As of November 7, 2024, B2Gold had accomplished 25,126 m of drilling over 68 drill holes on the Goose Challenge, together with 14,480 m over 40 drill holes on the Umwelt deposit, 3,899 m over 14 drill holes on the Llama deposit space, 6,610 m over 13 exploration goal drill holes, and 137 m over one metallurgical gap on the Goose Essential deposit. Important drill gap areas from 2024 are proven on the map in Determine 1.
Goose Challenge Drill Outcomes Highlights
- Exploration drilling intersected high-grade mineralization 1,000 m west and down plunge of the Goose Essential deposit on the Goose Challenge’s Nuvuyak deposit
- Drill gap 24GSE-683Z1 returned 6.39 grams per tonne (“g/t”) gold over 28.80 m from 982.20 m, together with a higher-grade interval of 23.49 g/t gold over 6.45 m and 4.66 g/t gold over 20.94 m from 1,037.16 m, together with 8.60 g/t gold over 9.62 m; and
- This outcome demonstrates the continuity of high-grade zones inside the Nuvuyak deposit by extending high-grade gold mineralization roughly 150 m to the north-northwest.
- Exploration drilling additionally intersected high-grade mineralization on the Mammoth goal 450 m up plunge of the Nuvuyak deposit in direction of the Goose Essential deposit
- Mammoth drill gap 24GSE-687Z1 returned 17.45 g/t gold over 10.96 m from 837.14 m, together with a higher-grade interval of 68.61 g/t gold over 2.51 m;
- Mammoth drilling examined down plunge of the fold between the Nuvuyak deposit and the Hook goal; and
- This outcome demonstrates that the Nuvuyak and Mammoth zones have sturdy potential for future underground mining.
- The Nuvuyak deposit and Mammoth goal usually are not included within the present Goose Challenge mine plan; these exploration outcomes display potential to additional improve Mineral Assets and prolong the mine life on the Goose Challenge
- Drill outcomes for infill and mine improvement at the Goose Challenge’s Umwelt deposit verify the continuity of high-grade gold mineralization, with a number of drill holes returning intercepts with increased gold grades and widths than predicted by the prevailing mineral useful resource mannequin
- Drill gap 24GSE-671 returned 27.28 g/t gold over 11.10 m from 457.80 m;
- Drill gap 24GSE-675 returned 19.63 g/t gold over 15.95 m from 389.85 m;
- Drill gap 24GSE-677Z3 returned 9.27 g/t gold over 13.58 m from 664.25 m;
- Drill gap 24GSE-681 returned 11.18 g/t gold over 15.50 m from 779.45 m;
- Drill gap 24GSE-684B returned 29.49 g/t gold over 22.79 m from 332.25 m; and
- Drill gap 24GSE-685 returned 10.51 g/t gold over 21.45 m from 306.00 m.
- Exploration drilling intersected high-grade gold mineralization 530 m down plunge from the estimated open pit boundary on the Goose Challenge’s Llama deposit
- Drill gap 24GSE-663 returned 14.34 g/t gold over 27.95 m from 406.05 m, together with a higher-grade interval of 54.17 g/t gold over 6.00 m and 205.00 g/t gold over 0.80 m, at a vertical depth of 370 m, which examined an space of restricted drilling 530 m down plunge from the Llama open pit; and
- This outcome demonstrates the down plunge continuity of gold grades and widths of those mineralized constructions, and the Llama deposit stays open at depth.
Determine 1. Goose Challenge Drill Gap Areas .
Determine 1 is accessible at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/ed2d9455-caf1-48af-b959-515f573c3805
Goose Challenge Exploration
The Goose Challenge consists of 5 identified deposits with present mineral assets, Umwelt, Llama, Goose, Echo and Nuvuyak, which happen alongside a strike size of eight kilometers (“km”). The Firm believes that exploration upside exists on all identified deposits which can be open at depth, in addition to a number of zones of curiosity that stay comparatively untested inside the footprint of the favorable host banded iron formation (“BIF”) stratigraphy. At Goose, the BIF extends over 10 km in a folded package deal as much as 1.5 km extensive hosted inside a northwesterly to westerly putting, steeply-dipping belt of folded, clastic sediments. Ongoing structural and knowledge overview has fashioned the premise of the 2024 exploration season that has drill examined a number of zones of curiosity.
The Umwelt deposit is the only largest deposit on the Goose Challenge and might be a major contributor to preliminary manufacturing. On the Umwelt deposit, 2024 drilling completed with 14,480 m accomplished over 40 drill holes with gold assays obtained for 34 of the 40 drill holes. Implementation of directional core drilling expertise (Devico) has added accuracy and price effectivity to this system of deep and strategic drilling. Drilling was designed to extend confidence within the geometry and continuity of high-grade mineralization beneath the deliberate open pits. Drilling has proven the intersection of steeply dipping brittle-ductile excessive pressure zones and fold-thickened BIF is the first management on gold mineralization.
