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: [[Bioleaching]] is cheaper than [[smelting]] but takes much longer to [[Extraction of Metals|extract]] the [[mineral]]s than conventional mining.
: [[Bioleaching]] is used on the [[waste]] [[Low Grade Ore|low grade ores]] from mining [[smelting]] would be too expensive and not enough [[mineral]] [[Extraction of Metals|extracted]].