B2Gold Studies Q2 2024 Outcomes and Up to date 2024 Steering

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — B2Gold Corp. (TSX: BTO, NYSE AMERICAN: BTG, NSX: B2G) (“B2Gold” or the “Firm”) broadcasts its operational and monetary outcomes for the second quarter of 2024. All greenback figures are in United States {dollars} except in any other case indicated.

2024 Second Quarter Highlights

• Whole gold manufacturing of 212,508 ounces: Whole gold manufacturing within the second quarter of 2024 was 212,508 ounces, together with 8,267 ounces of attributable manufacturing from Calibre Mining Corp. (“Calibre”). Manufacturing on the Fekola Mine within the second quarter of 2024 was under expectations on account of harm to an excavator and the delay in receiving substitute tools which impacted tools availability for the second quarter of 2024, decreasing tonnes mined. These tools availability points are being addressed and mining charges are anticipated to enhance by the tip of the third quarter of 2024.

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• Partnered with Sandbox Royalties Corp. (“Sandbox”) to create Versamet Royalties Company (“Versamet”); B2Gold anticipated to obtain $90 million fairness curiosity in Versamet: On June 5, 2024, B2Gold entered into a purchase order and sale settlement to promote a portfolio of 10 valuable and base metals royalties to Sandbox, a personal returns-focused metals royalty firm, for consideration of 153.2 million widespread shares at a value of C$0.80 per share, representing an fairness possession curiosity in Versamet of 33.0% valued at roughly $90 million.

Second Quarter 2024 Outcomes

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Liquidity and Capital Sources

B2Gold continues to take care of a powerful monetary place and liquidity. At June 30, 2024, the Firm had money and money equivalents of $467 million (December 31, 2023 – $307 million) and dealing capital (outlined as present belongings much less belongings labeled as held on the market and present liabilities) of $600 million (December 31, 2023 – $397 million). At June 30, 2024, the total quantity of the Firm’s $700 million revolving credit score facility was undrawn and obtainable.

Third Quarter 2024 Dividend

On August 8, 2024, B2Gold’s Board of Administrators (the “Board”) declared a money dividend for the third quarter of 2024 (the “Q3 2024 Dividend”) of $0.04 per widespread share (or an anticipated $0.16 per share on an annualized foundation), payable on September 23, 2024, to shareholders of file as of September 10, 2024.

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In 2023, the Firm carried out a Dividend Reinvestment Plan (“DRIP”). For the needs of the Q3 2024 Dividend, the Firm is happy to announce {that a} low cost of three% shall be utilized to calculate the Common Market Worth (as outlined within the DRIP) of its widespread shares issued from treasury. Nonetheless, the Firm might, once in a while, in its discretion, change or get rid of any relevant low cost, which might be publicly introduced, all in accordance with the phrases and circumstances of the DRIP. Participation within the DRIP is non-compulsory. As a way to take part within the DRIP in time for the Q3 2024 Dividend, registered shareholders should ship a correctly accomplished enrollment type to Computershare Belief Firm of Canada by no later than 4:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on September 16, 2024. Useful shareholders who want to take part within the DRIP ought to contact their monetary advisor, dealer, funding vendor, financial institution, monetary establishment, or different middleman by way of which they maintain widespread shares effectively prematurely of the above date for directions on how you can enroll within the DRIP.

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This dividend is designated as an “eligible dividend” for the needs of the Earnings Tax Act (Canada). Dividends paid by B2Gold to shareholders outdoors Canada (non-resident traders) shall be topic to Canadian non-resident withholding taxes.

The declaration and cost of future dividends and the quantity of any such dividends shall be topic to the willpower of the Board, in its sole and absolute discretion, bearing in mind, amongst different issues, financial circumstances, enterprise efficiency, monetary situation, progress plans, anticipated capital necessities, compliance with B2Gold’s constating paperwork, all relevant legal guidelines, together with the foundations and insurance policies of any relevant inventory change, in addition to any contractual restrictions on such dividends, together with any agreements entered into with lenders to the Firm, and every other components that the Board deems applicable on the related time. There may be no assurance that any dividends shall be paid on the supposed fee or in any respect sooner or later.

For extra data relating to the DRIP and enrollment within the DRIP, please confer with the Firm’s web site at https://www.b2gold.com/traders/stock_info/.

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This information launch doesn’t represent a proposal to promote or the solicitation of a proposal to purchase securities in any jurisdiction nor will there be any sale of those securities in any province, state or jurisdiction through which such supply, solicitation or sale could be illegal previous to registration or qualification underneath the securities legal guidelines of any such province, state or jurisdiction.

The Firm has filed a registration assertion referring to the DRIP with the U.S. Securities and Change Fee that could be obtained underneath the Firm’s profile on the U.S. Securities and Change Fee’s web site at http://www.sec.gov/EDGAR or by contacting the Firm utilizing the contact data on the finish of this information launch.

Operations

Fekola Advanced – Mali

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The Fekola Mine in Mali (owned 80% by the Firm and 20% by the State of Mali) produced 111,583 ounces of gold within the second quarter of 2024, barely under expectations because of the delayed timing of mining of high-grade ore as in comparison with expectations, leading to much less high-grade ore processed in the course of the second quarter of 2024. For the second quarter of 2024, mill feed grade was 1.51 grams per tonne (“g/t”), mill throughput was 2.52 million tonnes, and gold restoration averaged 92.8%. Harm to an excavator and the following want for substitute tools impacted tools availability for the second quarter of 2024, decreasing tonnes mined. These tools availability points are being addressed by way of the supply of a brand new excavator, and mining charges are anticipated to enhance by the tip of the third quarter of 2024. The discount in mining fee capability skilled in 2024 is anticipated to affect the supply of higher-grade ore from Part 7 of the Fekola pit in the course of the second half of 2024 leading to an anticipated lower of roughly 50,000 ounces in Fekola manufacturing for full 12 months 2024. Mining and processing of those ounces is now anticipated within the first half of 2025. Ore volumes and grades proceed to reconcile effectively with modeled values.

