Project Overview
The Goose Mine is located in Nunavut, Canada, and consists of four main deposits namely Goose, Main, Echo,
Umwelt and Llama. The property hosts structurally controlled gold mineralization that is largely
stratabound, within broad zones of sulphidized iron formation that is associated with quartz veins,
silicification, and shearing.
Open pit mining will be from the Echo, Umwelt, Llama and Goose deposits with process tailings deposited in
exhausted pits. Underground development is underway and will commence with ore production from the Umwelt
pillar. B2Gold has made the decision to accelerate underground mining development to increase annual gold
production over the first 5 years of the mine plan, which entails mining of the complete Umwelt crown
pillar.
The process plant is designed to produce gold doré using conventional crushing, grinding, gravity
concentration, pre-oxidation, gold leaching by cyanidation, gold adsorption by carbon-in-pulp (CIP), and
gold recovery from loaded carbon and gravity concentrate. The nameplate expansion of the process plant from
3,000 tpd to 4,000 tpd is planned for Year 2 of operations. B2Gold has initiated studies to further enhance
performance with a possible upgrade to 6,000 tpd capacity by pairing the existing 4,000 tpd ball mill with
an additional SAG mill. The plant is already permitted for up to 6,000 tpd, so no extra permits are needed.
Outcomes from these studies are expected late 2025 or early 2026.
Stream Details
| Date of Contract |
8-Feb-22 |
| Term |
Life of Mine |
| Stream |
2.78% of the Au production dropping to 1.44% after delivery of 87.1
koz of Au and dropping to 1% after delivery of 134 koz of Au |
| Upfront Consideration |
$84M |
| Cost Quartile |
Second |
For more information on the Goose Project, please visit: www.b2gold.com (opens in new
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