Canadian-based gold miner has joined the Coalition of Energy Efficient Comminution as a new sponsor.

The gold miner has named former World Bank executive Anne Kabagambe as independent director.

Centerra Gold's stock opened 5.7% higher on Wednesday.

New Britannia refurbishment is about 64% complete and commissioning of the gold plant is expected in mid-2021, three months earlier than originally planned.

Spot gold fell 0.4% after voting tallies showed a tight race in the US presidential election.

In April, the company released a prefeasibility study for Valentine, which outlined a 12-year open pit and conventional milling operation producing an average of 175,000 oz. of gold annually in the first nine years of operation.