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The Fekola Mine’s money working prices (see “Non-IFRS Measures”) for the second quarter of 2024 had been $839 per gold ounce produced ($707 per gold ounce offered). Money working prices per gold ounce produced for the second quarter of 2024 had been decrease than anticipated on account of decrease gas prices, greater mill throughput, greater gold restoration and decrease mining prices on account of decrease than anticipated mined tonnage resulting from tools availability.

All-in sustaining prices (see “Non-IFRS Measures”) for the second quarter of 2024 had been $1,258 per gold ounce offered. All-in sustaining prices had been decrease than anticipated on account of decrease than anticipated manufacturing prices per gold ounce offered and decrease than anticipated sustaining capital expenditures partially offset by greater gold royalties ensuing from a better than anticipated common realized gold value. The decrease sustaining capital expenditures had been primarily resulting from timing of expenditures and are anticipated to be incurred later in 2024.

Capital expenditures within the second quarter of 2024 totalled $53 million primarily consisting of $13 million for deferred stripping, $9 million for cellular tools purchases and rebuilds, $9 million for the development of a brand new tailings storage facility, $15 million for Fekola underground growth, $4 million for photo voltaic plant growth and $2 million for energy era.

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On account of the delay in accessing higher-grade ounces from Part 7 of the Fekola pit, the Fekola Mine is now anticipated to provide between 420,000 and 450,000 ounces of gold in 2024 (unique steerage of between 470,000 and 500,000 ounces) at money working prices of between $870 and $930 per ounce (unique steerage of between $835 and $895 per ounce) and all-in sustaining prices of between $1,510 and $1,570 per ounce (unique steerage of between $1,420 and $1,480 per ounce).

Fekola Regional Growth

The Fekola Advanced is comprised of the Fekola Mine (Medinandi allow internet hosting the Fekola and Cardinal pits and Fekola underground) and Fekola Regional (Anaconda Space (Bantako, Menankoto, and Bakolobi permits) and the Dandoko allow).

The event of Fekola Regional is anticipated to display constructive economics by way of the enhancement of the general manufacturing profile and the extension of mine lifetime of the Fekola Advanced. Based mostly on B2Gold’s preliminary planning, Fekola Regional may present selective higher-grade saprolite materials (common annual grade of as much as 2.2 g/t gold) to be trucked roughly 20 km and fed into the Fekola mill at a fee of as much as 1.5 million tonnes every year (“Mtpa”). Trucking of selective greater grade saprolite materials from the Anaconda Space to the Fekola mill will improve the ore processed and has the potential to generate roughly 80,000 to 100,000 ounces of extra gold manufacturing per 12 months from Fekola Regional sources.

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Receipt of a mining allow for the Fekola Regional licenses stays excellent. The Firm expects to use for such a allow within the third quarter of 2024 following the finalization of the implementation decree for the brand new 2023 Mining Code by the State of Mali in July 2024. All through the primary half of 2024, B2Gold has continued to carry conferences with the representatives of the Authorities of Mali relating to the 2023 Mining Code and the events are near finalizing an settlement that can cowl the longer term operation of the Fekola Advanced. The Authorities of Mali has expressed their need for B2Gold to quickly progress the event of Fekola Regional and dedicated to aiding the Firm in such growth. Importantly, the haul highway from Fekola Regional to the Fekola Mine is operational as development of the haul roads and mining infrastructure (warehouse, workshop, gas depot and places of work) was accomplished on schedule in 2023.

The identified and estimated modifications to the monetary framework of the Fekola Advanced as impacted by the 2023 Mining Code and the continuing discussions with the State of Mali as to its utility are thought-about to be up to date indicators of impairment for the Fekola Advanced belongings. The Firm’s evaluation concluded that the Fekola Advanced was impaired leading to a non-cash internet impairment cost of $194 million in Q2 2024 and a corresponding discount within the carrying worth of the Fekola Advanced belongings on the stability sheet date. As of June 30, 2024, the carrying worth of the Fekola Advanced’s mining pursuits was $985 million. Important exploration potential stays throughout the Fekola Advanced to additional prolong the mine life. It’s anticipated that exploration drilling will recommence in Mali within the second half of 2024.

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Masbate Mine – The Philippines

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The Masbate Mine within the Philippines continued its sturdy efficiency with second quarter of 2024 gold manufacturing of 44,515 ounces, barely above expectations. For the second quarter of 2024, mill feed grade was 0.94 g/t, mill throughput was 2.04 million tonnes, and gold restoration averaged 72.4%, decrease than anticipated. Decrease gold restoration was a results of mining extra decrease restoration high-grade sulphide ore in the course of the second quarter of 2024. Precise gold restoration for the second quarter of 2024 remained in keeping with modeled restoration values for the ore mined.

The Masbate Mine’s money working prices (see “Non-IFRS Measures”) for the second quarter of 2024 had been $876 per gold ounce produced ($807 per gold ounce offered). Money working prices per gold ounce produced for the second quarter of 2024 had been decrease than anticipated on account of greater gold manufacturing and decrease than anticipated mining and processing prices resulting from greater productiveness and decrease diesel and heavy gas oil prices.

All-in sustaining prices (see “Non-IFRS Measures”) for the second quarter of 2024 had been $1,135 per ounce offered. All-in sustaining prices for the second quarter of 2024 had been decrease than anticipated on account of decrease than anticipated manufacturing prices per gold ounce offered.

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Capital expenditures within the second quarter of 2024 totalled $7 million, primarily consisting of $2 million for cellular tools purchases and rebuilds, $2 million for course of plant upkeep, $1 million for growth of the present tailings storage facility and $1 million for deferred stripping.

