The initial gold produced from Nunavut’s newest mine is expected to be just several weeks away.
“The mine continues to [be] under construction. It is on track to pour first gold in June of 2025, so in the next couple months,” said B2Gold’s Randall Chatwin, senior vice-president of legal and corporate communications, while discussing the Goose mine.
“We have worked through the last year and completed all construction activities in 2024, including installation of the ball mill, and over 95 per cent of the concrete was placed over the summer months,” Chatwin added.
Other significant construction activities include the open pit and the echo pit — the latter to be used for tailings placement when the mine becomes operational.
“Those both remain on schedule, to be completed so we have a significant stockpile when the mill starts up,” said Chatwin. “The focus of activities from a construction standpoint right now are electrical and piping.”
The ramp up to commercial production is expected to be achieved in the third quarter, he noted.
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