Beneficiation (Metallurgy)
Besides bioleaching using Acidithiobacillus bacteria and bioremediation using SRB, many mining organisms which inhabit ore deposits find applications in mineral beneficiation such as microbially induced flotation and flocculation.Acidithiobacillus spp can be used also to bring about microbially induced flotation and flocculation of minerals. . Heterotrophic …