Mineralogical characterization of a polymetallic concentrate Portovelo mining district. Bioleaching by a native bacterial consortium

The mining district of Zaruma-Portovelo of southern Ecuador is a deposit of polymetallic sulfides worked since 1908. Currently the small traditional mining operation processes 1800 tons of ore a day, generating environmental waste that is accumulated and systematically discharged into the Calera and...

• Autore principale: Gentina, J. (author)
• Altri autori: Aguirre Chamba, P. (author), Gordillo, F. (author), Donati, E. (author), Sanmartin Gutierrez, V. (author), Suarez Chacon, J. (author)
• Natura: article
• Pubblicazione: 2009
• Soggetti: 16s rrna; a; ferrooxidans; biooxidation; mineralogy; polymetallic tails
• Accesso online: http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.71-73.481; http://dspace.utpl.edu.ec/handle/123456789/19302