B2Gold - Otjikoto Mine ECC Amendment Application on ML 169

B2Gold Namibia (Pty) Ltd (B2Gold), a subsidiary of B2Gold Corporation ― jointly owned by B2Gold Corporation (90%) and EVI Namibia (10%), is undertaking an amendment of the EIA for the Otjikoto Gold Mine (OGM).B2Gold was granted a Mining Licence (ML 169) in December 2012 after the Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) was issued in August 2012 for the OGM. Mining operations commenced in 2015 whereafter additional upgrades and improvements were introduced. The OGM is located in the north-central part of Namibia, approximately 70 km north-east of Otjiwarongo and 50 km south-west of Otavi - within the Otjozondjupa region.

As part of exploration activities, B2Gold has discovered a potential viable resource, known as the Antelope deposit, located within the existing ML boundary. In this regard, B2Gold intends to develop additional infrastructure within the ML footprint to mine the newly discovered resource using underground mining methods to extract ore (hereafter referred to as the proposed Project). The proposed Project requires an amended ECC to include surface infrastructure.

SLR Environmental Consulting (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd (SLR), an independent firm of Environmental Assessment Practitioners, has been appointed by B2Gold to manage the ECC amendment processes.

Status

Notice is hereby given in terms of the Environmental Management Act, 7 of 2007 and Regulation 21 of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations (January 2012) that the Background Information Document (BID) for the abovementioned proposed Project has been made available online. To ensure that your issues and/or comments are included in the EIA Report, these should be provided to SLR in writing to the addresses provided above by 10 July 2025.

To register as an Interested and Affected Party (I&AP), please submit your name, contact details, and declaration of your interest in the proposed Project to the SLR contact details provided above or by completing this form: https://forms.microsoft.com/e/fM75T6aZFq

Further information pertaining to the proposed Project is available in the Background Information Document (BID) which can be downloaded below.

In line with Article 13 of the Namibian Constitution Right to Privacy, SLR will use reasonable, appropriate security safeguards in order to protect your Personal Information.