December 17, 2013

Joint News Release - Volta Obtains Shareholder Approval for Plan of Arrangement

Vancouver and Toronto, December 17, 2013 - B2Gold Corp. (TSX: BTO, NYSE MKT: BTG, NSX: B2G) ("B2Gold") and Volta Resources Inc. (TSX: VTR) ("Volta Resources") are pleased to announce that Volta Resources has obtained overwhelming shareholder approval for the proposed arrangement (the "Arrangement") between B2Gold and Volta Resources previously announced on October 28, 2013 and November 14, 2013.

Volta Resources held a special meeting (the "Meeting") of holders (the "Volta Shareholders") of common shares of Volta Resources this morning. At the Meeting, Volta Shareholders were asked to consider and, if deemed advisable, pass a special resolution approving the Arrangement between Volta Resources and B2Gold. The Arrangement required approval by at least 66

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