Recovering critical minerals from legacy mining waste- Sasquatch Resources (CSE: SASQ)
February 16, 2026

Discover how Sasquatch Resources (CSE: SASQ) is revolutionizing critical minerals recovery by reprocessing legacy mine waste at historic sites like Mount Sicker on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. In this exclusive interview, CEO Pete Smith explains their innovative business model: reclaiming abandoned mines from the 1890s-1910s, extracting high-grade copper, gold, silver, and zinc from surface waste piles using proven ore sorting technology, while eliminating acid-generating hazards and restoring the land. With grades improving at depth, successful test runs tripling concentrations, and permitting progress for up to 300,000 tons at Mount Sicker—plus pipeline projects like Blue Grouse, Santana, and Copper Road—Sasquatch offers a sustainable, low-risk path to profits from environmental cleanup. Learn about their team, community support, and potential government grants for addressing thousands of legacy sites across BC and beyond.
Company website:https://sasquatchresources.com/

🗓️ Recording date: February 12 , 2026

📖 Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:15 – Reclaiming legacy mines + critical minerals recovery
2:00 – Legacy sites explained
2:45 – Flagship: Mount Sicker
4:00 – Waste piles: hazards + economic potential
5:20 – Global legacy mine problem
6:10 – 8% Cu cutoff in 1900s – high grades discarded
7:00 – VMS metals: Cu, Au, Ag, Zn in waste
8:30 – Work progress
9:50 – Test success
11:00 – Permitting
13:00 – Exploration upside at old sites
14:20 – Blue Grouse projects
15:30 – Santana project
16:50 – Contaminant removal stops acid leaching
17:50 – Copper Road
19:30 – Proven ore sorting tech
21:00 – Pipeline + potential government support
23:00 – Strong community support
24:30 – Team
27:00 – ~45M shares; insiders hold big stakes
28:30 – $600k raise; low burn, accessible sites
30:00 – Newsflow

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