The Masbate Mine is now anticipated to provide between 175,000 and 195,000 ounces of gold in 2024 (unique steerage of between 170,000 and 190,000 ounces) at money working prices of between $910 and $970 per ounce (unique steerage of between $945 and $1,005 per ounce) and all-in sustaining prices of between $1,260 and $1,320 per ounce (unique steerage of between $1,300 and $1,360 per ounce). Gold manufacturing is scheduled to be comparatively constant all through 2024. For 2024, Masbate is anticipated to course of 7.9 million tonnes of ore at a mean grade of 0.93 g/t with a course of gold restoration of 76.0%. Mill feed shall be a mix of mined contemporary ore and low-grade ore stockpiles.

Otjikoto Mine – Namibia

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The Otjikoto Mine in Namibia, through which the Firm holds a 90% curiosity, continued to outperform in the course of the second quarter of 2024, producing 48,143 ounces of gold, above expectations on account of greater than anticipated mill feed grade. For the second quarter of 2024, mill feed grade was 1.79 g/t, mill throughput was 0.85 million tonnes, and gold restoration averaged 98.6%.

Ore manufacturing from the Wolfshag underground mine for the second quarter of 2024 averaged over 1,500 tonnes per day at a mean grade of 4.69 g/t gold. As of the start of 2024, the Possible Mineral Reserve estimate for the Wolfshag deposit included 100,000 ounces of gold in 0.6 million tonnes of ore at a mean grade of 5.02 g/t gold. Open pit mining operations on the Otjikoto Mine will proceed to ramp down in 2024 and conclude in 2025, whereas processing operations are anticipated to proceed till economically viable stockpiles are exhausted in 2031. Underground operations are presently projected to proceed till 2026 with potential to increase underground operations if the continuing underground exploration program is profitable in figuring out extra underground mineral deposits.

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On January 31, 2024, the Firm introduced constructive exploration drilling outcomes from the Antelope deposit on the Otjikoto Mine. The Antelope deposit, which contains the Springbok Zone, the Oryx Zone, and a potential third construction, Impala, topic to additional confirmatory drilling, is positioned roughly three km south of the Otjikoto open pit. On June 20, 2024, the Firm introduced an preliminary Inferred Mineral Useful resource estimate for the Springbok Zone, the southernmost shoot of the not too long ago found Antelope deposit. Over 36,000 meters have been drilled into the Springbok Zone to this point, with 33 holes totaling 16,950 meters accomplished in 2024, to ascertain the 50 x 50 meter spacing that informs this preliminary Inferred Mineral Useful resource estimate. Current drilling on the Springbok Zone stays open southward, indicating extra exploration potential past the presently outlined useful resource. The Firm decided that the preliminary Inferred Mineral Useful resource estimate of 1.75 million tonnes grading 6.91 g/t gold for a complete of 390,000 ounces of gold was adequate to provoke a PEA on growth of the deposit by underground mining strategies, just like the Wolfshag deposit. Topic to receipt of a constructive PEA and allow, mining of the Springbok Zone, coupled with the exploration potential of the higher Antelope deposit, may start to contribute to gold manufacturing at Otjikoto in 2026. The Antelope deposit has the potential to be developed as an underground mining operation, which may complement the anticipated processing of low-grade stockpiles on the Otjikoto mill from 2026 to 2031. Mineral Sources that aren’t Mineral Reserves don’t have demonstrated financial viability. There is no such thing as a assure that each one or any a part of the Mineral Useful resource shall be transformed right into a Mineral Reserve. Inferred Mineral Sources are thought-about too geologically speculative to have mining and financial issues utilized to them that may allow them to be categorized as Mineral Reserves.

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The Otjikoto Mine’s money working prices (see “Non-IFRS Measures”) for the second quarter of 2024 had been $673 per gold ounce produced ($666 per ounce gold offered). Money working prices per gold ounce produced for the second quarter of 2024 had been greater than anticipated resulting from decrease than anticipated credit for deferred stripping ensuing from extra ore being mined than anticipated and decrease capitalized underground growth credit for the second quarter of 2024.

All-in sustaining prices (see “Non-IFRS Measures”) for the second quarter of 2024 had been $1,044 per gold ounce offered. All-in sustaining prices for the second quarter of 2024 had been barely greater than anticipated on account of greater than anticipated money working prices and better gold royalties resulting from a better than anticipated common realized gold value, partially offset by decrease than anticipated sustaining capital expenditures and better than anticipated gold ounces offered.

Capital expenditures for the second quarter of 2024 totalled $12 million, consisting of $9 million for deferred stripping within the Otjikoto pit, $2 million for Wolfshag underground mine growth and $1 million for mining tools rebuilds.

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The Otjikoto Mine is now anticipated to provide between 185,000 and 205,000 ounces of gold in 2024 (unique steerage of between 180,000 and 200,000 ounces) at money working prices within the higher finish of its steerage vary of between $685 and $745 per ounce and all-in sustaining prices of between $960 and $1,020 per ounce. Gold manufacturing at Otjikoto is anticipated to be comparatively constant all through 2024. For 2024, Otjikoto is anticipated to course of a complete of three.4 million tonnes of ore at a mean grade of 1.77 g/t gold with a course of gold restoration of 98.0%. Processed ore shall be sourced from the Otjikoto pit and the Wolfshag underground mine, supplemented by present medium and high-grade ore stockpiles.

Goose Challenge Growth

The Again River Gold District consists of 5 mineral claims blocks alongside an 80 km belt. Development is underway on the most superior mission within the district, the Goose Challenge, and has been de-risked with vital infrastructure presently in place.

B2Gold acknowledges that respect and collaboration with the Kitikmeot Inuit Affiliation (“KIA”) is central to the license to function within the Again River Gold District and can proceed to prioritize growing the mission in a fashion that acknowledges Inuit priorities, addresses issues, and brings long-term socio-economic advantages to the Kitikmeot Area. B2Gold appears ahead to persevering with to construct on its sturdy collaboration with the KIA and Kitikmeot Communities.

