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WESTGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED (ASX/TSX: WGX)
ANNUAL
REPORT
2025
WESTGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED
A LEADING
AUSTRALIAN
GOLD PRODUCER
Westgold Resources Limited
(ASX/TSX: WGX) is a leading, unhedged
ASX200 gold producer with a growing
portfolio of established mines and
processing plants across the Murchison
and Southern Goldfields, two of
Western Australia’s most prolific
gold-producing regions.
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1 Our Vision and Purpose
1 Our Core Values
2 Letter from the Chair
4 Financial Results
6 Our Annual Outputs
8 Corporate Activity
10 Our Operations
44 Directors’ Report
57 Remuneration Report (Audited)
72 Auditor’s Independence Declaration
73 Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other
Comprehensive Income
74 Consolidated Statement of Financial Position
75 Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
76 Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
77 Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
127 Consolidated Entity Disclosure Statement
128 Directors’ Declaration
129 Independent Auditor’s Report
135 Shareholder Information
137 Corporate Directory
CONTENTS
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OUR CORE
VALUES
Our values and behaviours guide
how we work with each other, our
communities, and stakeholders. They
influence our actions and decisions,
hold us accountable and ultimately
determine our success.
OUR VISION
AND PURPOSE
Westgold’s vision is to become the leading
Australian gold company - sustaining safe,
responsible and profitable production.
We have a clear purpose to unearth enduring
value – for our stakeholders, shareholders,
people and the communities we operate in.
CHOOSE SAFETY
– Think safety and act safely
– Look out for each other
– Protect our environment
SHOW RESPECT
– Appreciate everyone
for who they are and
what they contribute
– Enable everyone
to do a great job
– Grow strong teams
and communities
DELIVER VALUE
– Plan to succeed as a team
– Execute with excellence
– Rise to the challenge and keep
on improving
LETTER FROM THE CHAIR
A TRULY TRANSFORMATIONAL YEAR
A defining year – from gold junior to leading
Australian producer
Dear Shareholders
FY25 has been a truly
transformational year for Westgold.
Beginning the period as a junior gold
producer, we stepped up to the ranks
of the ASX200, with a dual listing on
the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX)
following the merger with Karora
Resources in August 2024.
It was a defining transaction.
Today, Westgold is one of the
country’s leading gold companies
with an extensive portfolio of
mining and processing operations
- and a substantive, 3,200km2
landholding across two of Western
Australia’s most prolific goldfields,
the Murchison and the Southern
Goldfields.
In FY25 we delivered record
production of 326,384 ounces of gold
from this expanded portfolio, closing
the year with our strongest balance
sheet yet - with $364 million in cash,
bullion and liquid investments to fund
future growth and value creation.
The sector too has had a momentous
year, with the Australian gold price
increasing by more than 40%.
Importantly, Westgold remains
unhedged – affording our
shareholders full access to the
prevailing record-high gold price.
We are mindful that what goes up
must come down, and our team is
determined to drive cost out of our
business and focus on operating
efficient, higher margin operations
that remain profitable at every stage
of the price cycle, not just when
prices are high.
Successful business transformation
is not accidental - it is led. I would like
to congratulate our leadership and
wider team for their enormous effort
to combine two sets of operations
with their respective cultures,
systems and processes – into one
integrated high-performing team and
business, while delivering record
results.
In the Southern Goldfields, we
invested substantial capital at Beta
Hunt to de-constrain and upgrade
essential infrastructure to position
the operation to deliver > 2Mtpa of
mine outputs in the year ahead.
In the Murchison, we continue to drill
and expand the exciting Bluebird-
South Junction mine at Meekatharra.
This is rapidly becoming the key value
driver in our Northern business and
shows the value that intensive drilling
can create.
In June 2025, we appointed a large
internationally recognised mining
contractor to operate our iconic
Great Fingall mine. Great Fingall
is a high-grade and comparatively
simple operation and lends itself
to an outsourced model, allowing
us to redeploy our team and capital
equipment to our larger operations,
where they can create greater return
on investment.
