# John Mussett Project Director ## Career chronology - **Joined after 30 June 2026; exact date not disclosed.: Wia Gold Limited** — Project Director. [Quarterly Activities and Cashflow Report - June 2026]() (Corporate section); [2026 Annual Report]() (p. 9) - **From 26 September 2022 until joining WIA after 30 June 2026; exact end date not stated.: Aris Mining Corporation** — Senior Vice President, Projects. [Annual Information Form for year ended 31 December 2022]() (Item 11, p. 148); [2026 Annual Report]() (p. 9) - **Over 10 years prior to Aris; exact dates not stated.: AngloGold Ashanti Limited** — Vice President Projects; Project Director. [Annual Information Form for year ended 31 December 2022]() (Item 11, p. 148) - **Earlier project roles across mining, hydrocarbons and infrastructure; employer names/dates not stated.: Engineering and contracting firms; owner teams** — Project delivery roles. [Annual Information Form for year ended 31 December 2022]() (Item 11, p. 148) ## Education and qualifications ### Tertiary qualification stated, degree unspecified [wia_john_education] Profile accessed at cutoff · self reported · low materiality A self-reported LinkedIn profile names Edith Cowan University and calls Mussett tertiary-qualified, but does not state degree or dates; it is not independent credential verification. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Self-reported profile only; exact qualification not identified. **Relevance:** Limits assessment of formal qualifications. [John Mussett professional profile]() (Education/About sections) ## Personal achievements ### Project delivery linked to Obuasi redevelopment and Tropicana [wia_john_obuasi] AGA tenure; Obuasi first gold December 2019 · issuer reported · medium materiality Aris Mining says Mussett was integral in successful delivery of major capital projects including Obuasi and Tropicana. AngloGold Ashanti independently reports Obuasi Phase 1 completion, progress on schedule and within budget, and first gold on 18 December 2019. This does not establish his sole contribution. **Attribution:** Individual involvement documented. Aris attributes integral project involvement; AGA verifies the project milestone but not his individual causal contribution. **Relevance:** Relevant prior mine-project delivery evidence. [Annual Information Form for year ended 31 December 2022]() (Item 11, John Mussett biography); [Integrated Report 2019: Continental Africa / Obuasi]() (Obuasi redevelopment section) ## Industrial safety ### External partner mine collapse during Aris tenure; all workers rescued [wia_john_lareliquia] 22-24 September 2025 · documented · medium materiality A collapse at La Reliquia on 22 September 2025 trapped 23 people, including five Aris employees performing monthly reviews. Aris said the third-party mine was within its Segovia title but outside its infrastructure; it and the local workforce supported rescue. AP reported all 23 were rescued after about 43 hours. No personal responsibility by Mussett is established. **Attribution:** Employer context; no individual link established. The incident occurred during his Aris tenure, but it was an external partner operation and no report links Mussett to the cause or safety responsibility. **Relevance:** Employer-level safety context only. [Aris Mining confirms incident at an external mine partner operation at Segovia]() (Incident release); [23 miners rescued after 43 hours trapped in Colombian gold mine]() (Rescue outcome and mine operator) ## Suitability for the current role ### Mine-project delivery experience across Africa and Latin America [wia_john_fit] Through 2026-11-02 · analyst inference · medium materiality Aris Mining's SEC-filed AIF describes John Mussett as SVP Projects from 26 September 2022, with 20+ years' project delivery and prior AngloGold roles. WIA's 2026 annual report describes his most recent portfolio as about US$2.6 billion; exact WIA start date is not disclosed. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Role relevance is inferred from employer biographies; it does not prove sole responsibility for past outcomes. **Relevance:** Highly relevant to WIA Project Director role; current WIA delivery remains pre-construction. [Annual Information Form for year ended 31 December 2022]() (Item 11, p. 148); [2026 Annual Report]() (p. 9); [Quarterly Activities and Cashflow Report - June 2026]() (Joined after reporting period) ## Evidence gaps - Exact WIA start date and detailed roles before AngloGold are not disclosed; education is self-reported with no degree specified. - Two UK court-listing entries with an exact-name match cannot be linked to this executive; no allegation is attributed. - No exhaustive criminal, sanctions, legal, environment or credential search; La Reliquia was third-party operated.