Press Release
August 6, 2024
Equinox Gold Corp. (TSX: EQX, NYSE American: EQX) (“Equinox Gold” or the “Company”) wished its cycling and support team good luck yesterday as they set off for the Ride to Greenstone, an epic 3,634 km bike relay from Vancouver, BC to Geraldton, Ontario, to celebrate the official opening of the Company’s new Greenstone Mine.
The focus of the ride is to raise money for the Geraldton District Hospital, which serves a 2,767-km2 region in Northern Ontario including five Indigenous communities and the Greenstone Mine workforce. Equinox Gold’s mine sites in California, Mexico and Brazil are sending cyclists to join this expedition and are also organizing a variety of events to raise money for charities in their local communities, bringing the Company’s global workforce, contractors and suppliers together to support the communities in which we work.
Many thanks to the Ride to Greenstone Gold Sponsors – Sandstorm Gold Royalties, Cloutier Contracting, Franco-Nevada, Orion Resource Partners and Equinox Gold’s Board of Directors – who each donated more than C$100,000 to the Geraldton District Hospital. To date the event has raised nearly C$1.2 million for the hospital and more than C$100,000 for schools and hospitals in Brazil and the Alzheimer’s Association of California. Information on the seven charities and how to donate is available on the Ride to Greenstone website.
Ross Beaty, Chair of Equinox Gold, commented: “The Ride to Greenstone highlights our commitment to the health and well-being of our team, emphasizing physical activity, team building and fun. Supporting community health and education is one of our top priorities as a company, and we are thrilled to see the entire Equinox Gold family of employees, contractors and suppliers coming together to raise money for the Geraldton District Hospital.”
You can follow the cyclists’ progress on Equinox Gold’s social media channels (Facebook, X, LinkedIn), on the Ride to Greenstone website and on the Ride to Greenstone Instagram page. More information on becoming a sponsor is available by emailing Ride2Greenstone@equinoxgold.com.
About the Greenstone Mine
The Greenstone Mine will be Equinox Gold’s flagship asset and largest, lowest-cost producer. First gold was poured on May 22, 2024 and commercial production is targeted for Q3 2024. A video of the first gold pour is available here. When operating at capacity, the Greenstone Mine is expected to produce approximately 400,000 ounces of gold annually for the first five years, and average 360,000 ounces of gold per year for its initial 14-year mine life, making Greenstone one of Canada’s largest gold mines.
About Equinox Gold
Equinox Gold is a growth-focused Canadian mining company operating entirely in the Americas, with eight producing gold mines and a clear path to achieve more than one million ounces of annual gold production from a pipeline of expansion projects. Equinox Gold’s common shares are listed on the TSX and the NYSE American under the trading symbol EQX. Further information about Equinox Gold’s portfolio of assets and long-term growth strategy is available at www.equinoxgold.com or by email at ir@equinoxgold.com.
Equinox Gold Contacts
Greg Smith, President & Chief Executive Officer
Rhylin Bailie, Vice President, Investor Relations
Tel: +1 604-558-0560
Email: ir@equinoxgold.com
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