Throughout the year, we
demonstrated our commitment to
building a long term, sustainable
business - investing $43M
in exploration and resource
development programs across the
portfolio. The flow of strong drill
results from our largest and emerging
mines continued during FY25 –
demonstrating the latent value within
our existing Mineral Resource base.
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Notably, the 2.3Moz maiden Mineral
Resource Estimate from the first
stage of drilling at the Fletcher Zone
at Beta Hunt underpins our belief in
the value of this asset, and the prime
rationale for the merger.
Most importantly, our commitment to
safety resulted in a 23% year-on-year
reduction in TRIFR to 5.67 per million
hours worked, with no material
environmental incidents. This is a
proud achievement and testament to
our leadership and team consistently
deciding to “choose safety” every
day. That said – we must and will
continue our focus on ensuring a
physically and psychologically safe
workplace for all of our people, while
doing all we can to minimise our
environmental impact.
Looking forward to the year ahead,
our team is focused on setting up
Westgold’s now expanded asset
base for sustainable and consistent
high margin production delivered
from bigger, more efficient mining
operations that leverage existing
processing infrastructure.
In FY26 we will continue to invest
in exploration to extend mine lives
across the portfolio, and test our
best emerging exploration targets to
unlock their inherent value.
I would like to thank our Managing
Director and CEO, Wayne Bramwell
and his excellent leadership team, our
employees, contractors and business
partners, and not least – our valued
shareholders for your continued
support and faith in the future of
Westgold.
Hon. Cheryl Edwardes AO
Non-Executive Chair
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YEAR END 30 JUNE 2025
FINANCIAL
RESULTS
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RECORD GOLD
PRODUCTION
326,384oz
(FY24: 227,691oz)
RECORD
REVENUE
$1,360m
(FY24: $716m)
NET CASH FROM
OPERATIONS
$357m
(FY24: $351m)
NET PROFIT
BEFORE TAX
$112m
(FY24: $137m)
NET PROFIT
AFTER TAX
$35m1
(FY24: $95m)
CLOSING CASH/
EQUIVALENTS
$240m
(FY24: $236m)
PROFIT
PER SHARE
3.85cps1
(FY24: 20.1cps)
FULL YEAR
DIVIDEND
3cps
(FY24: 2.25cps)
NET
ASSETS
$1,969m
(FY24: $692m)
Unless specifically noted, all dollar amounts disclosed in this report are Australian Dollars (A$ or AUD)
1 Lower than the prior year predominantly due to one-off transaction costs
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YEAR END 30 JUNE 2025
OUR ANNUAL OUTPUTS
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GOLD
PRODUCED
CASH COST
(C1)
ALL IN
SUSTAINING
COSTS
MURCHISON OPERATIONS
197,068oz
SOUTHERN GOLDFIELDS
129,316oz
GROUP
326,384oz
MURCHISON OPERATIONS
$2,203/oz
SOUTHERN GOLDFIELDS
$2,368/oz
GROUP
$2,375/oz
MURCHISON OPERATIONS
$2,609/oz
SOUTHERN GOLDFIELDS
$2,752/oz
GROUP
$2,666/oz
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YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025
CORPORATE ACTIVITY
WESTGOLD AND
KARORA MERGER
On 1 August, 2024 following
receipt of approvals by the Ontario
Superior Court of Justice in Canada,
Karora shareholders, the Foreign
Investment Review Board and the
Takeovers Panel - Westgold merged
with Canadian TSX-listed Karora
Resources Inc. (Karora).
The merger created an exclusively
Western Australian focussed mid-
tier gold company, with Westgold
taking operational control and
ownership of the Karora assets –
including its 100% interest in the
Beta Hunt Mine, its 100% interest
in the Higginsville processing
and gold mining operations, and
its Lakewood processing facility.
(Westgold subsequently divested
the Lakewood mill on 1 April 2025.
