BacTech Environmental Corporation (CSE: BAC, OTCQB: BCCEF, FSE: 0BT1) is a Canadian cleantech company specializing in environmentally responsible recovery of metals from toxic mining concentrates and waste.
Proprietary Technology
It uses BACOX bioleaching, which employs naturally occurring bacteria to oxidize sulphide minerals, extracting gold, silver, copper, cobalt, and nickel while neutralizing arsenic into stable, EPA-approved ferric arsenate for landfill. This water-based process avoids smelting, roasting, or acids, producing no harmful emissions and accelerating natural oxidation from years to days.
Remediation Solutions
BacTech targets legacy mine tailings contaminated with acid rock drainage (ARD), stabilizing toxins to prevent environmental seepage and restore land usability. Its Zero Tailingsâ„¢ initiative converts waste into products like high-purity magnetite iron, ammonium sulphate fertilizer, base metals, and construction materials, enabling zero-waste processing.
Key Operations
The company develops and operates bioleach plants, including a facility in Ecuador’s Tenguel-Ponce EnrÃquez for arsenic-rich gold concentrates and Sudbury Basin remediation in Canada. With prior commercial plants in Australia, Tasmania, and China, BacTech partners with communities for ESG-focused biomining and site cleanup.
