Ausgold Limited
Ausgold's 100%-owned Katanning Gold Project in Western Australia's wheatbelt region has a completed and updated Definitive Feasibility Study outlining a roughly 1.33-million-ounce ore reserve, a 10-year mine life, and average production of approximately 143,000 ounces per year over its first four years, with a final investment decision targeted around the end of 2026.
Notable vs. Peers
- Financials score of 8.1/10 is stronger than the peer average of 6.6/10.
Lifecycle Milestones
A relative ranking of how closely this company matches the profile of juniors that have actually been acquired — not a probability, and not a reason to buy. Acquisitions are rare: only a few dozen significant deals happen a year across a universe of thousands of juniors, so even a high score here describes a long shot. The strongest signal the underlying research identifies — whether a major already holds a JV, earn-in, or 5–19.9% strategic stake — isn't tracked yet and is absent from this score.
Your Rankings
Management Team
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Company Secretary of Ausgold Limited. Finance and commercial executive experienced in project and corporate financings, M&A and metals marketing; most recently CFO of ASX-listed Sunrise Energy Metals.
Chief Operating Officer of Ausgold Limited. Chemical engineer with senior roles at Merdeka Battery Materials (nickel), plus gold experience at Newcrest and roles at Mount Gibson Iron, Mineral Resources and Ambatovy Nickel.
Co-Company Secretary of Ausgold Limited. Lawyer and governance professional with company-secretarial experience for ASX-listed entities, currently with Vistra Australia.
Insiders, Investors & Smart Money
Notable shareholders and insiders whose involvement is worth knowing about, plus what we're seeing from institutional/large-investor activity.
Ausgold's register is unusually concentrated in resource money. Jupiter Asset Management is the largest holder at about 12.7%, having cornerstoned a A$38 million placement with cash, and Dundee Corporation -- a Canadian resource investment house -- sits at about 10.9%. Franklin Gold and Precious Metals Fund, a dedicated sector fund, held a further 2.95% at 31 July 2026. Non-executive director Paul Weedon also bought 24,439 shares on-market at $0.80 in December 2025. Institutional ownership is 49.3%.
No notable insiders tracked for this miner yet.
Reports, Presentations & Documents
We haven't parsed this company's PEA/PFS/FS recommendations yet — cut-off grade, mine life, DCF/NPV, and the report's own next-steps guidance are a planned research pass, not live data for every company yet.
Appendix 5B: item 3.5 'Proceeds from borrowings' nil both periods; item 3.6 'Repayment of borrowings' negligible ($8K/$16K); item 7.1 'Loan facilities' reports nil amount available and nil amount used. Cash of $75,603,000 at quarter end.