# Can Microscopic Organisms Solve the Global Copper Crisis?

- Source: Bloomberg Originals
- Published: 2026-10-19T16:00:10+00:00
- Category: Business
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/oJbFxIOgwDI
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As demand for EVs and green energy rises, traditional copper mining has hit a wall. On this episode of Primer, discover how biomining uses microbes to extract metals and keep an increasingly electrified world running https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-10-19/can-microbes-solve-the-copper-problem-video -------- Like this video? Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/Bloomberg?sub_confirmation=1 G

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