The merger propelled Westgold into
the ranks of the ASX200, materially
enhancing our capital markets
profile - with increased scale, trading
liquidity and quality attractive to
investors across the Australian (ASX)
and Canadian (TSX) stock exchanges.
Funded through a combination of
cash reserves and equity, Karora
shareholders received 2.524
Westgold ordinary shares, C$0.68
in cash, and 0.30 of a share in
Culico Metals Inc., a wholly owned
subsidiary of Karora, for each Karora
common share held at the closing
of the transaction.
Fair value of the share consideration
was $1,243 million and cash
consideration paid was $126 million.
The total consideration for the
transaction was $1,369 million.
ORE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
WITH NEW MURCHISON GOLD
On 12 December, 2024 Westgold
executed a gold ore purchase
agreement (Agreement) with New
Murchison Gold (ASX: NMG) in which
we agreed to purchase between
30,000 and 50,000 tonnes of gold ore
per month from NMG’s planned open
pit operation at Crown Prince.
On 8 September 2025, subsequent
to the reporting period, NMG issued
its first Collection Notice for 10kt
of Crown Prince ore in accordance
with the Agreement, triggering the
Commencement Date.
The introduction of ore from
Crown Prince in FY26 will increase
throughput at the Bluebird mill.
Westgold is a related party (16%)
shareholder of NMG.
SYNDICATED FACILITY
INCREASED TO $300M
On 28 October, 2024 Westgold
executed a commitment letter with
ING Bank (Australia) Limited and
Societe Generale to increase an
existing $100M Syndicated Facility
Agreement to $300M through the
addition of a new $200M facility.
The new $200M facility strengthened
Westgold’s balance sheet, providing
access to $300M of undrawn facilities
for general corporate activities.
Importantly, Westgold was not
required to enter into mandatory gold
hedging as part of the new facility.
During Q2 we drew down $50 million
from the corporate facilities
to balance the working capital
requirements for operations and
growth of our expanded business.
This left a balance of $250 million in
undrawn capacity. Combined with
cash, bullion and liquid investments
of $364 million, Westgold ended the
financial year with $614 million in
available liquidity.
SALE OF LAKEWOOD MILL
On 1 April, 2025 we divested the
Lakewood mill acquired in the
merger with Karora Resources, to
Black Cat Syndicate Limited (ASX:
BC8) for a total consideration
of $85M. The consideration
comprised $70M in cash and
$15M in BC8 scrip issued at $0.76
per share ($1.195 per share as at
16 September 2025). We received
$25M in cash on 31 March 2025
and $20M on 30 June 2025, with
the final cash payment of $25M
due on 30 November 2025.
Importantly, Westgold retains
priority access to process up to
200ktpa of ore at Lakewood via
a toll-treating agreement (for a
period of two years).
The divestment of Lakewood is
consistent with our corporate
strategy to focus on our larger,
lower-cost mines and mills.
Prioritising higher grade Beta Hunt
ore through the larger, lower-cost
1.6 Mtpa Higginsville mill will serve
to lower the operating costs of our
Southern Goldfields Operations.
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OUR OPERATIONS
REVIEW OF OPERATIONS
RISING TO THE
CHALLENGE
FY25 was both a transformational
year, and a challenging one as we
integrated the Southern Goldfields
operations into Westgold’s portfolio.
Our newly-expanded team took the
challenge in their stride, successfully
managing the integration while
remaining focussed on our core
business - delivering safe and
profitable ounces.
Amidst the complexity of integrating
two distinct teams, cultures and
geographically dispersed operating
hubs – we achieved our highest
ever gold production of 326,384oz
at an All-In-Sustaining Cost (AISC)
of $2,666/oz, and our best safety
performance to-date. This result was
marginally lower than our revised
production guidance (330,000 –
350,000oz).
We invested $43M in exploration and
resource definition in FY25, delivering
significant growth in Westgold’s
mineral inventory, net of ounces
depleted by mining with our Mineral
Resource increasing by 24% to 16.3
Moz (up from 13.2 Moz in FY24) and
Ore Reserves lifting by 5% to 3.5 Moz
(up from 3.3Moz in FY24).
