The Research company formed by the association of Codelco Chile and Nippon Mining and Metals .The new Company, which started activities on july 1st, 2002, seeks to develop products ranging from relatively simple technologies for optimizing current heap & dump bioleaching processes through better operational control, to the more complex technology such as the identification, characterization and subsequent cloning of proteins and bacteria used in biomining. Special emphasis will be given to develop environmentally sustainable technologies for low grade ores and for metals recycling.

Website: http://www.biosigma.cl/