to $21.37bn by 2033. The method is already used to produce up to 20% of the world’s copper and promises to offer ...

Millions of tons of e-waste are generated annually. Researchers have developed a bio-based process to recover raw materials ...

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 ...

MANILA, Philippines - The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) has initiated a research on the use of a type of bacteria to promote bioleaching of refractory gold ore. A refractory gold ore is naturally ...

Continued evaluation of multiple metal processing technologies for the Ferguson Lake Ni-Cu-Co PGE Project. Expanded the ...

Discover sustainable micro-mining techniques using biometallurgy to recover critical rare earth minerals from electronic waste and industrial byproducts.

Joint research by BOKU Tulln and IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems shows great potential in the recovery of valuable materials from electronic waste. Up to 85% recovery of rare earths achieved ...