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Bactech seeks Government Funding for Bioleach Plant to Neutralize Toxic Arsenic Tailings in Cobalt, Ontario

infomine - mining equipment and supplier news | October 31, 2008 | 5:19 pm Battery Metals Precious Metals Cobalt Silver 

BacTech Mining Corporation has applied for $10 million in government funding to build a pilot bioleach plant in the Cobalt area of Northern Ontario to neutralize the arsenic-laden tailings dumped there in the early 1900s. High grade silver was discovered...

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