BacTech Environmental Creates Advisory Committee for Ecuador Gold Project
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]
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to, statement s with respect to future tailings sites, sampling or other investigations of tailing
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