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B2Gold Announces Agreement to Sell its 70% Interest in Fingold Joint Venture to Agnico Eagle for US$325 million; B2Gold and Agnico Eagle to Enter into Nunavut Collaboration Agreement
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- B2Gold Corp. (TSX: BTO, NYSE AMERICAN: BTG, NSX: B2G) (“B2Gold” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (“Agnico Eagle”), pursuant to which B2Gold has agreed to sell to Agnico Eagle its 70% interest in Fingold Ventures Ltd. (“Fingold”) in exchange for US$325 million in cash (the “Transaction”). In addition, B2Gold and Agnico Eagle have agreed to enter i
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