Canada-based B2Gold has successfully expanded the mill at the Fekola mine, in Mali, to 7.5-million tonnes a year, about one month ahead of the scheduled completion date of September 30.
Four days after start-up, a five-day mill performance test was conducted from August 26 to August 30. The results of the performance test exceeded design in throughput, gold recovery, grind and availability over the five-day day period.
The minor, outstanding construction work is expected to be completed by mid-September.