UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT
TO RULE 13a-16
or 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of June, 2021.
Commission File Number 001-39038
| EQUINOX GOLD CORP. |
| (Translation of registrant’s name into English) |
|
700 West Pender Street, Suite 1501 Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 1G8 |
| (Address of principal executive office) |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F
| Form 20-F | o | Form 40-F ☒ |
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): o
| Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders. |
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): o
| Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant’s “home country”), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant’s securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant’s security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| EQUINOX GOLD CORP. | ||
| Date: June 30, 2021 | /s/ Susan Toews | |
| Name: | Susan Toews | |
| Title: | General Counsel | |
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| 99.1 | Material Change Report |
EXHIBIT 99.1
FORM 51-102F3
MATERIAL CHANGE REPORT
| Item 1: | Name and Address of Company |
| Equinox Gold Corp. (the “Company” or “Equinox Gold”) | |
| Suite 1501 - 700 West Pender Street | |
| Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 1G8 | |
| Item 2: | Date of Material Change |
| June 22, 2021 | |
| Item 3: | News Release |
| A news release announcing the material change was issued on June 22, 2021 through Cision. The news release was filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and EDGAR at www.sec.gov. | |
| Item 4: | Summary of Material Change |
| The Company announced that mining activities at its Los Filos Mine in Mexico have been temporarily suspended as the result of illegal blockades by a group of unionized employees and members of the Xochipala community. | |
| Item 5.1: | Full Description of Material Change |
| The Company announced that mining activities at its Los Filos Mine in Mexico have been temporarily suspended as the result of illegal blockades by a group of unionized employees and members of the Xochipala community, both of whom are demanding payments in excess of their contractual agreements. The Company is working to achieve a long-term solution that will allow the mine to operate effectively. | |
| Item 5.2: | Disclosure for Restructuring Transactions |
| Not applicable. | |
| Item 6: | Reliance on subsection 7.1(2) of National Instrument 51-102 |
| Not applicable. | |
| Item 7: | Omitted Information |
| Not applicable. | |
| Item 8: | Executive Officer |
| Susan Toews, General Counsel | |
| Telephone: (604) 558-0560 | |
| Item 9: | Date of Report |
| June 30, 2021 |