1. Bioleaching tests were carried out in bench-scale piloting facilities, comprising fully controlled multi-stage continuously operated reactor systems using moderate thermophile and thermophile consortia under both uncontrolled and

2. ‘The Blindworm, that legless lizard, flows along the porch step calm and majestic as an anaconda, only the size is different.’ ‘The closed quarries are a paradise for thermophile animals: Blindworms and lizards are to be found in large populations here.’