Abstract:

The works and achievements in fundamenta1 research of biooxidation of m inerals are summarized.The developments of mechanisms and kinstics in bioleaching are reviewed in detail The current applications of biooxidation process in Cu dump leaching and pretreatmerit of refractory gold concentrates are introduced briefly

Key words: Biooxidation, bacteria, sulfide minerals, mechanism, kinetic, dump leaching, tank leaching, refractory gold concentrate