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Morin, D.H.R., d'Hugues, P. (2007). Bioleaching of a Cobalt-Containing Pyrite in Stirred Reactors: a Case Study from Laboratory Scale to Industrial Application. In: Rawlings, D.E., Johnson, D.B. (eds) Biomining. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-34911-2_2
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