# Can Microbes Solve the Copper Problem? | Bloomberg Primer

- Source: Bloomberg Originals
- Published: 2026-10-19T08:00:32+00:00
- Category: Business
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The global copper supply is on a collision course with growing electricity demand. Copper is crucial to power grids, renewable energy equipment and electric vehicles. Over the past few decades, mining companies have found it increasingly challenging to extract more of the metal and still turn a profit. Some have now turned to biomining, the process of using microbes to extract metals. Can this tec

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