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Morning Briefing: Magna Mining Publish Levack Resource, Equinox's Valentine Reaches Commercial Production

Nov 18, 2025
Equinox Gold celebrates the commencement of commercial production at its Valentine Mine in Canada. Magna Mining reveals promising mineral resource estimates for the Levack Mine in Ontario. First Mining Gold presents key insights from their updated Pre-Feasibility Study for the Springpole Gold Project, detailing economics and capital costs. Meanwhile, District Metals shares successful results from an airborne survey in Sweden, hinting at potential growth in their mineral licenses. Exciting developments are shaping the mining landscape!
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INSIGHT

Valentine Moves To Commercial Production

  • Equinox Gold declared commercial production at Valentine after 60 days averaging 5,451 tpd and >93% gold recovery on 1.2 g/t feed.
  • The company expects to hit A-plate capacity by Q2 2026 and produce 150,000–200,000 oz annually.
INSIGHT

Levack Resource Shows High Copper Equivalent

  • Magna Mining's Levack MRE outlines 6.1 Mt indicated at 3.5% CuEq and 5.2 Mt inferred at 3.6% CuEq across multiple deposit types.
  • The company will use the MRE to complete a PEA and explore re-establishing hoisting to access deeper high-grade ore in 2026.
INSIGHT

Springpole PFS Delivers Strong Economics

  • First Mining Gold's updated PFS for Springpole shows a $3.2B pre-tax NPV and 54% pre-tax IRR at US$3,100/oz gold.
  • The 30,000 tpd open-pit plan yields 9.4 years of mine life with a $1.1B initial capital and 1.8-year payback.
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