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Westgold Resources Expands Cue Hub to 1.7 Mtpa by FY28
Westgold Resources commits to Cue Expansion Plan, lifting throughput from 1.4 Mtpa to 1.7 Mtpa by FY28. CEO cites rising underground output from Big Bell and Great Fingall mines.
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Westgold Resources (ASX:WGX) has committed to the Cue Expansion Plan (CXP) at its Western Australian processing hub, a capital-light upgrade designed to lift throughput from 1.4 million tonnes per annum to 1.7 Mtpa by financial year 2028.
Chief executive Wayne Bramwell told shareholders the decision reflects a deliberate shift toward processing hub optimisation across the broader business. The CXP is underpinned by rising underground output from Westgold's Big Bell and Great Fingall mines near Cue, both of which are feeding larger stockpiles.
"Bigger mines need bigger mills. Westgold's underground mine outputs are growing across all the Murchison operations and building ore stockpiles from FY27 onwards," Bramwell said.
Open pit mining is already underway at Cue and Meekatharra, with that organic growth supporting the incremental expansion. The plan includes small open pits at Cue and additional near-hub resource development opportunities at Big Bell South and Cuddingwarra. Bramwell said those targets sit within roughly 50 km of the Cue hub and, if drilling is successful, could add significant ore sources in FY28.