New Mining Concept for Extracting Metals from Deep Ore Deposits using Biotechnology

Project Information

BioMOre

Grant agreement ID: 642456

DOI 10.3030/642456

Project closed

EC signature date 19 December 2014

Start date 1 February 2015

End date 31 July 2018

Funded under

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Climate action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials

Total cost € 8 564 961,75

EU contribution € 8 564 961,75

Coordinated by

KGHM POLSKA MIEDZ SA
Poland

Deliverables

Documents, reports (30)

CAPEX/OPEX analysis and assessment of the entire metal leaching and recovery process
Site selection and parameter database report
Minutes kick-off meeting

Minutes kickoff meeting

Effects of the conditions anticipated in deep-buried fractured kupferschiefer ore body (temperature, pressure and dissolved solutes) on bioleaching microorganisms
Identification of effective and appropriate approaches to eliminate bacteria introduced during active bioleaching from deep-buried ores

Identification of effective and appropriate approaches to eliminate bacteria introduced during active bioleaching from deepburied ores

Report summarising dialogue activities and results with user groups
Report on activities of the press bureau including media monitoring report
Summary report scale up and leaching efficiency evaluation report
Fracking and installation of bioreactors
Identification of potential zones where the process can be implemented in phase II
Report summarising capacity buildings activities and results
Economic evaluation of consequences of dynamic risk variation over the life of investment
Environmental impacts from a future full-scale production facility based on in-situ leaching from a stimulated ore body
Geological model, deposit block model and reservoir model report

Geological model deposit block model and reservoir model report

Report on “Results of PLS pre-concentration, product recovery and effluent treatment“.
Results of assessments made for the underground test facility and the outcome of the stakeholder seminars/workshops

Results of assessments made for the underground test facility and the outcome of the stakeholder seminarsworkshops

Impact of in-situ leaching from a stimulated ore body on the sustainability of the industry based on evaluated indicator values.
Report on “Iron utilization, toxic element removal, and water balance improvements”
Stimulation design and cost report
Minutes annual meetings
Report on dissemination, exploitation and communication strategy

Report on dissemination exploitation and communication strategy

Site selection and drilling
Correlating permeability with leach efficiency
Review of legislation and BREF documents including legal barriers against the technology and recommendations for adaptation of the technology and/or legislation needed for the environmentally safe technology exploitation

Review of legislation and BREF documents including legal barriers against the technology and recommendations for adaptation of the technology andor legislation needed for the environmentally safe technology exploitation

Selection of indicators and site baseline conditions
Economic evaluation of coupled chemical-biochemical underground block-leaching scenarios
Report on “Most cost-effective flowsheet for an industrial scale BioMOre operation“

Report on Most costeffective flowsheet for an industrial scale BioMOre operation

Data from laboratory tests simulating anoxic, high-temperature and pressure oxidative dissolution on copper-bearing kupferschiefer rock strata
Corporate design manual
Report on stakeholder assessment processed during two stakeholders workshops

Other (2)

Overall systems model for bioleaching on local scale incorporating the results of the process models of BRGM and CNRS together with the model parameter database
Look-up tables for frac permeability, leaching efficiency and operational and investment cost

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (3)

Established social media representation
BioMOre Website
Brochures, leaflets and newsletter and film

Publications

Conference proceedings (20)

Integrated GIS, 3D CAD and 3D discrete numerical modelling of in-situ stress state at the North-Sudetic Trough

Author(s): Prof. Dr. Heinz Konietzky, Kemal Yildizdag
Published in: 12. Freiberg-St- Petersburg Colloquium of Young Scientists, Issue once per year, 2017, Page(s) 4
Publisher: TU Bergakademie Freiberg

Indirect bioleaching of sulfidic ores and its importance for the development of in situ processing of deep-buried base metal deposits

Author(s): Eva Pakostova, Barry M. Grail and D. Barrie Johnson
Published in: International Biohydrometallurgy Symposium (Bali, Indonesia, 6th to 8th October 2015), 2015
Publisher: International Biohydrometallurgy Symposium

