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Morin, D.H.R. (2007). Bioleaching Of Sulfide Minerals In Continuous Stirred Tanks. In: Donati, E.R., Sand, W. (eds) Microbial Processing of Metal Sulfides. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-5589-7_7
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