B2Gold to Consolidate Gramalote Project by Acquiring AngloGold Ashanti’s 50% Stake
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- B2Gold Corp. (TSX: BTO, NYSE AMERICAN: BTG, NSX: B2G) (“B2Gold” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that is has entered into a purchase agreement with AngloGold Ashanti Limited (“AngloGold”) to acquire AngloGold’s 50% stake in the Gramalote project (the “Transaction”), located in the Department of Antioquia, Colombia (the “Gramalote Project”).
- VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- B2Gold Corp. (TSX: BTO, NYSE AMERICAN: BTG, NSX: B2G) (“B2Gold” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that is has entered into a purchase agreement with AngloGold Ashanti Limited (“AngloGold”) to acquire AngloGold’s 50% stake in the Gramalote project (the “Transaction”), located in the Department of Antioquia, Colombia (the “Gramalote Project”).
- Upon completion of the Transaction, B2Gold will own 100% of the Gramalote Project.
- Consolidates the Gramalote Project under one owner, providing additional optionality to analyze lower capital intensity, higher-return development opportunities for the Project: Historically, the Gramalote Project has been advanced under a joint venture between B2Gold and AngloGold, which has led to analyzing the project on a larger scale basis to provide meaningful production growth to both companies.
- Under a single owner, different development opportunities will be assessed with the goal of delineating a project that maximizes the return for B2Gold as sole owner of the Gramalote Project.