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B2Gold Reports Q3 2022 Results; Full-Year 2022 Total Consolidated Gold Production and Cost Guidance Remains Unchanged; Year-to-Date Operating Costs and All-In Sustaining Costs In Line with Budget despite Lower than Expected Gold Production

VANCOUVER, BC, November 1, 2022 /CNW/ - B2Gold Corp. (TSX: BTO) (NYSE AMERICAN: BTG) (NSX: B2G) ("B2Gold" or the "Company") announces its operational and financial results for the third quarter of 2022. The Company previously released its gold production and gold revenue results for the third quarter of 2022. All dollar figures are in United States dollars unless otherwise indicated.

• Total gold production of 227,016 ounces in Q3 2022, expected to increase significantly in Q4 2022: Lower than expected production at the Fekola and Otjikoto mines in the third quarter of 2022 due to temporary mining sequence changes (see "Operations" discussion). Strong production anticipated in the fourth quarter of 2022 at both operations. At Fekola, ore production from Fekola open-pit Phase 6 has commenced and is forecast to average between 3.4 to 3.5 grams per tonne ("g/t") gold. Over the full fourth quarter of 2022, gold grade mined is anticipated to average over 3.0 g/t gold at Fekola. At Otjikoto, gold production is anticipated to benefit as mining has reached a higher-grade zone in the Otjikoto pit and with stope ore production from the Wolfshag Underground mine.
  
  
• Total consolidated cash operating costs of $824 per gold ounce sold in Q3 2022, expected to be significantly lower in Q4 2022: Total consolidated cash operating costs (see "Non-IFRS Measures") (including estimated attributable results for Calibre Mining Corp. ("Calibre"), which accounts for approximately 5% of B2Gold's total gold production in 2022) of $824 per gold ounce sold and consolidated cash operating costs from the Company's three operating mines of $810 per gold ounce sold. Year-to-date total consolidated cash operating costs of $760 per gold ounce sold in line with expectations after a strong first half of 2022.
  
  
• Total consolidated all-in sustaining costs of $1,169 per gold ounce sold in Q3 2022, expected to be significantly lower in Q4 2022: Total consolidated all-in sustaining costs (see "Non-IFRS Measures") (including estimated attributable results for Calibre) of $1,169 per gold ounce sold and consolidated all-in sustaining costs from the Company's three operating mines of $1,154 per gold ounce sold. Year-to-date total consolidated all-in sustaining costs of $1,108 per gold ounce sold is slightly better than expected after a strong first half of 2022. Total consolidated all-in sustaining costs are anticipated to benefit in Q4 2022 from higher grade ore being processed at Fekola and Otjikoto.
  
  
• Maintain full-year 2022 total gold production and total consolidated cost guidance: Based on the year-to-date cost performance and strong anticipated gold production in Q4 2022, the Company re-affirms full year 2022 total gold production and total consolidated cost guidance. Total gold production is expected to be between 990,000 and 1,050,000 ounces (including 40,000 and 50,000 attributable ounces projected from Calibre). Total consolidated cash operating costs are expected to be at the upper end of the Company's original guidance range of between $620 and $660 per gold ounce and total consolidated all-in sustaining costs are expected to within the Company's original guidance range of between $1,010 and $1,050 per gold ounce.
  
  
• Attributable net loss of $(0.02) per share; adjusted attributable net income of $0.03 per share in Q3 2022: Net loss attributable to the shareholders of the Company of $(23) million ($(0.02) per share); adjusted net income (see "Non-IFRS Measures") attributable to the shareholders of the Company of $32 million ($0.03 per share).
  
  
• Operating cash flow before working capital adjustments of $0.13 per share in Q3 2022: Cash flow provided by operating activities before working capital adjustments was $139 million ($0.13 per share) in the third quarter of 2022.
  
  
• Robust financial position: At September 30, 2022, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $549 million and working capital (defined as current assets less assets classified as held for sale and current liabilities) of $725 million.
  
  
• Q3 2022 dividend of $0.04 per share declared: The Company remains in a strong net positive cash position and paid a third quarter dividend of $0.04 per common share (annualized rate of $0.16 per common share), representing a 5.0% yield as of September 30, 2022.
  
