The Company is producing gold from its Mesquite and Castle Mountain mines in California, its Los Filos mines in Mexico, and its Santa Luz, Aurizona, Fazenda and RDM mines in Brazil. The Company has also started construction at its Greenstone project in Canada with first gold targeted for H1 2024.
Equinox Gold has the strongest growth profile in its peer group and its well funded to achieve its organic growth plans from its recently completed Santa Luz mine in Brazil, its Canadian development project Greenstone and three expansion projects (Aurizona, Los Filos and Castle Mountain). Collectively these projects could bring more than 600,000 additional ounces of gold production to the company over the next few years.
Equinox Gold currently has seven gold mines. The Company is also constructing its Greenstone project and is advancing the Aurizona, Los Filos and Castle Mountain expansion projects, all of which are expected to propel the Company beyond its target of producing one million ounces of gold annually.
Equinox Gold has a broad shareholder base with strategic long-term shareholders and a balanced mix of institutional, high-net-worth and retail investors. All of Equinox Gold’s executives and directors have personally invested in the company, aligning the interests of investors and Equinox Gold’s leadership team.
With a strong treasury, cash flow from seven gold mines, and a US$400 million corporate revolving credit facility, Equinox Gold is well funded to execute on its growth objectives, including exploration at a number of properties, construction of the Greenstone project, and the Aurizona, Los Filos and Castle Mountain expansion projects.
Equinox Gold is focused on adding value on a number of fronts. During 2021 the Company acquired Premier Gold Mines, adding the tier one Greenstone project to its portfolio, advanced construction of the Santa Luz mine, published feasibility studies for the Castle Mountain and Aurizona expansions, advanced expansion projects at Los Filos, and extended the mine lives at multiple projects with exploration success. Equinox Gold will continue executing on its organic growth strategy to achieve its vision of producing more than one million ounces of gold annually.