Important 2024 drill outcomes from the Umwelt deposit on the Goose Challenge embrace:
Gap ID | From (m) | To (m) | Size (m) | Au (g/t) | Au (g/t) Capped 1 |
24GSE671 | 457.80 | 468.90 | 11.10 | 27.28 | 21.14 |
Incl | 464.20 | 468.30 | 4.10 | 50.97 | 34.36 |
Incl | 465.00 | 466.00 | 1.00 | 112.00 | 50.00 |
and | 478.85 | 506.95 | 28.10 | 4.45 | 4.28 |
Incl | 490.35 | 496.10 | 5.75 | 14.33 | 13.50 |
24GSE673Z1 | 925.00 | 939.20 | 14.20 | 7.32 | 7.11 |
Incl | 936.25 | 939.20 | 2.95 | 23.57 | 22.57 |
24GSE675 | 389.85 | 405.80 | 15.95 | 19.63 | 16.65 |
Incl | 390.80 | 396.71 | 5.91 | 32.76 | N/A |
Incl | 401.34 | 404.84 | 3.50 | 26.25 | 26.25 |
24GSE677Z3 | 664.25 | 677.83 | 13.58 | 9.27 | 7.79 |
Incl | 667.45 | 669.70 | 2.25 | 42.72 | 33.79 |
24GSE680Z1 | 889.93 | 911.37 | 21.44 | 7.58 | 6.96 |
Incl | 893.15 | 897.35 | 4.20 | 22.94 | 19.78 |
Incl | 905.90 | 910.70 | 4.80 | 9.40 | 9.40 |
24GSE681 | 779.45 | 794.95 | 15.50 | 11.18 | 10.62 |
Incl | 779.45 | 780.15 | 0.70 | 26.10 | 26.10 |
Incl | 790.05 | 792.80 | 2.75 | 33.36 | 30.22 |
24GSE684B | 332.25 | 355.04 | 22.79 | 29.49 | 13.68 |
Incl | 332.25 | 333.50 | 0.70 | 301.00 | 50.00 |
Incl | 343.35 | 346.65 | 3.30 | 83.86 | 40.62 |
Incl | 352.00 | 355.04 | 3.04 | 45.67 | 31.88 |
24GSE685 | 306.00 | 327.45 | 21.45 | 10.51 | 6.00 |
Incl | 319.80 | 325.30 | 5.50 | 34.22 | 16.66 |
Incl | 323.25 | 325.30 | 0.70 | 188.00 | 50.00 |
24GSE685Z1 | 310.90 | 328.05 | 17.15 | 9.49 | 9.49 |
Incl | 319.95 | 324.70 | 4.75 | 27.24 | 27.24 |
Notes:
1. Capped at 50 g/t gold
2. Drill intercepts are perpendicular to the zones so true widths are very comparable to reported drill lengths
On the Llama deposit, which outcrops 1,500 m north of the Umwelt deposit, a complete of 1,428 m was drilled over seven drill holes (together with three deserted holes) in areas inside the Inferred Mineral Useful resource boundary beneath the open pit. Drill gap 24GSE-668B returned 19.65 g/t gold over 8.20 m from 158.75 m, together with a higher-grade interval of 37.13 g/t gold over 4.00 m.
As well as, a complete of two,471 m over seven drill holes (with two at present in progress) are testing areas down plunge from the deliberate Llama open pit. Drill gap 24GSE-663, which examined an space of restricted drilling 530 m down plunge from the deliberate Llama open pit, returned 14.34 g/t gold over 27.95 m from 406.05 m at a vertical depth of 370 m, together with higher-grade intervals of 54.17 g/t gold over 6.00 m and 205.00 g/t gold over 0.80 m. The drill outcome demonstrates the down plunge continuity of gold grades and widths of those mineralized constructions, and the Llama deposit continues to stay open at depth. As well as, two drill holes totaling 1,241 m have been accomplished 1,440 m down dip from Llama within the Llama Extension space, with assays pending. Yet another drill gap might be accomplished in 2024 on the Llama Extension space.
Important 2024 drill outcomes from the Llama deposit on the Goose Challenge embrace:
Gap ID | From (m) | To (m) | Size (m) | Au (g/t) | Au (g/t) Capped 1 |
24GSE663 | 406.05 | 434.00 | 27.95 | 14.34 | 9.91 |
Incl | 426.50 | 432.50 | 6.00 | 54.17 | 33.50 |
Incl | 429.35 | 430.15 | 0.80 | 205.00 | 50.00 |
24GSE668B | 158.75 | 166.95 | 8.20 | 19.65 | 13.50 |
Incl | 160.75 | 164.75 | 4.00 | 37.13 | 24.53 |
Incl | 163.00 | 163.80 | 0.80 | 113.00 | 50.00 |
Notes:
1. Capped at 50 g/t gold
2. Drill intercepts are perpendicular to the zones so true widths are very comparable to reported drill lengths
Goose Challenge Exploration Drilling
A complete of 6,610 m over 13 drill holes have been drilled at Goose Challenge exploration targets together with Nuvuyak, Mammoth, Stovepipe, Muskox, Wing, Boomerang, Goose Neck South, Hook and Slingshot. Drilling is ongoing on the Mammoth and Hook targets. Outcomes have been obtained for Nuvuyak, Mammoth and Wing, and are pending for the opposite targets.