  
• Completed acquisition of Oklo Resources Limited ("Oklo"): The Company completed the acquisition of Oklo on September 20, 2022, providing B2Gold with an additional landholding of 1,405 km² covering highly prospective greenstone belts in Mali, including Oklo's flagship Dandoko project (550 km²), located approximately 25 kilometres from each of the Fekola Mine and the Anaconda area.
  
  
• Fekola Complex study underway to deliver low capital intensity production growth: Commencing a feasibility level engineering study of stand-alone mill and oxide processing facilities at the Anaconda area. The study will be based on processing at least 4 million tonnes per annum ("Mtpa") of saprolite and transitional (oxide) resources, with an option to add fresh rock (sulphide) capabilities in the future. Results of this study are expected in the second quarter of 2023. Conceptual analysis indicates that the combined Fekola and Anaconda processing facilities could have the potential to produce more than 800,000 ounces of gold per year commencing as early as 2026.
  
  
• Continued investment in near-mine exploration in Mali: The Company is drilling to infill and extend the saprolite resource area and to follow up on the sulphide mineralization at the Anaconda area, including the Mamba and Adder zones, and several other targets below the saprolite mineralization. The good grade and width combinations at the Anaconda area continue to provide a strong indication of the potential for Fekola-style south plunging bodies of sulphide mineralization, which remains open down plunge. Seven drill rigs are currently drilling in the Anaconda area and one drill rig is currently operating on Bakolobi. On the Mamba zone, drill results are particularly significant as they confirm the continuity of high grade sulphide mineralization 110 metres below the limit of the updated Mineral Resource pit boundaries. In the main Anaconda area Mineral Resource pit, drill results demonstrate the potential to add sulphide Mineral Resources beneath the currently defined saprolite resources, where the mineralization remains open at depth.
  
  
• B2Gold and joint venture partner AngloGold Ashanti Limited ("AngloGold") intend to initiate a joint sales process for Gramalote: B2Gold and partner AngloGold have completed a comprehensive review of the alternatives relating to the Gramalote project and consider that the interests of all stakeholders would be best served by finding a buyer for the project. The partners intend to commence a joint sales process for the Gramalote project in the fourth quarter of 2022.

Third Quarter and Year-to-Date 2022 Results

Operations

Fekola Mine - Mali

The Fekola Mine in Mali (owned 80% by the Company and 20% by the State of Mali) produced 129,933 ounces in the third quarter of 2022, lower than expected due to a challenging rainy season in West Mali which temporarily delayed access to higher grade ore from Fekola open-pit Phase 6. In early October 2022, mining commenced from the higher grade Fekola open-pit Phase 6 as the region exited its rainy season (which typically runs from June to September). Ore production from Fekola open-pit Phase 6 is forecast to average between 3.4 to 3.5 g/t gold. Over the full fourth quarter of 2022, gold grade mined is anticipated to average over 3.0 g/t gold.

The Fekola Mine's cash operating costs (refer to "Non-IFRS Measures") for the third quarter of 2022 were $728 per gold ounce produced ($694 per gold ounce sold). Operating costs were higher than expected in the third quarter of 2022 largely due to fuel and explosive prices and increases in mining equipment maintenance costs.

All-in sustaining costs (refer to "Non-IFRS Measures") for the third quarter of 2022 for the Fekola Mine were $978 per gold ounce sold. All-in sustaining costs for the third quarter of 2022 were higher than expected as a result of higher cash operating costs described above and lower gold ounces sold partially offset by realized gains on the settlement of fuel derivatives.

Capital expenditures in the third quarter of 2022 totalled $20 million primarily consisting of $11 million for mobile equipment purchases and rebuilds, $6 million for tailings storage facility expansion and equipment, $2 million for process plant and other site maintenance and $1 million for the development of the Cardinal zone.

On July 3, 2022, ECOWAS removed the economic, financial and diplomatic sanctions imposed on Mali in January 2022. The sanctions were removed by ECOWAS after the interim Malian Government announced a two-year transition to presidential elections and promulgated a new electoral law. Mali's borders with its neighbouring countries are now open to normal commercial traffic and ordinary supply routes are available. Throughout the period of the sanctions, the Fekola Mine continued to operate normally and meet its production targets while maintaining a good working relationship with the interim Government.

