How Microbes Extract Pure Copper From Giant Piles of Rock

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On this episode of Primer we explore the use of sulfuric acid and microbial communities to unlock copper from low-grade ore — and why scaling the tech is so difficult 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 Get unlimited access to Bloomberg.com for just $1.9
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