The Prospector News

Ross Orr: Turning Mining Waste Into Value

You have opened a direct link to the current edition PDF

Open PDF Close
Uncategorized

Share this news article

Ross Orr: Turning Mining Waste Into Value

 

 

 

 

On the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) Issuer Update series, part of this year’s Summit on Responsible Investment, James Black sits down with Ross Orr, President & CEO of BacTech Environmental Corp. (CSE: BAC), a leader in using bioleaching to turn mining waste into value.

 

Ross shares how BacTech’s “bugs eat rocks” approach tackles arsenic-laden gold concentrates, creating economic opportunities while addressing a major environmental hazard. BacTech’s Ecuador project aims to keep value in-country, pay miners fairly, and prevent toxic arsenic from polluting rivers—offering both a green and profitable solution. Beyond gold, BacTech’s newly patented process for pyrrhotite could transform tailings management in places like the Sudbury Basin, producing magnetite for steelmaking and organic fertilizer—unlocking hidden value from waste.

 

As Ross says, “We’re turning liabilities into profit centers. That’s sustainability in action.”

 

Courtesy of Bactech Environmental Via the CSE

Posted June 16, 2025

Share this news article

MORE or "UNCATEGORIZED"


Quimbaya Gold Closes $4 Million Financing and Expands Executive Team

Cornerstone investor brings proven regional track record; company... READ MORE

July 5, 2025

Spanish Mountain Gold Announces Larger Scale Preliminary Economic Assessment With a Base Case NPV5% After-Tax of C$1.0 Billion, 18.2 % IRR and 3.4 Year Payback at US$ 2,450/Oz Gold Price; at US$3,300/Oz Spot Gold Price NPV5% C$2.3 Billion, 32.0% IRR and 2.0 Year Payback; Including an Updated Mineral Resource Estimate for Its Spanish Mountain Gold Project

Spanish Mountain Gold Ltd. (TSX-V: SPA) (FSE: S3Y) (OTCQB: SPAUF)... READ MORE

July 4, 2025

Aura Announces Preliminary Q2 2025 Production Results

Aura Minerals Inc. (TSX: ORA) (B3: AURA33) (OTCQX: ORAAF) is plea... READ MORE

July 4, 2025

Cascadia Announces Closing of Financing

Cascadia Minerals Ltd. (TSX-V:CAM) (OTCQB:CAMNF) is pleased to an... READ MORE

July 4, 2025

Abcourt Closes US$ 8M Loan Facility to Start Sleeping Giant Mine

Abcourt Mines Inc. (TSX-V: ABI) (OTCQB: ABMBF) is pleased to anno... READ MORE

July 4, 2025

Copyright 2025 The Prospector News