During the year, we brought two new
mines into production: the early
commencement of operations at
Great Fingall in the Murchison region
and the initiation of open pit mining
at Lake Cowan in the Southern
Goldfields.
Pleasingly, these efforts also
delivered strong returns for our
shareholders.
With a landholding spanning
~3,200km2
across two of Western
Australia’s most prolific gold
producing regions, the Murchison and
the Southern Goldfields - we have an
expansive pipeline of organic growth
options and exploration targets to
sustain our operations for the next
decade and beyond.
And, with four profitable mining
hubs delivering strong cash flows
and our strongest balance sheet
yet, we have an unprecedented
opportunity to invest in our future
– to create enduring value for our
shareholders, our people and
our host communities.
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The completion of a new ventilation
portal and the upgrade of primary
fans during the period bolstered mine
ventilation, supporting both current
operations and future expansion.
Looking ahead, planned ventilation
upgrades in Q1 and Q3 FY26 will
allow Starlight to sustain higher
production rates at depth.
The Fortnum processing plant also
benefited from further investment
during the year. The installation
of a pebble crusher boosted mill
throughput, while a full reline of both
the Ball and SAG mills was carried
out to maintain processing reliability
and efficiency.
MEEKATHARRA HUB
The Meekatharra operations are
located around the regional town of
Meekatharra, and include the historic
gold mining centres of Meekatharra
North, Paddy’s Flat, Yaloginda,
Nannine and Reedy’s.
The Meekatharra processing hub
incorporates the 1.8Mtpa Bluebird
processing plant, the Bluebird-
South Junction underground mine,
a 420-person village, and associated
mining infrastructure required to
support mining operations.
In FY25, the Bluebird plant processed
ore from the Bluebird-South Junction
and Fender underground mines,
supplemented by inventories of
lower grade open-pit and stockpiled
surface ore.
Bluebird-South Junction is a key
growth project in the Meekatharra
Hub. Increasing Bluebird-South
Junction ore feed to the Bluebird mill,
located just 600m from the mine,
will reduce haulage and associated
costs, and increase feed grade.
This will increase both gold
production and margins. In FY25 we
continued to invest in this opportunity
with a plan to ramp-up the mining
rate at Bluebird-South Junction from
0.5Mtpa to >1Mtpa.
The planned ramp-up during FY25
was slower than anticipated, with
challenging conditions encountered
in the footwall that required a new
mine design to ensure production
reliability and safety.
Transitioning the mine design to a
predominantly longitudinal method
significantly reduces reliance on
development in the ultramafic host
rock, and development overall
– while retaining the long-term
production profile.
While this adjustment delayed the
proposed ramp-up in the short
term, particularly in the first half of
FY25, mining rates had increased
by the end of the period and will
continue to increase in FY26 as
South Junction expands.
In preparation for higher mining rates,
a substantial primary ventilation
upgrade was undertaken during the
year, together with the establishment
of a paste fill plant. The majority of
this infrastructure has now been
fully commissioned.
CUE HUB
The Cue Hub is located around
the regional town of Cue. This
package includes two of Australia’s
most iconic mines – Big Bell and
Great Fingall.
The Cue Hub incorporates the
1.4Mtpa Tuckabianna processing
plant, a 148-person village at Big
Bell, a 266-person village at Cue and
associated mining infrastructure to
support mining operations.
In FY25, the Tuckabianna plant
processed ore from the Big
Bell underground mine, with
supplementary feed from the Great
Fingall and Fender underground
mines and surface stockpiles.
MURCHISON
OPERATIONS
Our Murchison operations
comprise three processing
hubs (Fortnum,
Meekatharra and Cue) and
five underground mines
(Starlight, Bluebird-South
Junction, Great Fingall, Big
Bell, Fender) in Western
Australia’s Mid West
region.
In FY25 gold output from our
Murchison operations was
197,068 ounces of gold, at an
AISC of $2,609/oz – representing
60% of Group production.