In situ bioleaching: an alternative approach of metal extraction from deep-buried sulfide ores

Author(s): Eva Pakostova, Barry M. Grail and D. Barrie Johnson
Published in: Geomicrobiology Network: Research in Progress Meeting (Bangor, UK, 13th to 14th June 2016), 2016
Publisher: Geomicrobiology Network

Indirect anoxic bioleaching of a polymetallic ore: a model for in situ metal extraction from deep-buried ore bodies

Author(s): Eva Pakostova, Barry M. Grail and D. Barrie John
Published in: Focused Meeting 2015: Industrial Applications of Metal–Microbe Interactions (London, UK, 9th to 10th November 2015), 2015
Publisher: Industrial Applications of Metal–Microbe Interactions

New mining concept for extracting metals from deep ore deposits using biotechnology (BioMOre)

Author(s): Petrus van Staden
Published in: South Africa (SA)-European Union (EU) Marine and Polar Research Collaborations Workshop, Issue 04.10.2016, 2016
Publisher: South African department of Science and Technology (DST)

Column bioleaching of a saline, calcareous copper sulfide ore

Author(s): Eva Pakostova, Barry M. Grail and Barrie Johnson
Published in: International Biohydrometallurgy Symposium (Freiberg, Germany, 24th to 27th September 2017), 2017
Publisher: International Biohydrometallurgy Symposium

Reactive transport modelling based on velocity fields obtained on drill core scale

Author(s): J. Lippmann-Pipke, L. Karimzadeh, P. Blanc, S. Eichelbaum, S. Schymura, T.Frühwirt, K. Rogóz, J. Kulenkampff
Published in: IMWA 2106, 2016
Publisher: IMWA

Key Elements in the Use of in situ Recovery Technology For Deep and Complex Ore Deposits

Author(s): Filippov L, Lechernard B, Izart C, Laurent G, Marion P & Royer J-J
Published in: 2017 Goldschmidt Conference, 2017
Publisher: Goldschmidt

Column Experiments and Numerical Modelling for in situ Leaching of Sandstone-Hosted Copper Deposit

Author(s): Laurent G, Izart C, Filippov L, Golfier F, Marion P, Joussemet R, Diot F, Lechenard B, Truche L & Royer J-J
Published in: 2017 Goldschmidt Conference, 2017
Publisher: Goldschmidt

Process tomography and modelling of leaching processes

Author(s): Johannes Kulenkampff, Lotfollah Karimzadeh, Stefan Schymura, Robert Barthen, Marion Gründig, Thomas Frühwirt, Philippe Blanc, Katarzyna Rogóż, Johanna Lippman-Pipke
Published in: Interpore german Chapter Meeting 2016, 2016
Publisher: Interpore german Chapter

Potential and Limits of Biotechnology in In-Situ-Mining Applications Bioleaching in ISR (In-Situ Recovery)?

Author(s): Harald Kalka, Horst Märten
Published in: 69. BHT - Freiberger Universitätsforum, Issue June 6th-8th 2018, 2018
Publisher: TU Freiberg

Coupled column leaching experiments and modelling from sandstone-hosted copper ores

Author(s): Caroline IZART, Philippe MARION, Gautier LAURENT, Bénédicte LECHENARD, Fabrice GOLFIER, Robert JOUSSEMET, Lev FILIPPOV
Published in: Récents Progrès en Génie des Procédés, Issue 110, 2017, Page(s) 11, ISBN 978-2-910239-85-5
Publisher: Ed. SFGP Paris France

The BIOMOre Project

Author(s): Horst Hejny, Wickus Slabbert
Published in: CSIRO ISR Conferenece 2017, Issue CSIRO In-Situ Recovery May/June 2017, 2017
Publisher: CSIRO

BIOMOre – In situ bioleaching to extract industry metals from deep buried deposits

Author(s): Horst Hejny
Published in: AIMS 2018, Issue 23.-24.05.2018, 2018
Publisher: RWTH Aachen