Based on an expected strong fourth quarter of 2022 performance, as the region exits its rainy season and with higher grade production forecast from Fekola open-pit Phase 6, the Company re-affirms the Fekola Mine's annual production guidance range of between 570,000 to 600,000 ounces of gold. Cash operating costs for the year are expected to be within Fekola's guidance range of between $510 and $550 per gold ounce produced and all-in sustaining costs are also expected to be within Fekola's guidance range of between $840 and $880 per gold ounce. 

Masbate Mine – The Philippines

The Masbate Mine in the Philippines produced 49,902 ounces in the third quarter of 2022. Gold production was 4% less than expected as the ratio of sulphide and transitional ore to oxide ore was higher than forecasted in the third quarter of 2022, which contributed to the lower throughput and gold recovery and higher gold mill feed grade.

The Masbate Mine's cash operating costs (refer to "Non-IFRS Measures") for the third quarter of 2022 were $867 per gold ounce produced ($879 per gold ounce sold). Cash operating costs per ounce produced for the third quarter of 2022 were higher than expected as a result of slightly lower gold production and higher mining and processing costs resulting from higher than expected diesel and heavy fuel oil cost.

All-in sustaining costs (refer to "Non-IFRS Measures") for the third quarter of 2022 were $1,110 per gold ounce sold. All-in sustaining costs for the third quarter of 2022 were in line with expectations as a result of offsetting factors. Slightly higher cash operating costs as described above and slightly higher capital expenditures due to timing differences were offset by realized gains on the settlement of fuel derivatives and higher gold ounces sold.

Capital expenditures in the third quarter of 2022 totalled $10 million, primarily consisting of $5 million for mobile equipment purchases and rebuilds, $2 million for an additional powerhouse generator and $1 million for tailings storage facility construction.

For the full year 2022 the Masbate Mine is expected to produce towards the lower end of increased guidance of between 215,000 and 225,000 ounces of gold (original guidance range was between 205,000 and 215,000 ounces of gold). For full-year 2022, with the increases being experienced in fuel prices, Masbate's cash operating costs are now expected to be at the lower end of Masbate's previously revised 2022 guidance range of between $820 and $860 per gold ounce (original guidance range was between $740 and $780 per gold ounce). The all-in sustaining cost guidance range remains unchanged and are expected to be at the upper end of Masbate's guidance range of between $1,070 and $1,110 per gold ounce. 

Otjikoto Mine - Namibia

The Otjikoto Mine in Namibia, in which the Company holds a 90% interest, produced 35,068 ounces in the third quarter of 2022, lower than expected due to delays in bringing the Wolfshag Underground mine into production. Project delays were due to issues achieving development rates in prior periods, which have been addressed through the appointment of a new underground development contractor in April 2022. Development rates in the Wolfshag Underground mine have improved and are in line with budget, with access to initial development ore achieved in the third quarter of 2022 and stope ore production having commenced in the fourth quarter of 2022. Mined ore tonnage and grade continue to reconcile well with Otjikoto's resource model, with production anticipated to significantly increase in the fourth quarter of 2022 when mining reaches a higher-grade zone in the Otjikoto pit and with stope ore production from the Wolfshag Underground mine.

Cash operating costs (refer to "Non-IFRS Measures") for the third quarter of 2022 were $958 per gold ounce produced ($1,165 per gold ounce sold). Cash operating costs per ounce produced for the third quarter of 2022 were higher than expected as a result of lower production due to delays in accessing Wolfshag Underground production (which has commenced in the fourth quarter of 2022) and higher fuel costs partially offset by a weaker than expected Namibian dollar.

All-in sustaining costs (refer to "Non-IFRS Measures") for the third quarter of 2022 were $1,625 per gold ounce sold. All-in sustaining costs for the third quarter of 2022 were higher than expected as a result of the higher cash operating costs described above and lower gold ounces sold, partially offset by lower sustaining capital expenditures and realized gains on the settlement of fuel derivatives. The lower sustaining capital expenditures are mainly a result of delays in underground development resulting in underground development costs being classified as non-sustaining instead of sustaining as budgeted.

