Pantoro Ltd has bolstered its board by appointing experienced mining professional Stuart Mathews as an independent non-executive director, effective today.
Mathews has more than 30 years of experience and is highly regarded in the industry for his ability to successfully deliver projects from early feasibility stages through to mine development, construction and full-scale operations.
The company expects that his comprehensive understanding of all key disciplines at operating mine sites will add significant value to its leadership.
Gold Fields roles
Until his retirement from executive roles in 2024, Mathews served as executive vice president – Australasia for Gold Fields Limited.
In this role and his prior role as VP Operations, Mathews was instrumental in setting the strategy pathway, operational improvement and significant growth of Life of Mine for the St Ives operation, about 100 kilometres north of Norseman and in a similar geological setting to Pantoro's Norseman Gold Project.
Complementing existing skills
Pantoro chairman Wayne Zekulich said: “We welcome Stuart to Pantoro’s board. Stuart’s depth of knowledge and experience will be of significant value to Pantoro and his strong technical and operational expertise is a great complement to the existing skills of the Pantoro board.
"His appointment comes at an important time as we ramp up operations at the Scotia underground mine and pursue key growth programs at the Norseman Gold Project, positioning the company for its next phase of growth.”
Valuable addition
Mathews’ extensive knowledge and experience in the South-Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia is expected to be invaluable to Pantoro.
In addition to his accomplishments at St Ives, Mathews delivered several high-profile projects during his career, including the Cowal Gold Project for Barrick Australia, the Palmarejo Silver-Gold Mine in Mexico for Coeur D’Alene Mines and the Mineral Hill Mine for KBL Mining.