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BacTech Environmental Creates Advisory Committee for Ecuador Gold Project

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BacTech Environmental Creates Advisory Committee for Ecuador Gold Project

Toronto, Canada, November 30, 2020: BacTech Environmental Corporation (“BacTech” or the

“Company”)(CSE:BAC, OTC:BCCEF) today announced that it has created an Advisory Committee

for its proposed gold bioleach project near Ponce Enriquez, Ecuador. BacTech is an

environmental metal company focusing on processing high arsenic/gold concentrates using

bioleaching.

Mr. Stevie Gamboa has agreed to become the first member of the committee. Mr. Gamboa is a

lawyer with 20 years of working in the Strategic Sectors (mining, oil, and energy) in Ecuador. He

is the former CEO of the National Mining Company of Ecuador and a member of the Board of

the Mining Regulation and Control Agency. He is the Coordinator of the Industry Group in the

EITI-ECUADOR initiative and Director of the digital portal elmonominero.com. He is a member

of the Iberoamerican Association of Energy Law ASIDE and is part of the Environmental

Committee of the Chamber of Mining of Ecuador. Presently practicing law, he has been an

advisor to the Ministries of Strategic Sectors and Mining and has represented the Ecuadorian

mining sector in different international events. He currently directs the Natural Resources Unit

at GSG Consulting. He also has certifications in compliance, human rights, and territorial

relations in the energy and mining sectors.

“I have known Stevie for several years, since his days representing Ecuador at PDAC here in

Toronto. He is well known in the Ponce Enriquez area having provided legal advice for various

groups there over the years. Having a familiar face in the local community will be very helpful to

us as we move through the process of establishing our project. Additional members will be

added once we have had a chance to identify suitable candidates, ” said Ross Orr, President and

CEO of BacTech.

ABOUT BACTECH

BacTech is promoting the use of its pro prietary bioleach processing technology to treat historic

arsenopyrite concentrates and tailings produced in the Ponce Enriquez area of Southern Ecuador.

The Company is also awaiting the reduction in government imposed Covid restrictions in

Colombia where BacTech will investigate a gold/platinum tailings project.

For further information contact:

Ross Orr,

President & CEO, BacTech Environmental Corporation

416-813-0303 ext. 222,

Cell 416-346-5529 and

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.bactechgreen.com

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Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains “forward-looking information”, which may include, but is not limited

to, statement s with respect to future tailings sites, sampling or other investigations of tailing

sites, the Company’s ability to make use of infrastructure around tailings sites or operating

performance of the Company and its projects. Often, but not always, forward-looking statements

can be identified using words such as “plans”, “expects”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”,

“estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates”, or believes” or variations (including negative

variations) of such words and phrases, or s tate that certain actions, events or results “may”,

“could”, “would”, “might” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved. Forward- looking statements

involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual

results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future

results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward -looking statements.

Forward-looking statements contained herein are made as of the date of this news rele ase and

the Company disclaims, other than as required by law, any obligation to update any forward-

looking statements whether because of new information, results, future events, circumstances,

or if management’s estimates or opinions should change, or othe rwise. There can be no

assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future

events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, the reader

is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

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