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Equinox Gold Advances Canadian Operations with First Ore Processed at the Valentine Gold Mine and Leadership Additions at the Greenstone Gold Mine
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 28, 2025) - Equinox Gold Corp. (TSX: EQX) (NYSE American: EQX) ("Equinox Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to provide an update on its cornerstone Canadian mining operations, the Valentine Gold Mine ("Valentine") located in Newfoundland & Labrador, and the Greenstone Gold Mine ("Greenstone") located in northern Ontario.Darren Hall, Chief Executive Officer of Equinox Gold, commented: "I am pleased to announce that our Valentine Gold Mine has.
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