Team:British Columbia/ProjectBiomining

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Our access to easily extractable copper is gradually diminishing as demands for copper continues to grow worldwide. To meet these demands, non-traditional, metallurgically challenging deposits are expected to be more widespread containing more complex, and lower-grade ores with higher levels of impurities.  Arsenic-challenged deposits is a concern for the mining industry as arsenic produces hazardous fumes and oxide dusts during the smelting process which poses a risk to the health of the workers and the environment.
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Our access to easily extractable copper is gradually diminishing as demands for copper continues to grow worldwide. To meet these demands, non-traditional, metallurgically challenging deposits are expected to become more prevalent with increasing complex, and lower-grade ores containing higher levels of impurities.  Arsenic-challenged deposits is a concern for the mining industry as arsenic produces hazardous fumes and oxide dusts during the smelting process. Smelting with arsenic therefore poses a significant risk to the health of the workers and to the environment. Safe removal and disposal of arsenic is
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