Northern Star Resources will return a record dividend to shareholders this year, riding the wave of record high gold prices and profit to increase its shareholder return by 37 per cent.
Miners which don't heed traditional owner concerns about water will face production constraints, costly infrastructure bills, and reputational damage, according to new research.
A Queensland company backed by some of Australia's largest miners has secured a $9m grant to support development of a charging technology for battery-electric mining trucks.
Analysis: Record margins and bustling cash and bullion balances have Western Australia's goldminers up and about, but labour pressures and inflation are appearing on the radar.
Diggers & Dealers' anticipated digger of the year award has gone to Ramelius Resources, while De Grey Mining has notched deal of the year as the golden run continues.
Goldminers are increasing the scale and size of their operations amid a record price environment fuelled by geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty.
Northern Star Resources chief executive Stuart Tonkin is confident his company will find solutions to stakeholder concerns over the proposed Hemi development in the Pilbara.
Defence and gold drove the growth in value of Western Australia's listed companies last financial year, fueled geopolitical uncertainty and economic instability.
Development efficiency and cost increases weighed on Northern Star Resources last financial year, with the goldminer conceding it will not hit a 2 million ounce per annum target.
A Pilbara native title body says the state government favours miners and urged Northern Star Resources to come back to the negotiating table over its wastewater plan.
Northern Star Resources is facing opposition from traditional owners over plans to discharge water from its Hemi gold project into an ephemeral Pilbara river.
GOLD WRAP: Northern Star Resources' flagship Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines missed its revised full-year sales target, while Ramelius Resources hit a major milestone for the first time.
The Environmental Protection Authority has recommended conditional approval of the Hemi gold project snapped up in Northern Star Resources' move for De Grey Mining last year.
A Northern Star Resources subsidiary has sued Grange Resources and Vox Royalty Australia over a dispute relating to the Red Hill deposit in the Kanowna Belle mine area.
Northern Star Resources added 7.2 million gold ounces to the mineral resource of its flagship Kalgoorlie asset last year, after mine depletion, in a boost to the life of a Goldfields icon.
Northern Star Resources will have to wait more than a month to progress its 800-bed workers camp proposal after an assessment panel was unable to decide on the $65 million plan.
Northern Star Resources has narrowed its annual production guidance because of challenges at its Kalgoorlie hub but remains bullish in a record gold price environment.
Gold Road Resources has put the onus back on its Gruyere joint venture partner Gold Fields to re-engage in merger and acquisition talk, following a rejected move last month.
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Shareholders in De Grey Mining have given the all-clear for Northern Star's $5 billion all-scrip acquisition to go ahead, days after Gold Road Resources announced its support.
Gold Road Resources has given its blessing for Northern Star Resources' $5 billion deal for De Grey Mining after months of remaining mum on its voting intentions.
Northern Star Resources takeover target De Grey Mining says it will continue to consult traditional owners on water, after concerns were raised over its plans at its Hemi project.
Stocks in Western Australian gold producers are rallying as the price for the precious metal holds strong above $US3,000 per ounce amid a flurry of M&A activity.
Leading mining executives have weighed in on the Pilbara unionisation battle, with bosses at BHP and Northern Star warning industrial relations policy settings could stifle investment.
The price of gold saw out the work week above US$3,000 per ounce, driven to all-time highs amid a bull run fueled by global economic and geopolitical uncertainty.
Northern Star Resources has lauded a record half, in which the goldminer generated cash earnings of $1.1 billion and returned an all-time high dividend.
De Grey Mining says an invite is still on the table for regulators to visit its Hemi gold project in the Pilbara, as the takeover target's wait for state and federal approvals continues.
An extension of the Super Pit's mine life has been waved through by the environmental watchdog but with strict noise and dust rules for the operation on the edge of Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
Gold Road Resources management has held its cards close to its chest on its intentions around De Grey Mining, as Northern Star Resources closes in on an acquisition of the gold developer.
Northern Star Resources remains tight-lipped on its $5 billion move for De Grey Mining's Hemi gold project, which has experienced another timeline setback in its bid for federal approvals.