FORTNUM HUB
Westgold’s Fortnum Hub is located
approximately 140km north of
Meekatharra and encompass the
0.9Mtpa Fortnum processing plant
and the Fortnum, Horseshoe and
Peak Hill mining areas. The Starlight
underground mine is currently the
predominant feed source (90%
of all processed tonnes with the
additional 10% of ore sourced from
surface stockpiles) to the Fortnum
processing hub.
It was a stellar year for Starlight
– with investment in mine
development, key infrastructure
and a new haulage fleet positioning
the mine for future growth.
By the end of the period, ore volumes
had increased by 34% quarter-on-
quarter, as the newly-developed
access to multiple work areas
and high-grades, especially in the
Nightfall and Galaxy zones delivered
improved output.
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GREAT FINGALL
UNDERGROUND MINE
In FY25 development at Great
Fingall progressed to plan, with a
dual focus on decline development
towards the deeper, higher-grade
production zones, and installing
key dewatering and ventilation
infrastructure.
Simultaneously with project
development, alternate early
mining studies informed the
viability of commencing early
mining of the Great Fingall Flats
in the March quarter. This shallow
opportunity fell outside the scope
of the original feasibility study
which focussed on mining the
deeper, higher grade virgin stopes.
The stockwork mineralisation in the
selvedge of the old mine workings
is expected to repeat at depth, and
will be drilled along with numerous
other targets in FY26.
On 26 June 2025, following a
competitive process, global mining
contractor, Barminco Limited was
awarded a three-year underground
mining contract for Great Fingall,
with mobilisation completed in
Q1 FY26.
The appointment leverages
Barminco’s underground mining
expertise and allowed the Great
Fingall team and equipment to be
redeployed to some of Westgold’s
bigger operations.
BIG BELL UNDERGROUND MINE
In FY25, production at Big Bell
focussed initially on mining the
Sub-Level Cave, before an asset
review in Q2 identified a low-
cost opportunity to recommence
transverse caving and draw from
existing drawpoints in the upper
levels of the cave.
The combination of the Lower Cave
and Upper Cave mining substantially
increased ore availability and
provided an opportunity to pause
the Big Bell Deeps expansion and
take advantage of the significant
material within the Upper Cave area.
Historical Great Fingall Mine office
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Given the Upper Cave’s increasing
importance to the medium-term
plan, drilling was reintroduced in this
area of the mine, providing the data
required for consistent and elevated
rates of profitable production
into FY26.
The results highlighted the
significant opportunity that
exists in the Upper Cave; which
is independent from the Lower
Cave, located higher in the mine,
and critically, already developed
and ready to mine.
FENDER UNDERGROUND MINE
During the year, the Fender
underground mine maintained
consistent ore production, delivering
higher grade feed to supplement
the Tuckabianna and Meekatharra
processing facilities.
Fender continues to deliver
supplementary ore feed to
Meekatharra and Tuckabianna,
and further extensional drilling
is forecast for FY26 to sustain
production from this strategic,
low-cost operation that provides
flexibility across the region.
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SOUTHERN
GOLDFIELDS
OPERATIONS
HIGGINSVILLE HUB
Westgold’s Higginsville Hub is
located at Higginsville, Western
Australia and includes a 1.6Mtpa
processing plant and associated
processing infrastructure. The
mill processes ore from the large
Beta Hunt underground mine at
Kambalda 80km to the north, and
the smaller Two Boys underground
mine at Higginsville.
Open pit mining at Higginsville has
recently recommenced at Lake
Cowan, with these pits providing a
softer oxide ore source to the mill.
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BETA HUNT
UNDERGROUND MINE
Following the merger, our primary
focus was to swiftly identify and
address key risks and opportunities
across the Southern Goldfields
operations.
Early activities included deploying
additional safety and operational
management to support the site
teams; and expediting remedial
maintenance of basic mine
infrastructure - while developing
a comprehensive infrastructure
replacement and upgrade plan
focussing on primary electrical,
ventilation, and water distribution
networks.
