United StatesGiraffe Bio says its molecules lift copper recovery up to 5%.
One forecast puts 2040 copper supply 25% short of demand.
Engineered microbes in a bioreactor make mineral-specific compounds that mines add to flotation, where chemicals float copper away from waste rock.
Giraffe Bio raised $6.4 million from investors including BHP Ventures to move the chemistry out of the lab.
How each outlet framed it
- TechCrunch
- frames copper shortfall solutions as mine-specific chemistry rather than microbes, citing a claimed 5% extra recovery
Sources: TechCrunch