Capital expenditures for the third quarter of 2022 totalled $20 million, primarily consisting of $8 million for Wolfshag underground mine development, $7 million for prestripping in the Otjikoto pit, $3 million for mobile equipment purchases and rebuilds and $1 million to complete the national power grid connection line.

The Otjikoto Mine is expected to produce towards the lower end of its previously revised guidance range of between 165,000 and 175,000 ounces of gold in 2022 (original guidance range of 175,000 to 185,000 ounces). Overall and after factoring in the operating results for the first nine months of 2022, Otjikoto's costs guidance ranges for full-year 2022 remain unchanged. For full-year 2022, cash operating costs are expected to be within the Company's guidance range of between $740 and $780 per gold ounce and all-in sustaining costs are expected to be within its guidance range of between $1,120 and $1,160 per gold ounce.

Development

Based on the updated Anaconda area Mineral Resource estimate and B2Gold's preliminary planning, the Company has demonstrated that the Anaconda area (Bantako and Menankoto license areas) could provide selective higher grade saprolite material (average grade of 2.2 g/t gold) to be trucked approximately 20 kilometers and fed into the Fekola mill at a rate of up to 1.5 million tonnes per annum. Trucking of selective higher grade saprolite material to the Fekola mill will increase the ore processed and annual gold production from the Fekola mill, with the potential to add an average of approximately 80,000 to 100,000 ounces of gold per year to the Fekola mill's annual production (Fekola Complex optimization Phase I).

In 2022, the Company budgeted $33 million for the development of saprolite mining at the Anaconda area including road construction, mine infrastructure, and mining equipment. The construction mobile equipment fleet is arriving, and the Company expects to break ground on roads and mining infrastructure construction in the fourth quarter of 2022. Engineering and procurement of the mine workshop and mobile equipment is on schedule for saprolite production from the Bantako license area as early as the second quarter of 2023 and from the Dandoko license area as early as the fourth quarter of 2023. Production from Bantako and Dandoko is contingent upon receipt of all necessary permits as well as optimizing long-term project value from the various oxide and sulphide material sources now available including Fekola Pit, Fekola Underground, Cardinal, Bantako, Menankoto, Dandoko, and Bakolobi.

Preliminary results of a Fekola Complex optimization study, coupled with 2022 exploration drilling results, indicate that there is a significant opportunity to increase gold production and resource utilization with the addition of oxide processing capacity. The Company has therefore commenced a feasibility level engineering study of stand-alone mill and oxide processing facilities at the Anaconda area (Fekola Complex optimization Phase II). The study will be based on processing at least 4 Mtpa of saprolite and transitional (oxide) resources, with an option to add fresh rock (sulphide) capabilities in the future. Results of this study are expected in the second quarter of 2023. Conceptual analysis indicates that the combined Fekola and Anaconda processing facilities could have the potential to produce more than 800,000 ounces of gold per year commencing as early as 2026, subject to completion of final feasibility studies, and the receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals and permits. Further expansion of the Mamba and Cobra sulphide zones (see September 15, 2022 press release) could sustain a production profile averaging over 800,000 ounces of gold per year over a 10-year period. Drilling is currently ongoing at the Mamba and Cobra sulphide zones.

Exploration

In 2022, B2Gold is conducting an approximately 161,000 m drill program on the Fekola Complex with a budget of approximately $35 million, including drill programs on the Fekola North deposit to further test the underground mineralization potential, and on the Anaconda area, including the Mamba, Adder, Anaconda, Cascabel, Viper, and Cobra zones.

At the Mamba Main Zone in the Anaconda area, positive exploration drilling results were received, including hole BND_108 with 5.89 grams per tonne ("g/t") gold over 28.70 meters ("m") from 455.45 m, hole BND_101 with 3.76 g/t gold over 32.08 m from 299.00 m, and hole BND_104 with 3.33 g/t gold over 14.30 m from 362.70 m, which collectively confirm and extend the continuity of the high grade sulphide mineralization of the sulphide shoot to over 700 m down plunge, providing a strong indication of the potential for Fekola-style bodies of sulphide mineralization, which remain open at depth.

