07:26 AM EDT, 09/15/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Equinox Gold ( EQX ) said Monday it has delivered the first gold pour at its Valentine Gold Mine in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

The progress positions the mine to ramp up to its capacity of 2.5 million metric tons per year in Q2 of 2026, Equinox CEO Darren Hall said.

Valentine is a conventional crush-grind carbon-in-leach operation that is expected to produce between 175,000 and 200,000 ounces of gold annually for the first 12 years of its 14-year reserve life, when operating at full capacity, the company said.