Highlights up to now embrace encouraging outcomes at Nuvuyak and Mammoth. Nuvuyak drill gap 24GSE-683Z1 returned 6.39 g/t gold over 28.80 m from 982.20 m, together with a higher-grade interval of 23.49 g/t gold over 6.45 m and 4.66 g/t gold over 20.94 m from 1,037.16 m, together with 8.60 g/t gold over 9.62 m. Nuvuyak is situated roughly 500 m west and 1,000 m down plunge of the Goose Essential deposit and demonstrates the continuity of high-grade zones inside the Nuvuyak deposit by extending high-grade gold mineralization roughly 150 m to the north-northwest. The prevailing Inferred Mineral Useful resource estimate at Nuvuyak is 2.42 million tonnes grading 7.50 g/t gold for a complete of 583,000 ounces of gold.
Mammoth drill gap 24GSE-687Z1 returned 17.45 g/t gold over 10.96 m from 837.14 m, together with a higher-grade interval of 68.61 g/t gold over 2.51 m. This encouraging intercept, situated 450 m up plunge of Nuvuyak in direction of the Goose Essential deposit, exhibits the Nuvuyak and Mammoth zones have sturdy potential for future underground mining.
Important 2024 drill outcomes from the Goose Challenge exploration drilling embrace:
Gap ID | Space | From (m) | To (m) | Size (m) | Au (g/t) | Au (g/t) Capped 1 |
24GSE683Z1 | Nuvuyak | 982.20 | 1,011.00 | 28.80 | 6.39 | 6.17 |
Incl | Nuvuyak | 1,004.55 | 1,011.00 | 6.45 | 23.49 | 22.49 |
and | Nuvuyak | 1,037.16 | 1,058.10 | 20.94 | 4.66 | 4.66 |
Incl | Nuvuyak | 1,037.16 | 1,046.78 | 9.62 | 8.60 | 8.60 |
24GSE687Z1 | Mammoth | 820.40 | 823.45 | 3.05 | 8.32 | 8.32 |
and | Mammoth | 837.14 | 848.10 | 10.96 | 17.45 | 8.57 |
Incl | Mammoth | 837.65 | 840.16 | 2.51 | 68.61 | 29.83 |
Notes:
1. Capped at 5 0 g/t gold
Again River Gold District 2024 Floor Exploration Program
Throughout 2024, regional goal definition was supplemented by an built-in floor exploration program comprising of mapping, prospecting, geophysics and the gathering of 1,798 until samples, 35 trenches (216 samples) and 285 rock samples in six properties together with Boot, Boulder, Del, BB13, Needle and Beech. See Determine 2 for an outline of the Again River Gold District properties.
Determine 2. Again River Gold District Properties.
Determine 2 is accessible at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/b05478a1-4c28-4e98-903e-5b71994fc042
Geophysics consisted of floor Induced Polarization (3D-IP) in Boot and Boulder and heli-magnetics in BB13, Needle and Beech in addition to re-processing of outdated geophysical knowledge. As well as, a BHTEM (borehole transient electromagnetics) survey was accomplished over 3,800 m throughout 5 drill holes together with three on the Umwelt deposit and one every at Nuvuyak and Mammoth. Outcomes are being processed.
This work has generated new regional and near-mine targets that might be additional evaluated and drill examined in 2025.
High quality Assurance/High quality Management on Pattern Assortment and Assaying
The first laboratory utilized for the Again River Gold District drilling program in 2024 is ALS laboratory in North Vancouver, Canada. Core samples are ready on the ALS preparation facility in Yellowknife with consultant pulp samples despatched to the ALS North Vancouver laboratory for gold evaluation. Gold is analyzed by a fireplace assay/atomic absorption spectrometry (FA/AAS) end utilizing a 50 gram subsample of the coin pulp. FAs have been completed with AAS, and samples with increased grades that exceeded the utmost detection restrict of AAS obtained a supplemental gravimetric (“GRAV”) end. All samples over 3,000 elements per billion are analyzed by FA/GRAV utilizing a 50 gram subsample of the coin pulp. Bureau Veritas Minerals (BV) in Vancouver, Canada, is the umpire laboratory.
High quality assurance and high quality management procedures embrace the systematic insertion of blanks and requirements into the core pattern strings. The outcomes of the management samples are evaluated frequently with batches re-analyzed and/or resubmitted as wanted. All outcomes acknowledged on this announcement have handed B2Gold’s high quality assurance and high quality management protocols.
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B2Gold is a low-cost worldwide senior gold producer headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. Based in 2007, in the present day, B2Gold has working gold mines in Mali, Namibia and the Philippines, the Goose Challenge below development in northern Canada and quite a few improvement and exploration tasks in varied nations together with Mali, Colombia and Finland. B2Gold forecasts whole consolidated gold manufacturing of between 800,000 and 870,000 ounces in 2024.
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