RENO,
Nev., March 21, 2023 /CNW/ -
i-80 GOLD CORP. (TSX:
IAU) (NYSE:
IAUX) ("i-80", or the
"Company") is pleased to announce the
publication of its inaugural environmental, social, and governance
("ESG") report, Driving the Future, which highlights the
company's ESG strategies, policies, and commitments to deliver
leading industry practices in Nevada.
i-80 Gold is committed to sustainable development and
environmental stewardship during exploration and extraction of
mineral resources. As the Company continues to grow its team and
operations, it prioritizes safety, and improving the social,
economic, and environmental wellbeing of its partner
communities.
Matt Gili, President and COO of
i-80 Gold commented, "The 2022 Sustainability Report provides a
comprehensive summary of our ESG footprint, our drive to
responsibly invest and grow in Nevada, and our dedication to transparency and
accountability. For us, sustainability isn't just a commitment or a
responsibility, but a challenge that excites and inspires our whole
team."
2022 Sustainability
Report
In 2022, i-80 Gold Corp advanced its management of ESG matters
with notable achievements across all areas. The inaugural ESG
report, Driving the Future, is a reflection of the company's
commitment to better communicate the performance and approach to
ESG. The following are select highlights of i-80 Gold's commitment
to growing sustainably:
- Increased workforce to 109 employees; i-80 is proud to announce
that women comprise 34% of the Company workforce;
- Formed a strategic partnership with regional underground mining
companies to create an underground mine rescue team: Nevada Mine
Rescue Alliance, that serves the mining operations within i-80
Gold's footprint;
- Engaged with local communities and stakeholders with continuous
outreach and communication by hosting town hall meetings, open
houses, and community mine tours/family days;
- Created the "3 Ships" Internship Program to engage the next
generation of miners and provide college students with invaluable
work experience;
- Maintained commitment to the long-term health and care of
legacy mine sites at Lone Tree, McCoy
Cove, Granite Creek, and Ruby Hill;
- Completed a gap assessment on the Lone Tree tailings
impoundment benchmarked to the Global Industry Standard on Tailings
Management (GISTM).
The 2022 Sustainability Report, Driving the Future, can
be found on i-80 Gold Corp's website at www.i80gold.com.
About i-80 Gold Corp.
i-80 Gold Corp. is a
well-financed, Nevada-focused, mining company with
a goal of achieving
mid-tier gold producer status through the development of multiple deposits within the Company's advanced-stage property portfolio with processing at i-80's
centralized milling facilities that include
an autoclave.
Certain statements in this press release constitute "forward
looking statements" or "forward looking information" within the
meaning of applicable securities laws, including but not limited
to, the Company's objectives relating to ESG strategies, policies,
commitments to deliver leading industry practices in Nevada, safety, and improving the social,
economic, and environmental wellbeing of its partner communities,
the completion of refurbishment and development activities at the
Lone Tree project, commencement of mining operations at the Lone
Tree project (including Buffalo Mountain), Granite Creek project,
the Ruby Hill mine and the McCoy-Cove project, mineral resource and
reserve estimates and exploration and development potential,
refractory processing capabilities and production targets. Such
statements and information involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results,
performance or achievements of the company, its projects, or
industry results, to be materially different from any future
results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such
forward looking statements or information Such statements can be
identified by the use of words such as "may", "would", "could",
"will", "intend", "expect", "believe", "plan", "anticipate",
"estimate", "scheduled", "forecast", "and other similar
terminology, or state that certain actions, events or results "
may", "could", " would", "or " be taken, occur or be achieved These
statements reflect the Company's current expectations regarding
future events, performance and results and speak only as of the
date of this presentation. The Company disclaims any intention or
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise
except as required by applicable law.
Forward looking statements and information involve significant
risks and uncertainties, should not be read as guarantees of future
performance or results and will not necessarily be accurate
indicators of whether or not such results will be achieved. A
number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially
from the results discussed in the forward looking statements or
information, including, but not limited to failure to satisfy of
the relevant conditions to the completion of the transactions
described herein, failure to obtain the relevant regulatory
approvals, material adverse changes, exercise of termination rights
by any relevant party, unexpected changes in laws, rules or
regulations, or their enforcement by applicable authorities the
failure of parties to contracts with the Company to perform as
agreed social or labour unrest changes in commodity prices and the
failure of exploration, refurbishment, development or mining
programs or studies to deliver anticipated results or results that
would justify and support continued exploration, studies,
development or operations. Readers of this presentation are
encouraged to read the "Risk Factors" as more fully described in
the Company's filings with the Canadian Securities Administrators
and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its
Annual Information Form available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on
the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
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