Crown Prince Ore to Increase Production at Meekatharra
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ASX Announcement
12 December 2024
Crown Prince Ore to Increase Production at Meekatharra
Perth, Western Australia, 12 December 2024: Westgold Resources Limited (ASX/ TSX: WGX,
OTCQX: WGXRF – Westgold or the Company) is pleased to advise it has executed a gold ore
purchase agreement (OPA or Agreement) between its subsidiary, Big Bell Gold Operations Pty
Ltd, and Zeus Mining Pty Ltd, an entity owned by New Murchison Gold Limited (ASX: NMG).
The OPA remains subject to NMG shareholder approval as Westgold owns 18.7% of NMG and is
therefore deemed a related party under the ASX Listing Rules. NMG will seek the requisite
approval from its shareholders at a general meeting which will be called in January/February
2025.
Crown Prince, which is located 33kms by road from Westgold’s 1.6-1.8Mtpa Bluebird processing
plant, has a current JORC (2012) Indicated and Inferred Mineral Resource of 2.21Mt @ 3.9g/t Au
for 279Koz Au (refer NMG ASX Release of 28 November 2024 for details). Under the terms of the
OPA, Westgold has 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.
Subject to final regulatory permitting, NMG are targeting the commencement of open pit mining,
and hence the OPA, in mid-2025. It is envisaged that most of the Crown Prince ore will be
processed in the first two years of the Agreement (being FY26 and FY27), with potential ongoing
terms to be agreed on a rolling, quarter-by-quarter basis following the two-year initial term.
Westgold Managing Director and CEO Wayne Bramwell commented:
“Westgold is delighted to have achieved a mutually beneficial outcome for both the New
Murchison Gold and Westgold shareholders. This type of commercial arrangement is capital
efficient for both companies as it leverages the existing processing infrastructure Westgold has
at Meekatharra.
The introduction of softer oxide ore from Crown Prince in FY26 effectively increases throughput
at the Westgold’s Bluebird plant – growing production and reducing our cost per ounce. At the
same time, NMG realise value for its shareholders by unlocking a pathway to production for its
Crown Prince deposit without the capital impost and execution risk of building a processing
plant.
As such this is a win-win for all shareholders and Westgold looks forward to working with New
Murchison Gold in the development of the Crown Prince deposit.”
Westgold Resources Limited
ABN 60 009 260 306
ASX: WGX | TSX: WGX | OTC: WGXRF
T: +61 8 9462 3400
E: perth.reception@westgold.com.au
W: westgold.com.au
Level 6, 200 St Georges Terrace
Perth WA 6000
PO Box 7068, Cloisters Square WA 6850
Figure 1: Westgold and NMG tenements around Meekatharra and the Bluebird mill
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Investor and media relations enquiries
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investor.relations@westgold.com.au
+61 458 564 483
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