Research on Metal By-product Recovery – Methods for Enhancing Industry Exploitation

Author(s): Doris Hiam-Galvez, Jan Kwak, Wickus Slabbert
Published in: Exchange of good practices on metal by-products recovery - Technology and policy challenges, 2015
Publisher: EU Publications
DOI: 10.2873/886480

Benchmark 3D reactive transport modelling of leaching of fractured calcareous sulfide ores

Author(s): Karimzadeh, L.; Kulenkampff, J.; Schymura, S.; Lippmann-Pipke, J.
Published in: AIMS 2018, Issue 23.-24.05.2018, 2018
Publisher: RWTH Aachen

Pilot Plant Commissioning and Operations for Copper Sulfide in Situ Indirect Bioleaching

Author(s): Theodore Ineich, Jan Kwak, Doris Hiam-Galvez, Wickus Slabbert, Mark Damhuis, Bart Zaalberg
Published in: TMS Extraction 2018, Hydrometallurgy, Issue 26-29 Aug 2018, 2018
Publisher: Met Soc, SME, TMS

BioMOre - New Mining Concept for Extracting Metals from Deep Ore Deposits using Biotechnology – Run of the in-situ test in KGHM Rudna Mine

Author(s): Wojciech Anacki, Mariusz Kirej
Published in: IV Polish Mining Congress, Issue 20-22.11.2017, 2017
Publisher: Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences

Indirect oxidative leaching of a polymetallic black schist sulfide ore: development of a protocol for in situ bioleaching of deep-buried ore bodies

Author(s): Eva Pakostova, Barry M. Grail and D. Barrie Johnson
Published in: Proceedings: Biohydrometallurgy 2016, 2016
Publisher: MEI confernces

Evaluation of Long-Term Post Process Inactivation of Bioleaching Microorganisms

Author(s): Malin BOMBERG (VTT), Hanna MIETTINEN (VTT), Margareta WAHLSTRÖM (VTT), Tommi KAARTINEN (VTT), Sarita AHORANTA (TUT), Aino-Maija LAKANIEMI (TUT), Päivi KINNUNEN (TUT)
Published in: International Biohydrometallurgy Symposium (Freiberg, Germany), Issue 24th to 27th September 2017, 2017
Publisher: BioHydroMet

Peer reviewed articles (18)

Evaluation of Long-Term Post Process Inactivation of Bioleaching Microorganisms

Author(s): Malin Bomberg, Hanna Miettinen, Margareta Wahlström, Tommi Kaartinen, Sarita Ahoranta, Aino Maija Lakaniemi, Päivi Kinnunen
Published in: Solid State Phenomena, Issue 262, 2017, Page(s) 57-60, ISSN 1662-9779
Publisher: Scientific.net
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/ssp.262.57

Post operation inactivation of acidophilic bioleaching microorganisms using natural chloride-rich mine water

Author(s): Malin Bomberg, Hanna Miettinen, Margareta Wahlström, Tommi Kaartinen, Sarita Ahoranta, Aino-Maija Lakaniemi, Päivi Kinnunen
Published in: Hydrometallurgy, Issue 180, 2018, Page(s) 236-245, ISSN 0304-386X
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2018.06.013

Indirect oxidative bioleaching of a polymetallic black schist sulfide ore

Author(s): Eva Pakostova, Barry M. Grail, D. Barrie Johnson
Published in: Minerals Engineering, Issue 106, 2017, Page(s) 102-107, ISSN 0892-6875
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2016.08.028

Mineral Processing - The future of processing

Author(s): Henryk Karas (former KGHM Polska Miedz)
Published in: Mining Magazine, Issue 7,8/2016, 2016, ISSN 0308-6631
Publisher: Mining Journal Ltd.