Key enablers to higher mine
productivity included investment in
a clean mine water supply, upgrades
to underground pumping, power,
ventilation, and facilities for our
workforce. Progressive application
of these has resulted in notable
improvements to mining rates since
Westgold’s ownership at Beta Hunt.
The mine water supply project was
completed during the year. Ventilation
upgrades experienced minor delays,
with fan commissioning occurring
in late July and early August -
subsequent to the reporting period.
The power supply upgrade project
is now also complete, establishing
reliable power with increased
capacity to sustain future growth.
Collectively, these critical
investments position Beta Hunt
to consistently deliver run rates
exceeding 2Mtpa in the medium term.
TWO BOYS
UNDERGROUND MINE
During the past year, the Two Boys
underground mine sustained steady
output with our team focussing on
improving planning to extend the life
of the operation. Early in the year,
the team completed upgrades to the
primary ventilation system to support
ongoing development and extend the
mine beyond its original closure date.
Development continues to advance
northward, establishing new drilling
horizons and access to the Poseidon
South zone of the nearby Trident
Mine – an example of the incredible
optionality our team is unearthing
across Westgold’s considerable
landholding.
LAKE COWAN OPEN PIT
Mining at the Lake Cowan open pits
commenced in early Q4 FY25 with
open pit contractor Mineral Mining
Services Pty Ltd having mobilised in
April. With the pre-strip completed,
ore production is expected to peak in
Q1 FY26 prior to the pit completion
at the end of the quarter. Excess
soft oxide Lake Cowan ore will be
stockpiled and processed over the
course of FY26.
Beta Hunt Infrastructure Upgrade
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EXPLORATION
At Westgold we maintain and operate
our own fleet of drill rigs with 16 to 19
rigs operating across our portfolio at
any given time.
Operating our own fleet gives us the option and agility
to respond more rapidly to opportunities in line with
our strategic priorities, with substantive year-on-year
investment in both resource definition and exploration
drilling (FY25: $43M) underpinning our sustainable
growth and value creation.
RESOURCE DEFINITION
DRILLING – A STRATEGIC
PRIORITY
Resource definition drilling is a core
operational activity at all major
Westgold mines. This drilling is used
to update geological models, refine
stope designs, and support ongoing
mine planning. The results are
regularly incorporated into resource
and reserve estimates, which
are critical to inform and sustain
production, as well as for forecasting
and capital investment decisions.
MURCHISON OPERATIONS
Fortnum Hub – Starlight
Underground Mine
Following two years of near-
continuous drilling, in November
2024 Westgold increased the Mineral
Resource Estimate (MRE) of the
mineralised system at Starlight
by 91%.
This increase formed the basis for
a Scoping Study on the Fortnum
Expansion Project, envisaging an
expanded,1.5Mtpa operation at
Fortnum, over a ten year life.
Meekatharra Hub – Bluebird-
South Junction Underground Mine
At Bluebird–South Junction, sustained
drilling has resulted in a 240% increase
in the Mineral Resource Estimate
and a doubling of Ore Reserves in
18 months. The drilling has targeted
both infill and extensional areas,
enabling us to update mine plans
and optimise stope design, and also
supported investment decisions for
mine infrastructure and processing
capacity.
Cue Hub - Great Fingall
Underground Mine –
Sovereign Zone
With the initial production milestone
reached at Great Fingall, our team
stepped up drilling, with multiple rigs
defining and infilling early production
areas from the Golden Crown and
Great Fingall virgin stopes, as well as
advancing opportunities outside of the
current mine plan in areas such as the
Sovereign Reef.
Results reinforced the high-grade
nature of Golden Crown, and the
significant exploration upside of the
wider mine complex. A third drill rig
is planned to be deployed into Great
Fingall in Q1, FY26 to follow up the
success of the FY25 campaign.
