B2Gold Corp announces its operational and financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2023. The Company previously released its gold production and gold revenue results for the fourth quarter and full year 2023.
According to the 2023 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Highlights, the total gold production of 288,665 ounces in Q4 2023: Total gold production in the fourth quarter of 2023 was 288,665 ounces, including 18,054 ounces of attributable production from Calibre Mining Corp. The Fekola, Masbate and Otjikoto mines all exceeded their expected production in the fourth quarter, with Otjikoto achieving record quarterly production of 81,111 ounces.
Total consolidated all-in sustaining costs of $1,257 per gold ounce sold in Q4 2023: Total consolidated all-in sustaining costs of $1,257 per gold ounce sold and consolidated all-in sustaining costs from the Company’s three operating mines of $1,264 per gold ounce sold.
Achieved upper half of 2023 annual gold production guidance: Record annual total gold production of 1,061,060 ounces (including 68,717 attributable ounces from Calibre) for 2023, achieving the upper half of the annual guidance range of between 1,000,000 and 1,080,000 ounces, and marking the Company’s eighth consecutive year of meeting or exceeding annual production guidance.
Below 2023 total consolidated cash operating cost guidance and achieved low end of 2023 all-in sustaining cost guidance range: Total consolidated cash operating costs for 2023 of $654 per gold ounce produced, well below the annual guidance range of between $670 and $730 per gold ounce primarily as a result of lower than expected fuel costs and a weaker Namibian dollar. Total consolidated all-in sustaining costs for 2023 of $1,201 per gold ounce sold, near the low end of the annual guidance range of between $1,195 and $1,255 per gold ounce.
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