Biomining Emerges as Solution to Global Copper Supply Challenge
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The global copper supply is on a collision course with growing electricity demand. Now some companies are turning to biomining, the process of using microbes to extract metals, to boost supply.
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“The global copper supply is on a collision course with growing electricity demand.”
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