uneconomical
Britishadjective
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Rio Tinto’s deal with Amazon Web Services is a vote of confidence for its Nuton venture, which uses bacteria and acid to extract copper from ore that was previously uneconomical to process.
Rio signed a two-year supply pact with Amazon Web Services, a vote of confidence for its Nuton venture, which uses bacteria and acid to extract copper from ore that was previously uneconomical to process.
Rio Tinto’s Nuton venture is using sulfuric acid and bacteria to remove copper from ores that are otherwise uneconomical to mine, which could boost domestic production.
It is being restarted in partnership with Rio Tinto’s RIO -0.33%decrease; red down pointing triangle Nuton venture, which uses microbes to strip copper from ores that are otherwise uneconomical to mine.
With the surge in gold prices, Winmill said new mines are coming online, while older ones that were uneconomical when gold was at $2,000 an ounce are looking to ramp up production.
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