How one startup is using prebiotics to try and ease the copper shortage

Transition Metal Solutions is applying a special cocktail to coax microbes into unlocking more copper from ore.
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Copper is in high demand. These startups aim to refine it in a cleaner way.

At a laboratory in Newark, New Jersey, a gray liquid swirls vigorously inside a reactor the size of a small watermelon. Here, scientists with the mining technology startup Still Bright are using a ...
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New technologies could refine the copper the world needs — without the dirty smelting

At a laboratory in Newark, New Jersey, a gray liquid swirls vigorously inside a reactor the size of a small watermelon. Here, scientists with the mining technology startup Still Bright are using a ...
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Endolith Raises $13.5 Million to Unlock New Copper Supply Using AI-Powered Microbes

DENVER, CO, November 13, 2025 (EZ Newswire) -- Endolith, opens new tab, a biological-intelligence platform using AI-guided microbes to extract copper and other critical minerals, announced it has ...
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Microbial Mining? Endolith Makes Copper Recovery Breakthrough with Bioleaching Tech

Endolith has reported a major advance in copper extraction as it pushes the frontiers of microbial science. In collaboration with BHP’s (ASX:BHP,NYSE:BHP,LSE:BHP) innovation arm, Think & Act ...