Mid-tier Canadian miner B2Gold (TSX, NYSE: BTO) has poured its first gold at its Fekola mine, in south-western Mali, about three months ahead of schedule and said is on track to begin commercial production before the end of the year.
The Vancouver-based company expects production of between 50,000 and 55,000 ounces of gold from its new mine in West Africa to bring its total metal production for 2017 to between 530,000 and 570,000 ounces of gold