Research Article

Cross-Comparison of Leaching Strains Isolated from Two Different Regions: Chambishi and Dexing Copper Mines

Table 3

Copper mineral compositions (% wt/wt) of leaching residues of the Dexing mineral sample after 30 days of bioleaching using X-ray diffraction (XRD).

Copper compoundsSystems
FOX1 BN ZMBZC YTW YTW315 A02DCControl

Free copper oxide
Combined copper oxide
Secondary copper sulfide0.0410.0370.0470.0230.0350.0380.0410.0180.057
Primary copper sulfide0.4160.4360.4530.3670.4130.4270.4490.3540.463

Total copper 0.4570.4730.4960.3890.4480.4650.4900.3720.523