At the Cobra Zone in the Anaconda area, strong initial drilling results were received, including hole MSD_227 with 2.02 g/t gold over 25.30 m from 201.70 m, and 6.75 g/t gold over 13.80 m from 244.40 m, confirming the potential for economic grade and width combinations in the sulphide mineralization. The Company believes that the Cobra Zone may extend onto the Bakolobi permit and are currently drilling this extension target.

The Gramalote Feasibility Study has been completed for the Gramalote gold project in Colombia (the "Gramalote Project"), a joint venture between B2Gold and AngloGold, and both partners have determined that the project does not meet their investment thresholds for development of the project. The Gramalote Project continues to benefit from government support as well as continuing support from local communities. B2Gold and AngloGold have completed a comprehensive review of the alternatives relating to the Gramalote Project and consider that the interests of all stakeholders would be best served by finding a buyer for the Project. The partners intend to commence a joint sales process for the Gramalote Project in the fourth quarter of 2022.

For the full-year 2022, total consolidated production and cost guidance remains unchanged. Lower than expected production at the Fekola and Otjikoto mines in the third quarter of 2022 were due to temporary mining sequence changes (see "Operations" discussion). Strong production is anticipated in the fourth quarter of 2022 at both operations. As a result, the Company re-affirms its total gold production guidance for 2022 of between 990,000 and 1,050,000 ounces of gold (including 40,000 and 50,000 attributable ounces projected from Calibre). Overall and after factoring in the operating results for the first nine months of 2022, the Company's costs guidance ranges for full-year 2022 remain unchanged. The Company's total consolidated cash operating costs are expected to be at the upper end of the original guidance range of between $620 and $660 per ounce and total consolidated all-in sustaining costs are expected to within the original guidance range of between $1,010 and $1,050 per ounce. 

The Company's operations continue to be impacted by global cost inflation with fuel costs reflecting the most significant increases. However, despite these ongoing cost pressures, draw downs of existing inventories, proactive management and the revised sequencing of certain mining and capital costs, and gains realized from the Company's fuel hedging program, the Company's consolidated cash operating costs and all-in sustaining costs in the first nine months of 2022 were in line with budget. For full-year 2022, the Company expects to be at the upper end of its original total consolidated cash operating cost guidance range and within its original total consolidated all-in sustaining cost guidance range. The Company will continue to closely monitor the levels of cost inflation over the remainder of 2022. B2Gold's projects and operations continue to target long-term cash flow and value at industry leading costs per ounce of gold produced.

The Company's ongoing strategy is to continue to maximize profitable production from its mines, further advance its pipeline of remaining development and exploration projects, evaluate new exploration, development and production opportunities and continue to pay an industry leading dividend yield.

B2Gold executives will host a conference call to discuss the results on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at 10:00 am PST/1:00 pm EST. You may access the call by dialing the operator at +1 (778) 383-7413 / +1 (416) 764-8659 (Vancouver/Toronto) or toll free at +1 (888) 664-6392 prior to the scheduled start time or you may listen to the call via webcast by clicking here. A playback version will be available for two weeks after the call at +1 (416) 764-8677 (local or international) or toll free at +1 (888) 390-0541 (passcode 705653 #).

Bill Lytle, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, a qualified person under NI 43-101, has approved the scientific and technical information related to operations matters contained in this news release.

Brian Scott, P. Geo., Vice President, Geology & Technical Services, a qualified person under NI 43-101, has approved the scientific and technical information related to exploration and mineral resource matters contained in this news release.

B2Gold is a Vancouver-based international gold mining company with three operating gold mines and numerous development and exploration projects in various countries including Mali, the Philippines, Namibia, Colombia, Finland and Uzbekistan. Since its founding in 2007, B2Gold has created significant shareholder value by identifying and acquiring companies with assets that benefit from B2Gold's best-in-class approach to exploration, mine building and operations. This includes the acquisition of Australian-based Papillon Resources that brought in what is now B2Gold's flagship Fekola Gold Project in Mali in 2014, Australian-based CGA Mining with its Masbate Gold Mine in the Philippines in 2013, and Canadian-based Auryx Gold with its Otjikoto Gold Project in Namibia in 2011. Fekola is now a tier-one gold mine expected to produce between 570,000 and 600,000 ounces of gold in 2022, Masbate is expected to produce between 215,000 and 225,000 ounces in 2022, and Otjikoto is expected to produce between 165,000 and 175,000 ounces in 2022.

