Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX, NYSE-A: EQX) has announed that The Greenstone Mine in Ontario has achieved its inaugural gold pour on schedule, producing 1,800 ounces of gold from the full recovery circuit. Trident holds an offtake for 100% of the gold produced at Greenstone up to 58,500 ounces per annum until 1 March 2027.

Greenstone will be Equinox’s flagship asset and largest, lowest-cost producer. When operating at capacity, the Greenstone open-pit 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. 1

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Whilst at the Mining Indaba conference in Cape Town, we caught up with Julien Bosche, Vice President, EMEA at the firm