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As introduced in Might 2024, growth of the open pit and underground was barely not on time resulting from tools availability (commissioning and availability of the open pit tools), opposed climate circumstances and the prioritization of essential path development actions. An extra three months of mining was added to the schedule to make sure that the Umwelt open pit, underground growth and crown pillar actions align and that there’s vital tailings storage capability within the Echo open pit. With the schedule change, the mill is anticipated to begin moist commissioning within the second quarter of 2025 with ramp as much as full manufacturing within the third quarter of 2025. This doesn’t affect the opposite aspects of the mission and staffing tables have been adjusted to make sure that capital is conserved. The Firm continues to estimate that gold manufacturing in calendar 12 months 2025 shall be between 120,000 ounces and 150,000 ounces (beforehand estimated to be between 220,000 ounces and 260,000 ounces). Importantly, the up to date mining schedule doesn’t affect the full variety of gold ounces the Firm expects to provide over the lifetime of mine of the Goose Challenge. The up to date manufacturing profile has resulted within the Firm estimating that common annual gold manufacturing from 2026 to 2030 will improve to be in extra of 310,000 ounces per 12 months (beforehand estimated at 300,000 ounces per 12 months).

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B2Gold efficiently accomplished the 2024 WIR marketing campaign within the second quarter of 2024 and has delivered all needed supplies from the MLA to finish the development of the Goose Challenge. All deliberate development for the primary half of 2024 that’s needed to provide gold by the tip of the second quarter of 2025 has been accomplished and mission growth stays on schedule. The important thing development gadgets that had been accomplished within the second quarter included the set up of Part 2 of the Goose Challenge lodging complicated, which expanded camp capability to greater than 600 beds; the development of three extra gas storage tanks on the MLA to extend gas storage capability to greater than 80 million liters of gas, that are anticipated to start to obtain gas in August 2024; the development of three extra gas storage tanks on the Goose Challenge web site to extend gas storage capability to greater than 80 million liters of gas, of which two of the three tanks have been accomplished with the third tank anticipated to be accomplished within the third quarter of 2024; the acquisition of supplies needed to finish development and the staging of these supplies for cargo to the MLA, with ten ships and one barge having been scheduled (seven ships with dry cargo of greater than 120,000m³ and three ships with greater than 80 million liters of gas) and ready to depart for the MLA in the course of the 2024 sealift in August and September; the acquisition of extra vehicles for the 2025 WIR marketing campaign, with a complete of 105 vehicles now obtainable; the location of greater than 75% of the concrete, with greater than 90% of the concrete anticipated to be positioned by the tip of the third quarter of 2024; the location of all E-houses on the mill pad with electricians now engaged on connecting energy to varied elements; piping work centered on the gas storage tanks and the ultimate Heavy Mechanical Gear workshop; and the event of entry for placement of piping and barge for contemporary water system, with set up anticipated within the third quarter of 2024.

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Growth of the open pit and underground stay on the essential path to make sure that satisfactory materials is offered for begin up and that the Echo pit is offered for tailings placement. The open pit began slowly, however confirmed good progress within the second quarter of 2024, assembly manufacturing targets, and is anticipated to be able to obtain tailings when the mill begins. The underground mine stays on schedule for graduation of manufacturing by the tip of the second quarter of 2025. B2Gold is presently reviewing closing choices for mining of the crown pillar and maximizing volumes of the Echo pit.

After finishing an in depth design overview of the Goose Challenge, B2Gold introduced in January 2024 a revised development capital estimate to C$1,050 million. As well as, earlier than moist commissioning the Firm estimated it is going to spend an extra C$200 million on underground growth, deferred stripping and sustaining capital, in addition to an extra C$205 million for fuels, reagents, and different working capital gadgets needed to construct up web site stock ranges because of the seasonality of the mission logistics. Within the second quarter of 2024, the Firm incurred money expenditures of $128 million (C$175 million) for the Goose Challenge on development and mine growth actions and $43 million (C$58 million) on provides stock. After profitable completion of the 2024 WIR, it’s anticipated that money expenditures on development and mine growth actions shall be decrease within the second half of 2024 in comparison with the money expenditures incurred within the first half of 2024.

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B2Gold is presently updating the full development capital estimate to include the (beforehand introduced) three month delay in graduation of operations and extra prices related to logistics of transport supplies to the Goose Challenge web site by way of air transport. A closing up to date finances is anticipated to be launched in early September 2024.

Gramalote Challenge Growth

On June 18, 2024, the Firm introduced constructive PEA outcomes on its 100% owned Gramalote Challenge positioned within the Division of Antioquia, Colombia. Based mostly on the preliminary outcomes accomplished in 2022, the contemplated larger-scale mission with AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. didn’t meet the mixed funding return thresholds for growth. In 2023, B2Gold accomplished an in depth overview of the Gramalote Challenge with the purpose of figuring out a higher-return mission than the beforehand contemplated three way partnership growth plan. The outcomes of the overview allowed the Firm to find out the optimum parameters and assumptions for the PEA.

The PEA, with an efficient date of April 1, 2024, was ready by B2Gold and evaluates restoration of gold from an open pit mining operation that can transfer as much as roughly 97,000 tonnes per day (“tpd”) (35.3 Mtpa) with an roughly 16,500 tpd (6.0 Mtpa) processing plant that features crushing, grinding, flotation, with tremendous grinding of the flotation focus and agitated leaching of the flotation focus adopted by a carbon-in-pulp restoration course of to course of doré bullion. The Mineral Useful resource estimate for the Gramalote Challenge that fashioned the premise for the PEA consists of Indicated Mineral Sources of 192.2 million tonnes grading 0.68 g/t gold for a complete of 4,210,000 ounces of gold and Inferred Mineral Sources of 85.4 million tonnes grading 0.54 g/t gold for a complete of 1,480,000 ounces of gold.

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The PEA outlines a big manufacturing profile with common annual gold manufacturing of 185,000 ounces over a 12.5 12 months mission life with a low-cost construction and favorable metallurgical traits. Moreover, the PEA outlines sturdy mission economics with an after-tax NPV_5% of $778 million and an after-tax IRR of 20.6%, with a mission payback on pre-production capital of three.1 years, and an estimated pre-production capital price for the mission of $807 million (together with roughly $93 million for mining tools and $63 million for contingency). A strong quantity of historic drilling and engineering research have been accomplished on the Gramalote Challenge, which considerably de-risks future mission growth. Based mostly on the constructive outcomes from the PEA, B2Gold believes that the Gramalote Challenge has the potential to grow to be a medium-scale, low-cost open pit gold mine.