ON BEHALF OF B2GOLD CORP.

"Clive T. Johnson"
President and Chief Executive Officer                                 

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Production results and production guidance presented in this news release reflect total production at the mines B2Gold operates on a 100% project basis. Please see our Annual Information Form dated March 30, 2022 for a discussion of our ownership interest in the mines B2Gold operates.

This news release includes certain "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" (collectively forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable Canadian and United States securities legislation, including: projections; outlook; guidance; forecasts; estimates; and other statements regarding future or estimated financial and operational performance, gold production and sales, revenues and cash flows, and capital costs (sustaining and non-sustaining) and operating costs, including projected cash operating costs and AISC, and budgets on a consolidated and mine by mine basis; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on B2Gold's operations, including any restrictions or suspensions with respect to our operations and the effect of any such restrictions or suspensions on our financial and operational results; the ability of the Company to successfully maintain our operations if they are temporarily suspended, and to restart or ramp-up these operations efficiently and economically, the impact of COVID-19 on the Company's workforce, suppliers and other essential resources and what effect those impacts, if they occur, would have on our business, our planned capital and exploration expenditures; future or estimated mine life, metal price assumptions, ore grades or sources, gold recovery rates, stripping ratios, throughput, ore processing; statements regarding anticipated exploration, drilling, development, construction, permitting and other activities or achievements of B2Gold; and including, without limitation: projected gold production, cash operating costs and AISC on a consolidated and mine by mine basis in 2022, including production being weighted heavily to the second half of 2022; total consolidated gold production of between 990,000 and 1,050,000 ounces in 2022 with cash operating costs of between $620 and $660 per ounce and AISC of between $1,010 and $1,050 per ounce; the potential upside to increase Fekola's gold production in 2023 by trucking material from the Anaconda area or the Dandoko project, including the potential to add approximately 80,000 to 100,000 per year to Fekola's annual production profile, and for the Anaconda area and the Dandoko project to provide saprolite material to feed the Fekola mill starting in the second quarter of 2023 and the fourth quarter of 2023, respectively; the timing and results of a feasibility study for the Anaconda area to review the project economics of a stand-alone oxide mill; the potential for the Fekola complex to produce 800,000 ounces of gold per year over a 10-year period starting in 2026; stope ore production at the Wolfshag underground mine at Otjikoto commencing in the fourth quarter of 2022; the potential payment of future dividends, including the timing and amount of any such dividends, and the expectation that quarterly dividends will be maintained at the same level; and B2Gold's attributable share of Calibre's production. All statements in this news release that address events or developments that we expect to occur in the future are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, although not always, identified by words such as "expect", "plan", "anticipate", "project", "target", "potential", "schedule", "forecast", "budget", "estimate", "intend" or "believe" and similar expressions or their negative connotations, or that events or conditions "will", "would", "may", "could", "should" or "might" occur. All such forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management as of the date such statements are made.

