Westgold appoints new COO, GM of projects
Dual-listed Westgold has announced two new leadership appointments to assist the Australia-focused gold miner to achieve its portfolio optimisation goals and to deliver on its growth strategy.
Aaron Rankine, most recently the GM of operational performance with contractor Perenti, has been appointed Westgold COO.
In a statement, Rankine said he chose to join Westgold because of the platform that had been created over many years, culminating in the recent acquisition of the Southern Goldfields assets.
To enhance Westgold’s project delivery capabilities, acting COO Jacob Mesiha has been promoted to the newly created role of general manager projects and operational readiness. This role has the responsibility for the delivery of all major mine development and expansion projects.
MD and CEO Wayne Bramwell said the two new senior appointments broadened Westgold’s leadership and technical capabilities. “It underpins our strategy to optimise and leverage our expanded asset portfolio to become a 500 000 oz/y to 600 000 oz/y gold producer from the 2026/27 financial year,” said Bramwell.
On Monday, Westgold posted record first-quarter production of 77 269 oz of gold from its expanded portfolio. If the pre-merger July output of 13 988 oz from Southern Goldfields was included in the full first-quarter result, production would have been 91 357 oz.
Bramwell said Westgold remained on track to achieve its stated full-year production guidance, with production back-ended in the second half of the financial year.
In the latter half of the year, the Bluebird South-Junction will expand to a 1.2-million-tonne-a-year run rate, Beta Hunt will reach its expected run rate of two-million tonnes a year and mining will start at the Great Fingall.
Westgold recently completed a A$1.4-billion merger with Canada’s Karora, creating a top-five ASX and top-ten TSX-listed producer, propelling the company into the ranks of the ASX200. 
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