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SOUTHERN GOLDFIELDS
Higginsville Hub – Beta Hunt
Underground Mine – Fletcher
Zone
The definition of a maiden Mineral
Resource for the Fletcher Zone
at Beta Hunt in under a year,
demonstrates Westgold’s strategic
resource definition drilling priority
and agility.
In 10 months, we designed and
completed an aggressive drilling
campaign that delivered a maiden
Mineral Resource Estimate of
2.3 million ounces, notably from
just half (~1 km) of the known Fletcher
Zone strike length, and over double
the mid-point of the original Stage 1
Exploration Target of 0.8 – 1.2Moz.
This was an outstanding result that
underpins our confidence in the
quality and ongoing potential of
the Beta Hunt asset, and confirms
Fletcher as a major mineralised zone
and future mining front within the
Hunt Block.
The drilling confirmed the structural
analogy between Fletcher and the
established Western Flanks and A
Zone deposits. It provides additional
optionality for mine planning and
supports the long-term production
outlook for Beta Hunt.
Higginsville Hub – Two
Boys Underground Mine
The completion of the ML70 diamond
drill drive at Two Boys early in the year
was a key milestone, enabling both
grade control and extensional drilling.
Fourteen holes were drilled as part
of Westgold’s first program, with
results from three indicating further
resource potential and the possibility
of extending mine life.
Throughout the year, performance at
this small but consistent operation
continued to improve, delivering
increased tonnes and higher grades.
The grade control drilling enabled
more robust mine planning, and by
the end of the year, production had
risen by 23% in the final quarter.
The updated mine plan now provides
a clear 15-month outlook and
supports continued growth.
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GREENFIELDS
EXPLORATION
With a footprint of more than
1,200km2
across the Murchison,
and since this year, an additional
2,000km2
in the Southern Goldfields
– Westgold has an expansive
exploration portfolio presenting
significant opportunities for new
discoveries.
Following the merger with
Karora, our team undertook a
comprehensive review to refine
our target pipeline to incorporate
the expanded exploration footprint.
A number of greenfield activities
which were already in train in the
Murchison region progressed as
planned during the year - with
multiple targets tested and a
clear process in place for follow-
up and reprioritisation based on
drilling outcomes and geological
assessments.
In the Southern Goldfields,
greenfield targeting was refined
and drill testing commenced. In
addition, a large piece of work
was completed at Beta Hunt,
where modern 3D exploration
focused geological modelling was
undertaken to support identification
and advancement of new targets.
Heritage and access considerations
are consistently incorporated into
the planning process, ensuring
that exploration activities proceed
efficiently and in accordance
with regulatory and community
expectations.
SUMMARY TABLE:
FY25 GREENFIELDS EXPLORATION BY REGION AND PROJECT
Region Project/Area Activities and Progression
Murchison
Nannine,
Labouchere
AC drilling (Sep 2024) with
follow-up RC drilling (Dec 2024)
and ongoing prioritisation and
planning (Mar–Jun 2025)
Mountain View,
Champion
RC drilling (Sep–Dec 2024)
delivered encouraging results;
further assessment ongoing.
Peak Hill, Five
Ways, Murphy
Creek
RC and AC drilling (Sep 2024–Jun
2025); completion of programs;
results pending/follow-up
planned.
Reedy, Jubilee,
Meekatharra
North
New programs commenced
or planned (Jun 2025); results
pending or in planning.
Southern
Goldfields
Beta Hunt
(Mason Target)
3D exploration model built (Dec
2024); Mason Target prioritised
for drilling (Mar–Jun 2025)
Higginsville
(Erin, Bandido,
Spargos, Vines–
Erin, Barcelona)
RC and diamond drilling
(Dec 2024–Jun 2025) with
mixed results. Some targets
discontinued, others results
pending or next steps in planning,
23
ANNUAL REPORT 2025
GEARING
FOR GROWTH
Westgold is an unhedged gold producer
with four operating hubs across two of
Western Australia’s most productive
goldfields.
Our corporate strategy is to leverage
our portfolio and focus on our larger,
lower-cost mines and mills to create
sustai
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