Forward-looking statements necessarily involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond B2Gold's control, including risks associated with or related to: the duration and extent of the COVID-19 pandemic, the effectiveness of preventative measures and contingency plans put in place by the Company to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, including, but not limited to, social distancing, a non-essential travel ban, business continuity plans, and efforts to mitigate supply chain disruptions; escalation of travel restrictions on people or products and reductions in the ability of the Company to transport and refine doré; the volatility of metal prices and B2Gold's common shares; changes in tax laws; the dangers inherent in exploration, development and mining activities; the uncertainty of reserve and resource estimates; not achieving production, cost or other estimates; actual production, development plans and costs differing materially from the estimates in B2Gold's feasibility and other studies; the ability to obtain and maintain any necessary permits, consents or authorizations required for mining activities; environmental regulations or hazards and compliance with complex regulations associated with mining activities; climate change and climate change regulations; the ability to replace mineral reserves and identify acquisition opportunities; the unknown liabilities of companies acquired by B2Gold; the ability to successfully integrate new acquisitions; fluctuations in exchange rates; the availability of financing; financing and debt activities, including potential restrictions imposed on B2Gold's operations as a result thereof and the ability to generate sufficient cash flows; operations in foreign and developing countries and the compliance with foreign laws, including those associated with operations in Mali, Namibia, the Philippines and Colombia and including risks related to changes in foreign laws and changing policies related to mining and local ownership requirements or resource nationalization generally, including in response to the COVID-19 outbreak; remote operations and the availability of adequate infrastructure; fluctuations in price and availability of energy and other inputs necessary for mining operations; shortages or cost increases in necessary equipment, supplies and labour; regulatory, political and country risks, including local instability or acts of terrorism and the effects thereof; the reliance upon contractors, third parties and joint venture partners; the lack of sole decision-making authority related to Filminera Resources Corporation, which owns the Masbate Project; challenges to title or surface rights; the dependence on key personnel and the ability to attract and retain skilled personnel; the risk of an uninsurable or uninsured loss; adverse climate and weather conditions; litigation risk; competition with other mining companies; community support for B2Gold's operations, including risks related to strikes and the halting of such operations from time to time; conflicts with small scale miners; failures of information systems or information security threats; the ability to maintain adequate internal controls over financial reporting as required by law, including Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; compliance with anti-corruption laws, and sanctions or other similar measures; social media and B2Gold's reputation; risks affecting Calibre having an impact on the value of the Company's investment in Calibre, and potential dilution of our equity interest in Calibre; as well as other factors identified and as described in more detail under the heading "Risk Factors" in B2Gold's most recent Annual Information Form, B2Gold's current Form 40-F Annual Report and B2Gold's other filings with Canadian securities regulators and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), which may be viewed at www.sedar.com and www.sec.gov, respectively (the "Websites"). The list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect B2Gold's forward-looking statements.

B2Gold's forward-looking statements are based on the applicable assumptions and factors management considers reasonable as of the date hereof, based on the information available to management at such time. These assumptions and factors include, but are not limited to, assumptions and factors related to B2Gold's ability to carry on current and future operations, including: the duration and effects of COVID-19 on our operations and workforce; development and exploration activities; the timing, extent, duration and economic viability of such operations, including any mineral resources or reserves identified thereby; the accuracy and reliability of estimates, projections, forecasts, studies and assessments; B2Gold's ability to meet or achieve estimates, projections and forecasts; the availability and cost of inputs; the price and market for outputs, including gold; foreign exchange rates; taxation levels; the timely receipt of necessary approvals or permits; the ability to meet current and future obligations; the ability to obtain timely financing on reasonable terms when required; the current and future social, economic and political conditions; and other assumptions and factors generally associated with the mining industry.

B2Gold's forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management and reflect their current expectations regarding future events and operating performance and speak only as of the date hereof. B2Gold does not assume any obligation to update forward-looking statements if circumstances or management's beliefs, expectations or opinions should change other than as required by applicable law. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that any events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will transpire or occur, or if any of them do, what benefits or liabilities B2Gold will derive therefrom. For the reasons set forth above, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements.

Non-IFRS Measures
This news release includes certain terms or performance measures commonly used in the mining industry that are not defined under International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"), including "cash operating costs" and "all-in sustaining costs" (or "AISC"). Non-IFRS measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed under IFRS, and therefore they may not be comparable to similar measures employed by other companies. The data presented is intended to provide additional information and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS and should be read in conjunction with B2Gold's consolidated financial statements. Readers should refer to B2Gold's Management Discussion and Analysis, available on the Websites, under the heading "Non-IFRS Measures" for a more detailed discussion of how B2Gold calculates certain of such measures and a reconciliation of certain measures to IFRS terms.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Mineral Reserve and Resource Estimates
The disclosure in this news release was prepared in accordance with Canadian National Instrument 43-101, which differs significantly from the requirements of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), and resource and reserve information contained or referenced in this news release may not be comparable to similar information disclosed by public companies subject to the technical disclosure requirements of the SEC. Historical results or feasibility models presented herein are not guarantees or expectations of future performance.

B2GOLD CORP.
CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30
(Expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)

B2GOLD CORP.
CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30
(Expressed in thousands of United States dollars)
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