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New Gold announced the layoff of 85 employees at the New Afton gold and copper mine, located west of Kamloops. The layoffs occur as the mine completes work on its C-Zone block cave project and moves into a planned production-focused period.

Commercial production at the C-Zone began in late 2024. These layoffs follow a shareholder vote to sell New Gold to U.S.-based Coeur Mining. However, New Gold clarified that the layoffs are part of the project cycle and not connected to the upcoming acquisition.