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: [[Bioleaching]] uses [[bacteria]] to '''extract''' [[mineral]]s from [[ore]] which happens at room [[temperature]] and is then followed by [[Extracting Metals by Electrolysis|Electrolysis]] of [[mineral]]s in [[solution]]. This is relatively cheap but it takes the [[bacteria]] a long time to remove the [[mineral]]s which means it is often not worth the time it takes.
: [[Phytomining]] uses [[plant]]s to '''extract''' [[mineral]]s from [[ore]] which happens at room [[temperature]] and is then followed by [[Extracting Metals by Electrolysis|Electrolysis]] of [[mineral]]s in [[solution]]. This is relatively cheap but it takes the [[plant]]s a long time to remove the [[mineral]]s which means it is often not worth the time it takes.
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====AQA====
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359381/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359381&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=47c8d1ae58d8b3a5e2094cd447154558 ''Extraction of metals, pages 88-89, 106-107, 212- 213, GCSE Chemistry; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA '']