Greenstone Gold Mine
Producing gold in Ontario, Canada
Greenstone is an open-pit gold mine with underground potential.
Snapshot
Ownership
100%
Location
Ontario, Canada
First Gold Pour
May 22, 2024
Mining and processing
Open-pit / CIL plant
2024 Guidance1
110,000 to 130,000 ounces of gold
Long-term production2
Long-term production2
Reserves3
5,700 Koz @ 1.23 g/t gold
M&I Resources4
2,218 Koz @ 2.30 g/t gold
1. Updated 2024 guidance as announced on October 16, 2024. See Cautionary Notes.
2. Average annual production for the first five years, based on production estimates in the 2024 Technical Report. See Cautionary Notes.
3. Mineral Reserves as reported in the 2024 Technical Report. See Operations / Reserves & Resources and Cautionary Notes.
4. M&I Mineral Resources are exclusive of Mineral Reserves. See Operations / Reserves & Resources and Cautionary Notes.
Greenstone Gold Mine Videos
August 29, 2024
Uncovering the Mining Process
Explore how the mining team expertly extracts gold through careful planning and advanced technology, ensuring safety and efficiency.
August 29, 2024
Unveiling the Milling Process
Discover the milling process that transforms fresh ore into gleaming gold bars, highlighting innovation and precision from crushing to smelting.
August 29, 2024
Mine Maintenance
Meet the maintenance team, the silent guardians ensuring our powerful machines run smoothly through advanced technology and skilled expertise, optimizing performance and minimizing downtime.
August 29, 2024
Greenstone Mine Opening Ceremony
Equinox Gold celebrates the official opening of its Greenstone Mine in Geraldton, Ontario. The event includes remarks from the mine’s Indigenous Partners, Government dignitaries and Equinox Gold’s leadership team.
August 28, 2024
Ride to Greenstone Celebration
Equinox Gold’s team arrived at Greenstone Mine after cycling 3,634 km from Vancouver to Geraldton, delivering a cheque for over C$1.3 million to the Geraldton District Hospital.
May 22, 2024
Greenstone Mine’s First Gold Pour
The Greenstone Mine has achieved its inaugural gold pour on schedule, producing 1,800 ounces of gold from the full recovery circuit, with all equipment operating as expected.
May 22, 2024
Greg Smith – First Gold Pour
President and CEO Greg Smith shares his emotions during the first gold pour at Greenstone, highlighting the immense effort and dedication involved in reaching this milestone.
October 27, 2021
Groundbreaking Ceremony
On October 27, 2021, Equinox Gold broke ground for full-scale construction at the Greenstone Gold Mine located in Ontario, Canada.
Overview
Greenstone is a multi-million-ounce gold project located in the top-tier mining jurisdiction of Ontario, Canada, approximately 275 km northeast of Thunder Bay in Geraldton, Ontario. With the expectation of producing on average 390,000 ounces of gold annually for the first five years, Greenstone will be a cornerstone asset in Equinox Gold’s portfolio as the Company’s largest, lowest-cost gold mine.
On October 27, 2021, Equinox Gold announced groundbreaking for full-scale construction of the Greenstone Mine, with first gold pour targeted for the first half of 2024. Construction was advanced in a 60/40 joint venture between Equinox Gold (60%) and Orion Mine Finance (40%), and was effectively complete at the end of 2023. Commissioning began in January 2024. On May 13, 2024, Equinox Gold acquired Orion’s 40% interest to consolidate 100% ownership of the mine, on May 22, 2024 the Greenstone Mine poured first gold, and on November 6, 2024 the Greenstone Mine announced commercial production.
The October 2024 technical report for Greenstone outlined the design of an open-pit mine that will produce 5.2 million ounces of gold over an initial 15-year mine life, with life-of-mine production expected to average approximately 330,000 ounces of gold per year. The Greenstone team has constructed a 27,000 tonnes-per-day leach/carbon-in-pulp processing facility with recoveries expected to average 91%. An owner-mined open-pit operation is planned with a life-of-mine strip ratio of 5.5:1. Cash costs are expected to be in the lower third of the industry average.
Indigenous Partnerships
Greenstone is located on the traditional territories of four First Nations – the Animbiigoo Zaagi’igan Anishinaabek (AZA), the Aroland First Nation (AFN), the Ginoogaming First Nation (GFN) and the Long Lake #58 First Nation (LL58) – and is home to the citizens of the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO).
Greenstone’s Indigenous partners have been involved with the project since the outset. Long-term relationship agreements are in place with a combined group of three First Nations (AZA, AFN and GFN), with LL58 and with MNO. These agreements include a range of commitments and shared responsibilities associated with environmental management, the use of traditional knowledge and heritage resources, employment and training, business and contracting opportunities, and financial participation.
Committees have been formed with representation from Greenstone and our Indigenous partners dedicated to ensuring compliance with the agreements as the project moves through the construction phase and prepares for operations. Greenstone’s Indigenous partners are also involved in procurement and contracting through various joint venture partnership arrangements, and each Indigenous community has an environmental monitor representative as part of the Greenstone environmental team to undertake site monitoring and sampling activities. The Greenstone project team meets regularly with the Indigenous communities to discuss employment, training and procurement opportunities through the Implementation Committees.