Column bioleaching of a saline, calcareous copper sulfide ore

Author(s): Eva Pakostova, Barry M. Grail and Barrie Johnson
Published in: Advanced Materials Research, Issue 4, 2017, ISSN 1022-6680
Publisher: Trans Tech Publications

D. Barrie Johnson, Sabrina Hedrich and Eva Pakostova

Author(s): Indirect Redox Transformations of Iron, Copper, and Chromium Catalyzed by Extremely Acidophilic Bacteria
Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology, Issue 8, 2017, ISSN 1664-302X
Publisher: Frontiers Media

Constraints of bioleaching in in-situ recovery applications

Author(s): Constanze Richter, Harald Kalka, Erika Myers, Jana Nicolai, Horst Märten
Published in: Hydrometallurgy, Issue 178, 2018, Page(s) 209-214, ISSN 0304-386X
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2018.04.008

Potential Bioleaching Effects in <i>In Situ</i> Recovery Applications

Author(s): Constanze Richter, Harald Kalka, Horst Märten
Published in: Solid State Phenomena, Issue 262, 2017, Page(s) 456-460, ISSN 1662-9779
Publisher: Scientific.net
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.262.456

The BIOMOre Project – A New Mining Concept for Extracting Metals from Deep Ore Deposits Using Biotechnology

Author(s): Lev Filippov, Caroline Izart, Horst Hejny, Knut Ansgar Hirsch, Barrie Johnson, René Kahnt, Horst Märten, Wickus Slabbert
Published in: Mining Report, Issue 152 (2017) No. 5, 2017, Page(s) 432 - 441, ISSN 2195-6529
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Inc.

Bio-processing of a saline, calcareous copper sulfide ore by sequential leaching

Author(s): Eva Pakostova, Barry M. Grail, D. Barrie Johnson
Published in: Hydrometallurgy, Issue 179, 2018, Page(s) 36-43, ISSN 0304-386X
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2018.05.004

Numerical Modelling of Column Experiments to Investigate In-Situ Bio-Leaching as an Alternative Mining Technology

Author(s): Gautier Laurent, Caroline Izart, Bénédicte Lechenard, Fabrice Golfier, Philippe Marion, Pauline Collon, Laurent Truche, Jean-Jacques Royer, and Lev Filippov
Published in: Chemical Engineering Journal, 2018, ISSN 1385-8947
Publisher: Elsevier BV

The Evolution, Current Status, and Future Prospects of Using Biotechnologies in the Mineral Extraction and Metal Recovery Sectors

Author(s): D. Johnson
Published in: Minerals, Issue 8/8, 2018, Page(s) 343, ISSN 2075-163X
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/min8080343

Approaches for eliminating bacteria introduced during in situ bioleaching of fractured sulfidic ores in deep subsurface

Author(s): Ballerstedt, H., E. Pakostova, D. B. Johnson and A. Schippers
Published in: Solid State Phenomena, Issue 262, 2017, Page(s) 70-74, ISSN 1662-9779
Publisher: Scientific.net

Indirect Redox Transformations of Iron, Copper, and Chromium Catalyzed by Extremely Acidophilic Bacteria

Author(s): D. Barrie Johnson, Sabrina Hedrich, Eva Pakostova
Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology, Issue 8, 2017, ISSN 1664-302X
Publisher: Frontiers Media
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.00211

Metallgewinnung mittels Geobiotechnologie

Author(s): Hedrich, S., and A. Schippers
Published in: Chemie, Ingenieur, Technik, Issue 89, 2017, Page(s) 29–39, ISSN 0009-286X
Publisher: Wiley - V C H Verlag GmbbH & Co.

Effect of elevated pressure on ferric iron reduction coupled to sulfur oxidation by biomining microorganisms.

