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In 2019, We Discover a Fungus Capable of Metabolizing Gold — Some Already Want to Make Them the Key to Space Mining

In 2019, Australian researchers made a discovery that would push the boundaries of both biology and mining. They found that certain strains of the Fusarium oxysporum fungus were capable of ...
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In 2019, We Discovered a Fungus That Metabolizes Gold — Some Already Want to Use These Organisms as the Key to Mining in Space

In a discovery that blurs the lines between biology and mining, researchers at Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, found that a species of fungus has the unusual ability to metabolize gold.
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Formalizing small-scale gold mining can reduce environmental impacts & crime (commentary)

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The mercury used to amalgamate gold is cheap, effective and toxic. Studies from artisanal and small-scale mining sites across the Amazon reveal ...