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Bactech Appoints Director
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Toronto, Canada, August 18, 2009 -- BacTech Mining Corporation
("BacTech" or the "Company", TSX.V: BM) is pleased to announce the
appointment of Jay L. Naster, B.A., LL.B., to the board of directors.
Mr. Naster practices in the areas of criminal, regulatory and
disciplinary law with the firm Rosen and Company. Upon being called to
the bar in 1986, Mr. Naster served as Crown counsel with the Ministry
of the Attorney General Crown Law Office -- Criminal. He joined the
Ontario Securities Commission in 1997, where, as Special Counsel, he
conducted complex regulatory and quasi-criminal prosecutions, with a
specific emphasis on the conduct of senior officers, directors and
advisors of public companies and investment dealers. In 2005, Mr.
Naster entered private practice with Rosen and Company. He has appeared
before all courts in Ontario and the Supreme Court of Canada.
BACTECH PROFILE
BacTech owns patented bacterial oxidation technology for the treatment
of refractory ores and concentrates to enhance the recovery of gold,
silver and base metals. The Company's focus is the acquisition of
equity positions in projects amenable to bioleaching. In June 2008, the
Company signed an agreement to acquire Yamana Gold Inc.'s 33% interest
in two refractory gold deposits in Papua New Guinea. In September 2008,
BacTech signed an MOU to investigate the use of bioleaching to
reprocess arsenic-laden tailings in Cobalt, Ontario. This is the
Company's first foray into the cleantech industry. BacTech is
continuing to evaluate additional remediation projects.
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For further information contact:
Ross Orr, President & CEO, 416-813-0303 ext 222
Shares outstanding 83,857,206
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider
(as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange)
accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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Copyright (c) 2009 BACTECH MINING CORPORATION (BM) All rights
reserved. For more information visit our website at
http://www.bactech.com/ or send mailto:info@bactech.com
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BacTech Mining is a gold development stage company based in Canada. BacTech Mining holds various exploration projects in Armenia. Its main exploration properties are FERGUSSON ISLAND in Papua New Guinea and LICHKVAZ-TEY in Armenia. BacTech Mining is listed in Canada and in United States of America. Its market capitalisation is CA$ 751 120 as of today (US$ 549 643, € 512 542). Its stock quote reached its highest recent level on January 30, 1998 at CA$ 99.50, and its lowest recent point on April 22, 2016 at CA$ 0.03. BacTech Mining has 8 836 707 shares outstanding. |