# BacTech receives ESIA approval for Tenguel bioleaching plant in Ecuador

BacTech Environmental received official Environmental and Social Impact Assessment approval from Ecuador's Ministry of Environment, Water, and Ecological Transition for its planned Tenguel bioleaching plant. The company will now pursue community consultation to secure an environmental license.

- Type: Regulation
- Announced: 2022-10-03
- Where: Tenguel, Ecuador
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 50 tonnes per day
- Products: bioleaching services
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [BacTech Environmental Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/52615.md)

## Sources

- [tnw-a.thenewswire.com](https://tnw-a.thenewswire.com/press-releases/1knDFM8Xp-bactech-receives-environmental-impact-study-approval-from-ecuador-s-ministry-of-environment-water-and-ecological-transition.html), 2022-10-03: "BacTech has taken another important step forward with this approval, and the Company is very well prepared to enter this final stretch of the social consultation process."

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