About BacTech

BacTech Environmental uses naturally occurring bacteria to safely treat and stabilize toxic mining materials while recovering valuable metals. The Company’s proprietary bio-oxidation technology, BacOx, offers a cleaner, more sustainable alternative to traditional smelting and roasting, intended to eliminate arsenic emissions and enable full in-country value creation.

BacTech is advancing its flagship bioleach processing facility in Tenguel, Ecuador, which is engineered for 100% arsenic stabilization, zero liquid discharge, and up to 35,000 oz/year of gold production in Phase 1, with planned modular expansion to

100,000+ oz/year. The Company is also developing its patent-pending Zero Tailings Reclamation technology, designed to convert sulphide tailings into saleable iron, critical metals, and ammonium-sulphate fertilizer for global markets leaving zero waste behind.

About Crystal Research Associates

Crystal Research Associates is an independent research firm led by Wall Street veterans, Jeffrey Kraws and Karen Goldfarb. Together, Kraws and Goldfarb have built a unique business model, capitalizing on decades of experience as an awardwinning sell-side analyst team to produce institutional-quality industry and market research in a manner that is easily understood by investors and consumers. Our firm’s approach has been proven successful over the years as our products are published and available on Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters, S&P Global Market Intelligence, FactSet and scores of other popular forums.