6 Copper Ores Bioleaching | Nickel | Copper Scribd
Gold ore is also preatreated by bioleaching in heaps by Newmont Mining in the Carlin Trend region, Nevada. Heap creation Copper ores containing such minerals as chalcocite (Cu2S) or covellite (CuS) are crushed, acidified with sulfuric acid and agglomerated in rotating drums to .