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Bruce is an independent scientific researcher specializing in applied solution chemistry and systems-based evaluation of biological and sustainable technologies. His work bridges environmental chemistry, mineral processing science, and botanical formulation systems to develop structured, reproducible approaches to health resilience and technological sustainability.
Bruce graduated from Simon Fraser University, Burnaby British Columbia, Canada with a BSc (1977) & MSc (1980) - Solution Chemistry and in 1990, he completed the Canadian Securities Course (CSC).
Bruce, a former lithium battery pioneer – 1986 Canada Awards for Excellence recipient with Moli Energy Ltd., (now E-One MOLICEL) Category - Invention has authored eight scientific manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals including → two in 2025 and two in 2026.
Over the years, I’ve developed innovative botanical solutions from → biogenic gold leaching that replaces toxic chemicals → herbal nutritional juices and soups designed for healthy aging and de-aging. My focus is always the same: using nature’s chemistry to improve human wellbeing which reflects my broader philosophy that human health and environmental health are inseparable.
Botanical Waste - a Sustainable Gold Recovery Solution
Resulting from years of research conducted at the Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering at the University of British Columbia Canada spearheaded by Marcello M. Veiga, Phd., Professor Emeritus, Bruce developed and published a four-stage ESG-aligned transformational strategy (Action Plan) designed to replace the use of mercury- a powerful neurotoxin and synthetic cyanide salts in artisanal small-scale gold ore processing in Ecuador's Portovelo-Zaruma mining district with Manipueira, a toxic agricultural waste-by product from harvesting the cyanogenic bitter cassava plant.
Manipueira, when used as a lixiviant (leaching agent), is scientifically documented to recover → 99.3% of gold from ore concentrates and 99.6% from mercury-contaminated tailings in just two hours (Marcello M. Veiga & Pariya Torkaman, planetGOLD YouTube Video 2021)