First gold ahead of schedule at Otjikoto

B2Gold Corp has poured the first gold at its Otjikoto mine in Namibia ahead of schedule. Otjikoto is only the second Namibian gold mine and has made history as one of the fastest-moving mine construction projects in the country

The Otjikoto gold mine in Namibia

18 December 2014
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B2Gold received the Otjikoto mining licence in December 2012, and bush-clearing started in January 2013. With the ground-breaking ceremony held in April, 2013, construction was officially underway.

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