The PEA is preliminary in nature and features a small quantity of Inferred Mineral Sources which can be thought-about too speculative geologically to have the financial issues utilized to them that may allow them to be categorized as Mineral Reserves, and there’s no certainty that the PEA primarily based on these Mineral Sources shall be realized. Mineral Sources that aren’t Mineral Reserves don’t have demonstrated financial viability.

B2Gold has commenced feasibility work with the purpose of finishing a feasibility research by mid-2025 and a $10 million finances has been permitted by the Board. Because of the work accomplished for earlier research, the work remaining to finalize a feasibility research for the up to date medium-scale mission shouldn’t be in depth. The principle work packages for the feasibility research embrace geotechnical and environmental web site investigations for the processing plant and waste dump footprints, in addition to capital and working price estimates.

The Gramalote Challenge will proceed to advance resettlement packages, set up coexistence packages for small miners, work on well being, security and environmental initiatives and proceed to work with the federal government and native communities on social packages.

Because of the desired modifications to the processing plant and infrastructure areas, a Modified Setting Impression Research is required. B2Gold has commenced work on the modifications to the Setting Impression Research and count on it to be accomplished and submitted shortly following the completion of the feasibility research. If the ultimate economics of the feasibility research are constructive and B2Gold makes the choice to develop the Gramalote Challenge as an open pit gold mine, B2Gold would make the most of its confirmed inner mine development crew to construct the mine and mill services.

Outlook

Whole gold manufacturing for 2024 is forecast to be between 800,000 and 870,000 ounces, together with 20,000 ounces of attributable gold manufacturing from Calibre.

Based mostly on present estimates, consolidated gold manufacturing in 2025 is anticipated to materially enhance, pushed by a big improve in gold manufacturing from the Fekola Advanced, relative to 2024, on account of the scheduled mining and processing of higher-grade ore from the Fekola and Cardinal pits made accessible by the significant stripping marketing campaign that shall be undertaken all through 2024, the anticipated full 12 months contribution of higher-grade ore from Fekola Regional which is anticipated to contribute between 80,000 to 100,000 ounces of extra manufacturing, and graduation of mining the higher-grade Fekola underground (topic to receipt of needed permits for Fekola Regional and Fekola underground).

Upon completion of development actions on the Goose Challenge, the mine is anticipated to start gold manufacturing within the second quarter of 2025 and contribute between 120,000 and 150,000 ounces of gold manufacturing in calendar 12 months 2025. Over the primary 5 full calendar years of operation from 2026 to 2030, the common annual gold manufacturing for the Goose Challenge is estimated to be in extra of 310,000 ounces of gold per 12 months.

The constructive PEA outcomes on the Firm’s 100% owned Gramalote Challenge, positioned within the Division of Antioquia, Colombia, outlines a big manufacturing profile with common annual gold manufacturing of 234,000 ounces per 12 months for the primary 5 years of manufacturing, and robust mission economics with an after-tax NPV_5% of $778 million and an after-tax IRR of 20.6% over a 12.5 12 months mission life. Because of this, B2Gold has commenced feasibility work with the purpose of finishing a feasibility research by mid-2025 and a $10 million finances has been permitted by the Board.

Following the discharge of an preliminary Inferred Mineral Useful resource Estimate for the Springbok Zone, the southernmost shoot of the not too long ago found Antelope deposit, within the second quarter of 2024, the Firm has commenced a PEA which is anticipated to be accomplished within the first half of 2025. Topic to receipt of a constructive PEA and allow, mining of the Springbok Zone, coupled with the exploration potential of the higher Antelope deposit, may start to contribute to gold manufacturing at Otjikoto in 2026. The Antelope deposit has the potential to complement the processing of low-grade stockpiles on the Otjikoto Mine by way of 2031, with the purpose of accelerating gold manufacturing ranges to over 100,000 ounces per 12 months from 2026 by way of 2031.

The Firm’s ongoing technique is to proceed to maximise worthwhile manufacturing from its present mines, keep a powerful monetary place, understand the numerous potential improve in gold manufacturing from the Firm’s present growth initiatives, proceed exploration packages throughout the Firm’s sturdy land packages, consider new exploration, growth and manufacturing alternatives, and proceed to return capital to shareholders.

Second Quarter 2024 Monetary Outcomes – Convention Name Particulars

B2Gold executives will host a convention name to debate the outcomes on Friday, August 9, 2024, at 8:00 am PT / 11:00 am ET.

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About B2Gold

B2Gold is a low-cost worldwide senior gold producer headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. Based in 2007, immediately, B2Gold has working gold mines in Mali, Namibia and the Philippines, the Goose Challenge underneath development in northern Canada and quite a few growth and exploration initiatives in numerous international locations together with Mali, Colombia and Finland. B2Gold forecasts complete consolidated gold manufacturing of between 800,000 and 870,000 ounces in 2024.

Certified Individuals

Invoice Lytle, Senior Vice President and Chief Working Officer, a certified particular person underneath NI 43-101, has permitted the scientific and technical data associated to operations issues contained on this information launch.

Andrew Brown, P. Geo., Vice President, Exploration, a certified particular person underneath NI 43-101, has permitted the scientific and technical data associated to exploration and mineral useful resource issues contained on this information launch.

ON BEHALF OF B2GOLD CORP.

“Clive T. Johnson”  
President and Chief Government Officer 

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Manufacturing outcomes and manufacturing steerage offered on this information launch mirror complete manufacturing on the mines B2Gold operates on a 100% mission foundation. Please see our Annual Info Type dated March 14, 2024 for a dialogue of our possession curiosity within the mines B2Gold operates.

