Abstract: The invention discloses a method of introducing microorganisms into a heap of material for bio-assisted heap leaching by preparing microorganisms substantially without exopolymers on their external cell walls; adding such microorganisms to the heap; and re-activating the production of exopolymers on the external cells walls of the microorganisms in the heap. The invention also extends to a method of enriching the environment of microorganisms' embedded in a heap for bio-assisted heap leaching.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 27, 2009
Publication date:
August 20, 2009
Applicants:
MINERAL ENERGETICS (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED, MINTEX