B2Gold Reports Fire-Related Incident to the Crushing Circuit at the Goose Mine

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- B2Gold Corp. (TSX: BTO, NYSE AMERICAN: BTG, NSX: B2G) (“B2Gold” or the “Company”) announced today that a fire occurred in certain areas of the crushing circuit at the Goose Mine in the evening on April 16, 2026. On-site emergency responders were deployed and immediately initiated response procedures, and the fire was fully extinguished. No injuries were reported, no medical treatment was required, and mining operations are continuing on plan. The Company has been in contact with the relevant regulatory authorities.

The Company is investigating the cause of the fire, as well as assessing the damage and potential impact on the operation. The Company’s initial assessment indicates that the fire was localized to the secondary crusher screen and feed belt. Further updates will be provided as more information becomes available.

About B2Gold Corp.

B2Gold is a responsible international gold producer headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. Founded in 2007, today, B2Gold has operating gold mines in Canada, Mali, Namibia and the Philippines, and numerous development and exploration projects in various countries.

ON BEHALF OF B2GOLD CORP.
"Clive T. Johnson"
President and Chief Executive Officer

Source: B2Gold Corp.

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This news release includes certain "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" (collectively "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable Canadian and United States securities legislation, including: projections; outlook; guidance; forecasts; estimates; and other statements regarding future or estimated financial and operational performance, gold production and sales, revenues and cash flows, and capital costs (sustaining and non-sustaining) and operating costs, including projected cash operating costs and all-in sustaining costs, and budgets on a consolidated and mine by mine basis, which if they occur, would have on our business, our planned capital and exploration expenditures; future or estimated mine life, metal price assumptions, ore grades or sources, gold recovery rates, stripping ratios, throughput, ore processing; statements regarding anticipated exploration, drilling, development, construction, permitting and other activities or achievements of B2Gold; and including, without limitation: mining operations at Goose are continuing on plan; the Company’s initial assessment that the fire was localized to the secondary crusher screen and feed belt. All statements in this news release that address events or developments that we expect to occur in the future are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, although not always, identified by words such as "expect", "plan", "anticipate", "project", "target", "potential", "schedule", "forecast", "budget", "estimate", "intend" or "believe" and similar expressions or their negative connotations, or that events or conditions "will", "would", "may", "could", "should" or "might" occur. All such forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management as of the date such statements are made.