i-80 Gold Publishes Inaugural Sustainability Report
i-80 Gold Publishes Inaugural Sustainability Report
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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For further information:
Ewan Downie - CEO, Matt Gili - President & COO, Matthew Gollat - Executive
Vice-President, 1.866.525.6450, [email protected], www.i80gold.com
CO: i-80 Gold Corp
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