Bioleachers are sitting on a copper cache: why is uptake slow?
Bioleaching unlocks revenue from low-grade ores, but the cost-effective copper extraction process is struggling to get off the ground.
16 February 2026
16 February 2026
Bioleaching unlocks revenue from low-grade ores, but the cost-effective copper extraction process is struggling to get off the ground.
The move follows the settlement of a long-running Mali–Barrick dispute over profit sharing and control of the Loulo-Gounkoto complex.
Peel Mining’s Board of Directors has unanimously recommended the transaction.
The agreement addresses full construction and ramp-up needs as per the UFS.
The development of the Northern Katpar and Upper Kairakty tungsten deposits is being managed through Severniy Katpar.
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