This information launch consists of sure “forward-looking data” and “forward-looking statements” (collectively forward-looking statements”) throughout the which means of relevant Canadian and United States securities laws, together with: projections; outlook; steerage; forecasts; estimates; and different statements relating to future or estimated monetary and operational efficiency, gold manufacturing and gross sales, revenues and money flows, and capital prices (sustaining and non-sustaining) and working prices, together with projected money working prices and AISC, and budgets on a consolidated and mine by mine foundation; future or estimated mine life, metallic value assumptions, ore grades or sources, gold restoration charges, stripping ratios, throughput, ore processing; statements relating to anticipated exploration, drilling, growth, development, allowing and different actions or achievements of B2Gold; and together with, with out limitation: remaining effectively positioned for continued sturdy operational and monetary efficiency in 2024; projected gold manufacturing, money working prices and AISC on a consolidated and mine by mine foundation in 2024; complete consolidated gold manufacturing of between 800,000 and 870,000 ounces (together with 20,000 attributable ounces from Calibre) in 2024, with money working prices of between $835 and $895 per ounce and AISC of between $1,420 and $1,480 per ounce; B2Gold’s continued prioritization of growing the Goose Challenge in a fashion that acknowledges Indigenous enter and issues and brings long-term socio-economic advantages to the world; the Goose Challenge capital price being roughly C$1,050 million and the web price of open pit and underground growth, deferred stripping, and sustaining capital expenditures to be incurred previous to first gold manufacturing being roughly C$200 million and the price for reagents and different working capital gadgets being C$205 million; the Goose Challenge producing roughly 310,000 ounces of gold per 12 months for the primary 5 years; the potential for first gold manufacturing within the second quarter of 2025 from the Goose Challenge; the Firm’s consolidated gold manufacturing to be comparatively constant all through 2024; Fekola Regional manufacturing now anticipated to start in the beginning of 2025; the potential receipt of a mining allow for Fekola Regional licenses later in 2024; the affect of the 2023 Mining Code in Mali; the standing of the negotiations with the Authorities of Mali and the outcomes thereof; the potential for the Antelope deposit to be developed as an underground operation and contribute gold in the course of the low-grade stockpile processing in 2026 by way of 2031; the timing and outcomes of the PEA on the Antelope deposit and the potential for the Antelope Zone to contribute to the Otjikoto manufacturing profile; the outcomes and estimates within the Gramalote PEA, together with the mission life, common annual gold manufacturing, processing fee, capital price, internet current worth, after-tax internet money move and payback; the timing and outcomes of a feasibility research on the Gramalote Challenge; and the potential to develop the Gramalote Challenge as an open pit gold mine. All statements on this information launch that tackle occasions or developments that we count on to happen sooner or later are forward-looking statements. Ahead-looking statements are statements that aren’t historic info and are typically, though not all the time, recognized by phrases similar to “count on”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “mission”, “goal”, “potential”, “schedule”, “forecast”, “finances”, “estimate”, “intend” or “consider” and comparable expressions or their detrimental connotations, or that occasions or circumstances “will”, “would”, “might”, “may”, “ought to” or “would possibly” happen. All such forward-looking statements are primarily based on the opinions and estimates of administration as of the date such statements are made.

Ahead-looking statements essentially contain assumptions, dangers and uncertainties, sure of that are past B2Gold’s management, together with dangers related to or associated to: the volatility of metallic costs and B2Gold’s widespread shares; modifications in tax legal guidelines; the hazards inherent in exploration, growth and mining actions; the uncertainty of reserve and useful resource estimates; not attaining manufacturing, price or different estimates; precise manufacturing, growth plans and prices differing materially from the estimates in B2Gold’s feasibility and different research; the flexibility to acquire and keep any needed permits, consents or authorizations required for mining actions; environmental rules or hazards and compliance with complicated rules related to mining actions; local weather change and local weather change rules; the flexibility to exchange mineral reserves and establish acquisition alternatives; the unknown liabilities of corporations acquired by B2Gold; the flexibility to efficiently combine new acquisitions; fluctuations in change charges; the supply of financing; financing and debt actions, together with potential restrictions imposed on B2Gold’s operations consequently thereof and the flexibility to generate adequate money flows; operations in international and growing international locations and the compliance with international legal guidelines, together with these related to operations in Mali, Namibia, the Philippines and Colombia and together with dangers associated to modifications in international legal guidelines and altering insurance policies associated to mining and native possession necessities or useful resource nationalization typically; distant operations and the supply of satisfactory infrastructure; fluctuations in value and availability of vitality and different inputs needed for mining operations; shortages or price will increase in needed tools, provides and labour; regulatory, political and nation dangers, together with native instability or acts of terrorism and the results thereof; the reliance upon contractors, third events and three way partnership companions; the shortage of sole decision-making authority associated to Filminera Sources Company, which owns the Masbate Challenge; challenges to title or floor rights; the dependence on key personnel and the flexibility to draw and retain expert personnel; the chance of an uninsurable or uninsured loss; opposed local weather and climate circumstances; litigation danger; competitors with different mining corporations; neighborhood assist for B2Gold’s operations, together with dangers associated to strikes and the halting of such operations once in a while; conflicts with small scale miners; failures of knowledge methods or data safety threats; the flexibility to take care of satisfactory inner controls over monetary reporting as required by regulation, together with Part 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; compliance with anti-corruption legal guidelines, and sanctions or different comparable measures; social media and B2Gold’s repute; dangers affecting Calibre having an affect on the worth of the Firm’s funding in Calibre, and potential dilution of our fairness curiosity in Calibre; in addition to different components recognized and as described in additional element underneath the heading “Danger Elements” in B2Gold’s most up-to-date Annual Info Type, B2Gold’s present Type 40-F Annual Report and B2Gold’s different filings with Canadian securities regulators and the U.S. Securities and Change Fee (the “SEC”), which can be seen at www.sedar.com and www.sec.gov, respectively (the “Web sites”). The checklist shouldn’t be exhaustive of the components which will have an effect on B2Gold’s forward-looking statements.

