UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of July, 2019
Commission File Number: 001-35936
B2Gold
Corp.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
British Columbia, Canada
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
Suite 3100, Three Bentall
Centre
595 Burrard Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V7X 1J1
Canada
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
Indicate by check mark if the
registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ☐
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registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ☐
DOCUMENTS INCLUDED AS PART
OF THIS FORM 6-K
See the Exhibit Index hereto.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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Date: July 5,
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/s/ Roger Richer |
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Roger Richer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
99.1
News Release
B2Gold Releases its Third Annual Responsible
Mining Report - Raising the Bar
and Associated Documentary - Delivering
on Our Promises
Vancouver, July 5, 2019 - B2Gold
Corp. (TSX: BTO) (NYSE AMERICAN: BTG) (NSX: B2G) ("B2Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it
has released its third annual Responsible Mining Report - Raising the Bar and associated documentary - Delivering
on Our Promises.
2018 Responsible Mining Report - Raising
the Bar
B2Gold’s Responsible Mining Report
provides a detailed overview of the Company’s economic, governance, environmental and social performance in 2018.
Highlights from the report include:
People
B2Gold continues to maintain a high local
employment rate by targeting recruitment efforts at local or national levels. Across all operations, 97% of the total workforce
are local employees. Improving gender diversity continues to be a focus for the Company.
Health and Safety
2018 was B2Gold’s
third consecutive year without a fatality - every one of its 5,242 employees went home to their family every single day -
the ultimate goal of safe production and zero harm. For a second straight year, the Company met or exceeded its
safety performance targets, notably reducing its lost-time-injury frequency rate globally by over 50% (reduced from 0.47 in
2017 to 0.22 in 2018). B2Gold’s strong health and safety track record continued through the first half of 2019.
Human Rights
B2Gold continues to proactively conduct
human rights assessments at its operations. Four of the Company’s five mine sites have been assessed, with the fifth assessment
planned for 2019. The human rights assessments comply with the Company’s human rights commitments and performance standards
and are aligned with the United Nations Guiding Principles and other international standards and guidelines.
Environment
B2Gold’s strategy is to identify
and proactively mitigate and manage environmental impacts. The report highlights the Company’s best practice of progressive
rehabilitation applied at its Masbate operations in the Philippines. The Company continues to make progress on climate change reporting
and presents the positive impacts from the solar power plant at the Otjikoto Mine since coming online in April 2018.
Economic Value Distribution
B2Gold generated over $1.2 billion in
economic value in 2018 while distributing $152 million in employee wages and benefits, approximately $171 million in taxes and
royalties, and over $21 million in community investments.
The report demonstrates B2Gold’s
commitment to responsible mining.
“We make a genuine commitment
to stakeholders to deliver on the promises we make and be a responsible company. Our 2018 Responsible Mining Report demonstrates
our execution on these promises. Our culture, based on our core principles of fairness, respect, transparency and accountability,
is entrenched in our company. What we learned from 2018 is that we can work for B2Gold and be responsible every day.”
- Clive Johnson, President & CEO
The report was compiled in accordance
with the Global Reporting Initiative Standards, Core option and the G4 Mining and Metals Sector Disclosures. B2Gold’s performance
is also mapped to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Click here
to view or download a copy of the report.
Documentary - Delivering on Our
Promises
B2Gold has also produced a global responsible
mining documentary titled Delivering on Our Promises.
Outside B2Gold’s core business of
mining, the Company also inspires growth and transformation through responsible mining practices. Delivering on Our Promises
documents what the Company is doing for the people and the planet and demonstrates how B2Gold gives back to the communities and
countries in which the Company operates.
Click here
to watch the documentary.
About B2Gold Corp.
Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, B2Gold
Corp. is the world's new senior gold producer. Founded in 2007, today, B2Gold has five operating gold mines and numerous exploration
and development projects in various countries including Nicaragua, the Philippines, Namibia, Mali, Burkina Faso and Colombia.
On
Behalf of B2GOLD CORP.
“Clive
T. Johnson”
President
& Chief Executive Officer
For more information
on B2Gold, please visit the Company website at www.b2gold.com or contact:
Ian MacLean |
Katie Bromley |
Vice President, Investor Relations |
Manager, Investor Relations & Public Relations |
+1 604-681-8371 |
+1 604-681-8371 |
imaclean@b2gold.com |
kbromley@b2gold.com |
This regulatory filing also includes additional resources:
ex991.pdf
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