The Prospector News Podcast

Ross Orr: Turning Mining Tailings into Valuable Products with BacTech Bioleaching Technology

September 14, 2026·34 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

In this episode of The Prospector Podcast, Michael Fox speaks with Ross Orr, President and CEO of BacTech Environmental (CSE:BAC) (OTCQB:BCCEF), about the company’s commercial bioleaching technology and its potential to transform mining waste into valuable products. Ross discusses BacTech’s Kazakhstan opportunity, the planned Ecuador facility, potential projects in Peru, and the Zero Tailings process being piloted in Sudbury, Ontario. The conversation explores how bacterial oxidation can recover gold, silver, copper, nickel and cobalt while converting iron and sulfur from legacy tailings into marketable products such as magnetite, sulfuric acid and fertilizer. They also discuss environmental remediation, arsenic-bearing concentrates, uranium-sector applications, project timelines, licensing opportunities and BacTech’s global growth strategy. This interview includes forward-looking statements; viewers should conduct their own research and due diligence.

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