B2Gold’s forward-looking statements are primarily based on the relevant assumptions and components administration considers cheap as of the date hereof, primarily based on the knowledge obtainable to administration at such time. These assumptions and components embrace, however aren’t restricted to, assumptions and components associated to B2Gold’s skill to hold on present and future operations, together with: growth and exploration actions; the timing, extent, length and financial viability of such operations, together with any mineral assets or reserves recognized thereby; the accuracy and reliability of estimates, projections, forecasts, research and assessments; B2Gold’s skill to fulfill or obtain estimates, projections and forecasts; the supply and price of inputs; the worth and marketplace for outputs, together with gold; international change charges; taxation ranges; the well timed receipt of needed approvals or permits; the flexibility to fulfill present and future obligations; the flexibility to acquire well timed financing on cheap phrases when required; the present and future social, financial and political circumstances; and different assumptions and components typically related to the mining business.

B2Gold’s forward-looking statements are primarily based on the opinions and estimates of administration and mirror their present expectations relating to future occasions and working efficiency and converse solely as of the date hereof. B2Gold doesn’t assume any obligation to replace forward-looking statements if circumstances or administration’s beliefs, expectations or opinions ought to change aside from as required by relevant regulation. There may be no assurance that forward-looking statements will show to be correct, and precise outcomes, efficiency or achievements may differ materially from these expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. Accordingly, no assurance may be on condition that any occasions anticipated by the forward-looking statements will transpire or happen, or if any of them do, what advantages or liabilities B2Gold will derive therefrom. For the explanations set forth above, undue reliance shouldn’t be positioned on forward-looking statements.

Non-IFRS Measures
This information launch consists of sure phrases or efficiency measures generally used within the mining business that aren’t outlined underneath Worldwide Monetary Reporting Requirements (“IFRS”), together with “money working prices” and “all-in sustaining prices” (or “AISC”). Non-IFRS measures don’t have any standardized which means prescribed underneath IFRS, and due to this fact they might not be similar to comparable measures employed by different corporations. The info offered is meant to supply extra data and shouldn’t be thought-about in isolation or as an alternative choice to measures of efficiency ready in accordance with IFRS and must be learn along with B2Gold’s consolidated monetary statements. Readers ought to confer with B2Gold’s Administration Dialogue and Evaluation, obtainable on the Web sites, underneath the heading “Non-IFRS Measures” for a extra detailed dialogue of how B2Gold calculates sure of such measures and a reconciliation of sure measures to IFRS phrases.

Cautionary Assertion Relating to Mineral Reserve and Useful resource Estimates
The disclosure on this information launch was ready in accordance with Canadian Nationwide Instrument 43-101, which differs considerably from the necessities of the US Securities and Change Fee (“SEC”), and useful resource and reserve data contained or referenced on this information launch might not be similar to comparable data disclosed by public corporations topic to the technical disclosure necessities of the SEC. Historic outcomes or feasibility fashions offered herein aren’t ensures or expectations of future efficiency.

NON-IFRS MEASURES

Money working prices per gold ounce offered and complete money prices per gold ounce offered

‘‘Money working prices per gold ounce’’ and “complete money prices per gold ounce” are widespread monetary efficiency measures within the gold mining business however, as non-IFRS measures, they don’t have a standardized which means underneath IFRS and due to this fact might not be similar to comparable measures offered by different issuers. Administration believes that, along with typical measures ready in accordance with IFRS, sure traders use this data to judge our efficiency and talent to generate money move. Accordingly, these measures are supposed to supply extra data and shouldn’t be thought-about in isolation or as an alternative choice to measures of efficiency ready in accordance with IFRS. The measures, together with gross sales, are thought-about to be a key indicator of the Firm’s skill to generate earnings and money move from its mining operations.

Money price figures are calculated on a gross sales foundation in accordance with a regular developed by The Gold Institute, which was a worldwide affiliation of suppliers of gold and gold merchandise and included main North American gold producers. The Gold Institute ceased operations in 2002, however the usual is the accepted commonplace of reporting money price of manufacturing in North America. Adoption of the usual is voluntary and the price measures offered might not be similar to different equally titled measures of different corporations. Different corporations might calculate these measures in another way. Money working prices and complete money prices per gold ounce offered are derived from quantities included within the assertion of operations and embrace mine web site working prices similar to mining, processing, smelting, refining, transportation prices, royalties and manufacturing taxes, much less silver by-product credit. The tables under present a reconciliation of money working prices per gold ounce offered and complete money prices per gold ounce offered to manufacturing prices as extracted from the unaudited condensed interim consolidated monetary statements on a consolidated and a mine-by-mine foundation ({dollars} in hundreds):

Money working prices per gold ounce produced

Along with money working prices on a per gold ounce offered foundation, the Firm additionally presents money working prices on a per gold ounce produced foundation. Money working prices per gold ounce produced is derived from quantities included within the assertion of operations and embrace mine web site working prices similar to mining, processing, smelting, refining, transportation prices, much less silver by-product credit. The tables under present a reconciliation of money working prices per gold ounce produced to manufacturing prices as extracted from the unaudited condensed interim consolidated monetary statements on a consolidated and a mine-by-mine foundation ({dollars} in hundreds):

All-in sustaining prices per gold ounce

In June 2013, the World Gold Council, a non-regulatory affiliation of the world’s main gold mining corporations established to advertise the usage of gold to business, customers and traders, supplied steerage for the calculation of the measure “all-in sustaining prices per gold ounce”, however as a non-IFRS measure, it doesn’t have a standardized which means underneath IFRS and due to this fact might not be similar to comparable measures offered by different issuers. The unique World Gold Council commonplace turned efficient January 1, 2014 with additional updates introduced on November 16, 2018 which had been efficient beginning January 1, 2019.

