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Equinox Gold's path to one million ounces of production

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Significant milestones for Equinox Gold (TSX:EQX) is production coming online in Brazil and Ontario, said president Greg Smith.

On Friday Smith recorded Kitco Roundtable with Mining Audiences Manager Michael McCrae, Kitco correspondent Paul Harris and editor Neils Christensen.

Equinox Gold is forecasting about 600,000 ounces this year with plans to grow to one million ounces annually.

Smith said key milestones will be a mine at Santa Luz with the first pour scheduled for the first quarter of 2022. Santa Luz is situated in Brazil. Equinox is also advancing its Greenstone project in Ontario. A mine at Greenstone would have an average annual production of more than 240,000 ounces attributable to Equinox.

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