BacTech Appoints Vice President, Metallurgy

BacTech Mining Corporation ("BacTech" or the "Company")(TSX VENTURE:BM) is
pleased to announce that Dr. Junxiang Guo has accepted the position of
Vice-President, Metallurgy, with the Company, effective March 1, 2010.


A metallurgist by training, Dr. Guo has 15 years of experience in applied
research, operations and project management. His operational experience includes
Red Lake Mine in Canada, Shandong MIC BioGold in China, and Zeravshan Gold
Company in Tajikistan. He formerly served as the Vice President - Marketing with
Process Research ORTECH in Mississauga, Canada, and as the Technical Director at
Zijin Mining Metallurgical Technologies Ltd. in Xiamen, China. Dr.Guo holds a
Ph.D. degree in mineral processing from Queen's University in Canada.


"Dr. Guo has been an integral part of the operations team at the Shandong
Biogold plant in China. He will be working closely with Dr. Paul Miller, Vice
President of Technology & Engineering, and this will significantly expand our
ability to evaluate projects for acquisition," said Ross Orr, President and CEO
of BacTech.


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 January the Company announced its intention
to effect a divisive reorganization whereby BacTech will transfer all of its
interests in mining projects and the rights to its bioleaching technology to a
wholly-owned subsidiary. The common shares of the subsidiary will be distributed
to the shareholders of BacTech upon completion of the reorganization. BacTech
will hold an exclusive and perpetual right to use the bioleaching technology for
projects related to environmental remediation of mine tailings.


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