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Microbiological Oxidations of Minerals in Mine Tailings

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Industrially significant metal sulfides are relatively stable in their natural crystalline form. As a result of mining activities, these minerals are exposed and interact with water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and soluble chemical species, factors which collectively enhance the mineral dissolution. The very nature of mining practices such as milling and grinding, which are designed to maximize metal recovery, also ensure maximum surface area exposure of mine tailings and waste materials to subsequent oxidative processes.

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Kelley, B.C., Tuovinen, O.H. (1988). Microbiological Oxidations of Minerals in Mine Tailings. In: Salomons, W., Förstner, U. (eds) Chemistry and Biology of Solid Waste. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72924-9_2

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