Administration believes that the all-in sustaining prices per gold ounce measure offers extra perception into the prices of manufacturing gold by capturing all the expenditures required for the invention, growth and sustaining of gold manufacturing and permits the Firm to evaluate its skill to assist capital expenditures to maintain future manufacturing from the era of working money flows. Administration believes that, along with typical measures ready in accordance with IFRS, sure traders use this data to judge the Firm’s efficiency and talent to generate money move. Accordingly, it’s supposed to supply extra data and shouldn’t be thought-about in isolation or as an alternative choice to measures of efficiency ready in accordance with IFRS. Adoption of the usual is voluntary and the price measures offered might not be similar to different equally titled measures of different corporations. The Firm has utilized the rules of the World Gold Council suggestions and has reported all-in sustaining prices on a gross sales foundation. Different corporations might calculate these measures in another way.

B2Gold defines all-in sustaining prices per ounce because the sum of money working prices, royalties and manufacturing taxes, capital expenditures and exploration prices which can be sustaining in nature, sustaining lease expenditures, company common and administrative prices, share-based cost bills associated to restricted share items/deferred share items/efficiency share items/restricted phantom items (“RSUs/DSUs/PSUs/RPUs”), neighborhood relations expenditures, reclamation legal responsibility accretion and realized (positive factors) losses on gas spinoff contracts, all divided by the full gold ounces offered to reach at a per ounce determine.

The desk under exhibits a reconciliation of all-in sustaining prices per ounce to manufacturing prices as extracted from the unaudited condensed interim consolidated monetary statements on a consolidated and a mine-by-mine foundation for the three months ended June 30, 2024 ({dollars} in hundreds):

^{1) Included as a element of Share-based funds on the Assertion of operations.
(2) Discuss with Sustaining capital expenditures and Sustaining mine exploration reconciliations under.}

The desk under exhibits a reconciliation of sustaining capital expenditures to working mine capital expenditures as extracted from the unaudited condensed interim consolidated monetary statements for the three months ended June 30, 2024 ({dollars} in hundreds):

The desk under exhibits a reconciliation of sustaining mine exploration to working mine exploration as extracted from the unaudited condensed interim consolidated monetary statements for the three months ended June 30, 2024 ({dollars} in hundreds):

The desk under exhibits a reconciliation of all-in sustaining prices per ounce to manufacturing prices as extracted from the unaudited condensed interim consolidated monetary statements on a consolidated and a mine-by-mine foundation for the three months ended June 30, 2023 ({dollars} in hundreds):

^{(1) Included as a element of Share-based funds on the Assertion of operations.
(2) Discuss with Sustaining capital expenditures and Sustaining mine exploration reconciliations under}

The desk under exhibits a reconciliation of sustaining capital expenditures to working mine capital expenditures as extracted from the unaudited condensed interim consolidated monetary statements for the three months ended June 30, 2023 ({dollars} in hundreds):

The desk under exhibits a reconciliation of sustaining mine exploration to working mine exploration as extracted from the unaudited condensed interim consolidated monetary statements for the three months ended June 30, 2023 ({dollars} in hundreds):

The desk under exhibits a reconciliation of all-in sustaining prices per ounce to manufacturing prices as extracted from the unaudited condensed interim consolidated monetary statements on a consolidated and a mine-by-mine foundation for the six months ended June 30, 2024 ({dollars} in hundreds):

^{(1) Included as a element of Share-based funds on the Assertion of operations.
(2) Discuss with Sustaining capital expenditures and Sustaining mine exploration reconciliations under.}

The desk under exhibits a reconciliation of sustaining capital expenditures to working mine capital expenditures as extracted from the unaudited condensed interim consolidated monetary statements for the six months ended June 30, 2024 ({dollars} in hundreds):

The desk under exhibits a reconciliation of sustaining mine exploration to working mine exploration as extracted from the unaudited condensed interim consolidated monetary statements for the six months ended June 30, 2024 ({dollars} in hundreds):

The tables under present a reconciliation of all-in sustaining prices per ounce to manufacturing prices as extracted from the unaudited condensed interim consolidated monetary statements on a consolidated and a mine-by-mine foundation for the six months ended June 30, 2023 ({dollars} in hundreds):

^{(1) Included as a element of Share-based funds on the Assertion of operations.
(2) Discuss with Sustaining capital expenditures and Sustaining mine exploration reconciliations under}

The desk under exhibits a reconciliation of sustaining capital expenditures to working mine capital expenditures as extracted from the unaudited condensed interim consolidated monetary statements for the six months ended June 30, 2023 ({dollars} in hundreds):

The desk under exhibits a reconciliation of sustaining mine exploration to working mine exploration as extracted from the unaudited condensed interim consolidated monetary statements for the six months ended June 30, 2023 ({dollars} in hundreds):

Adjusted internet earnings and adjusted earnings per share – fundamental

Adjusted internet earnings and adjusted earnings per share – fundamental are non-IFRS measures that don’t have a standardized which means prescribed by IFRS and due to this fact might not be similar to comparable measures offered by different issuers. The Firm defines adjusted internet earnings as internet earnings attributable to shareholders of the Firm adjusted for non-recurring gadgets and in addition vital recurring non-cash gadgets. The Firm defines adjusted earnings per share – fundamental as adjusted internet earnings divided by the fundamental weighted variety of widespread shares excellent.

Administration believes that the presentation of adjusted internet earnings and adjusted earnings per share – fundamental is suitable to supply extra data to traders relating to gadgets that we don’t count on to proceed on the identical stage sooner or later or that administration doesn’t consider to be a mirrored image of the Firm’s ongoing working efficiency. Administration additional believes that its presentation of those non-IFRS monetary measures present data that’s helpful to traders as a result of they’re necessary indicators of the power of our operations and the efficiency of our core enterprise. Accordingly, it’s supposed to supply extra data and shouldn’t be thought-about in isolation as an alternative choice to measures of efficiency ready in accordance with IFRS. Different corporations might calculate this measure in another way.

A reconciliation of internet earnings to adjusted internet earnings as extracted from the unaudited condensed interim consolidated monetary statements is ready out within the desk under: