Gold mining is the most important anthropogenic source of heavy metal emissions into the
environment. Researchers have been aware of the environmental impacts of gold mining …

With a projected steady decline of gold ore grade in mineral resources, mining applications
enabling efficient metal extraction from low-grade ores are of increasing interest to the …

Minerals are vital to support economic growth and the functioning of modern society.
Demand for minerals is increasing as global population expands and minerals are used in a …

Electronic waste, such as printed circuit boards, are an important secondary resource if
processed with environment-friendly technologies for obtaining precious metal, such as …

Biotechnology could provide many innovative alternatives for changing the way metals are
obtained. Microbes have been used to dissolve metallic minerals and release metal ions …

Since the Au (I) and Au (III) ions are not stable in water, gold transport and deposition in
hydrothermal ore fluids are dependent on the identity and stability of the predominant …

Microorganisms are key-drivers of carbon-, nitrogen-, sulfur-and metal cycling on Earth.
Through their metabolic activities they directly and indirectly link element cycles. This leads …

Research in gold (Au) geomicrobiology has developed extensively over the last ten years,
as more Au-bearing materials from around the world point towards a consistent story: That …

Microbial communities mediating gold cycling occur on gold grains from (sub)-tropical,(semi)-
arid, temperate and subarctic environments. The majority of identified species comprising …

While bioleaching has become established technology for the leaching of refractory gold
concentrates and in the heap leaching of copper sulfide minerals, many other applications …