Author(s): Zhang, R., S. Hedrich, C. Ostertag-Henning, A. Schippers
Published in: Hydrometallurgy, Issue 178, 2018, Page(s) 215–223, ISSN 0304-386X
Publisher: Elsevier BV

Column Bioleaching of a Saline, Calcareous Copper Sulfide Ore

Author(s): Eva Pakostova, Barry M. Grail, D. Barrie Johnson
Published in: Solid State Phenomena, Issue 262, 2017, Page(s) 7-11, ISSN 1662-9779
Publisher: Scientific.net
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.262.7

Reduction of iron(III) ions at elevated pressure by acidophilic microorganisms

Author(s): Zhang, R., S. Hedrich and A. Schippers
Published in: Solid State Phenomena, Issue 262, 2017, Page(s) 88-92, ISSN 1662-9779
Publisher: Scientific.net

Other (8)

In situ bioleaching: an alternative approach of metal extraction from deep-buried sulfide ores

Author(s): Eva Pakostova, Barry M. Grail and D. Barrie Johnson
Published in: 8th International Symposium on Biohydrometallurgy: Biohydromet '16 (Falmouth, UK, 20th to 22th June), 2016
Publisher: International Symposium on Biohydrometallurgy

EU funds research project by DMT

Author(s): Knut Hirsch
Published in: Internord, Issue 4/2014, 2014
Publisher: TUEV-Nord, Germany

Kupfer-Fracking für die Lausitz

Author(s): Stephan Schön
Published in: Sächsische Zeitung, Issue 04.04.2015, 2015
Publisher: Sächsische Zeitung

Bergbaufirma beendet Kupfersuche

Author(s): Ihg
Published in: Sächsische Zeitung, Issue 31.05.2016, 2016
Publisher: Sächsische Zeitung

GeoPET data for parametrization of reactive transport codes

Author(s): Schymura, S.; Karimzadeh, L.; Gründig, M.; Barthen, R.; Hildebrand, H.; Mansel, A.; Franke, K.; Kulenkampff, J.; Fischer, C.; Lippmann-Pipke, J.
Published in: AIMS 2018, Issue 23.-24.05.2018, 2018
Publisher: RWTH Aachen

Reactive transport modelling based on actual parameters obtained from GeoPET analysis of column experiments

Author(s): Karimzadeh, L.; Schymura, S.; Kulenkampff, J.; Franke, K.; Eichelbaum, S.; Lippmann-Pipke, J.; Fischer, C.
Published in: Reactive Transport in the Earth and Environmental Sciences in the 21st Century, Issue 02.-06.10.2017, 2017
Publisher: ???

Reactive Transport Modelling on the Drill Core Scale, Parameterized by GeoPET/µCT Process Tomography

Author(s): J. Kulenkampff. L. Karimzadeh, S. Schymura, S. Eichelbaum, J. Lippmann-Pipke, C. Fischer
Published in: Interpore 2018, Issue 14.-17.05.2018, 2018
Publisher: Interpore

Alternative Metallgewinnung BIOMOre – ein neues Bergbaukonzept zur Gewinnung von Metallen aus tiefliegenden Lagerstätten mittels Biolaugung

Author(s): Prof. Dr. Lev Filippov and Eng. Caroline Izart (University of Lorraine, Nancy/France), Prof. Dr. Horst Hejny, MinPol GmbH, Dreistetten/Austria), Knut Ansgar Hirsch (DMT GmbH & Co. KG, Essen/Germany), Prof. Dr. Barrie Johnson (Bangor University, Bangor/Great Britain), Dr. René Kahnt (G. E. O. S. Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH, Freiberg/Germany), Dr. Horst Märten (Umwelt- und Ingenieurtechnik GmbH, Dre
Published in: LABO, Issue 06/18 (06.06.2018), 2018
Publisher: WEKA BUSINESS MEDIEN GmbH

Non-peer reviewed articles (1)

In-situ Bioextraction of Industry Metals from deep Ore Deposits to secure EU Resources Supply

Author(s): Dr. Romy Matthies (G.U.B. Ingenieur AG), Dr. Horst Hejny (Dr. Horst Hejny Consulting), Knut Kirsch (DMT GmbH & Co. KG), Co-Authors: Dr. René Kahnt (G.E.O.S. Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH), Dr. Horst Märten (UIT GmbH), Prof. David Barrie Johnson (Bangor University)
Published in: Georesources, Issue 2/2017, 2017, ISSN 2364-8414
Publisher: Georesources Portal Manfred König