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Mining 19 Feb 2014

Excellence award for Northern Star

Northern Star Resources has been recognised for excellence in the resources sector, winning the fourth annual Craig Oliver award at the RIU Explorers Conference.

Appointments 03 Feb 2014

Northern Star recruits new managers

Northern Star Resources has announced an expansion of its management team following two major acquisitions in the gold mine sector.

Mining 31 Jan 2014

Northern Star to hedge gold production

Northern Star Resources has confirmed it will enter into a hedging program for almost a third of its forecast gold production over the next 12 months as concerns over price volatility continue to linger across the sector.

Mining 24 Jan 2014

Deals breathe life into gold sector

The value of mergers and acquisitions in the Western Australian gold sector over the past 12 months has reached close to $650 million, analysis by Business News has found.

Deals 23 Jan 2014

Northern Star in $75m Barrick mine buy

Northern Star Resources looks set to emerge as the fifth biggest gold mine operator in Western Australia following its $75 million acquisition of Barrick Gold's majority stake in the East Kundana joint venture and the Kanowna Belle mine.

Opinion 23 Jan 2014

Beament all-in on Barrick Gold buy

If nothing else, Bill Beament has just cemented for himself a place in Australian business history by placing one of the biggest bets ever on the future price of gold – and possibly on the future value of the Australian dollar.

Deals 21 Jan 2014

Saracen buys Thunderbox for $23m

Saracen Mineral Holdings has purchased the Thunderbox gold project from Norilsk Nickel for $23 million, in a deal which could double the company's production to up to 270,000 ounces per year.

Deals 20 Jan 2014

Deal makers bank on a bounce

SPECIAL REPORT: The past 12 months have been tough for WA's corporate finance professionals, but there is cautious optimism that 2014 will be a different story.

Deals 07 Jan 2014

Northern Star tips strong production in 2014

Northern Star Resources expects to almost double its annual gold production to more than 200,000 ounces following its $25 million purchase of the Plutonic gold mine from Barrick Gold.

Mining 20 Nov 2013

Northern Star pursuing acquisitions

Northern Star Resources has weathered a fluctuating gold market with low costs and strong profits, and is looking forward to new acquisition opportunities, chairman Chris Rowe announced at its annual general meeting today.

Deals 07 Nov 2013

Property players lead wealth creation

Property executives were the big movers in this year's Wealth Creators list, while the resources slowdown put the hurt on mining services directors' fortunes.

Mining 24 Oct 2013

Fotios steps down from Northern Star board

Northern Star Resources has announced that director Michael Fotios has resigned from the company's board and will take up a position as a consultant to the gold miner.

Mining 16 Oct 2013

Northern Star lifts quarterly performance

Northern Star Resources says its latest quarterly results demonstrate its status as a consistent performer as it looks to continue to court investors.

Mining 04 Oct 2013

Gold miners unite against royalty hike

Western Australia's gold sector is rallying against a potential increase in royalty rates, saying such a move would significantly hurt country towns as well as local producers of the precious metal.

Mining 05 Sep 2013

Signs of life for battling gold miners

After a grim six months, Western Australia's gold mining sector is showing signs of flickering back to life.

Appointments 08 Aug 2013

Tonkin joins Northern Star

Gold producer Northern Star Resources has appointed Stuart Tonkin as chief operating officer.

Video 05 Aug 2013

Today's Video News

Business News for Western Australia. Monday August 5. Jessica Taylor reports. Election campaign kicks off. Strait Resources to sell Indonesian mine. Northern Star Resources reports record profit and more.

Mining 05 Aug 2013

Northern Star rolls on with new record profit

Northern Star Resources has confirmed another record profit despite taking a $10 million hit on the values of its tenements and other assets over the 2013 financial year.

Mining 29 Jul 2013

Northern Star Resources tips a record

Western Australian gold producer Northern Star Resources has shrugged off a falling gold price to report record production and predicted a record profit this financial year.

Financial Services 18 Jul 2013

Not-so-happy returns mark a tough year for WA stocks

Investors who kept their money in Australia's top blue chip stocks enjoyed great returns in the 2012-13 financial year.

Video 09 Jul 2013

Daily Video Wrap - 09/07/2013

Mining 09 Jul 2013

Northern Star puts Ashburton mine plan in mothballs

Northern Star Resources says its record production during the 2013 financial year largely offset the impact of lower gold prices and led to a record profit, but it hasn't been enough for the miner

Mining 27 Jun 2013

Competitive dig in underground mining

The two big mining contractors that dominate the underground sector have very different recent histories, but face similar challenges.

Special Reports 17 May 2013

Controlled risk taking reaps rewards for Northern Star

NORTHERN Star Resources was better placed than most to ride out last month's sharp drop in the gold price to less than $1,400 an ounce.

Mining 16 May 2013

Miners trim costs as they await better times

It's an old adage that some of the biggest fortunes have been made when business conditions are at their toughest.

Deals 10 May 2013

Redbank back after 18 months

Redbank Copper shares had a lukewarm return to trading today, closing at 0.4 cents after a major restructuring and recapitalisation led by investor Michael Fotios.

Video 18 Apr 2013

40under40 - See the winners dance!

Special Reports 13 Mar 2013

Shining Star: Bill Beament

Northern Star Resources' Bill Beament is this year's 40under40 First Amongst Equals, heading off strong competition from the three other finalists -Julie Shuttleworth, Steve Gostlow, and Phil Britten.

Mining 13 Feb 2013

Northern Star profit jumps by 78%

Northern Star Resources has booked a half year profit increase of 78 per cent, after increasing production capacity at its Paulsens gold mine to more than 100,000 ounces per year.

Mining 22 Jan 2013

Northern Star signs JV with Fortescue

Perth-based gold miner Northern Star has signed a joint venture agreement with Fortescue Metals Group to acquire non-iron ore mineral rights to what it described as "barely explored" acreage near s

Special Reports 05 Dec 2012

Options make for opaque package value

UNDERSTANDING the growing complexity of remuneration packages is a challenging exercise for investors seeking to determine the value, or otherwise, offered by a company's management team.

Mining 30 Nov 2012

Northern Star's major shareholder halves stake

Northern Star Resources shares have slumped sharply on the ASX today, after the gold miner announced that its major shareholder and members of its board of directors had agreed to sell a combined 1

12 Sep 2012

Company directors who have made good

Far away from the carnage in the iron ore sector, directors at select Western Australian companies in the gold, oil and gas and engineering sectors are being handsomely rewarded through the exercis

Special Reports 05 Sep 2012

Miners keeping purchase powder dry but buying spree tipped

WHEN Silver Lake Resources managing director Les Davis and Integra Mining chief Chris Cairns used the first day of the recent Diggers & Dealers Forum in Kalgoorlie to unveil the $1 billion merg

Mining 14 Aug 2012

Northern Star's Beament gets $5.6m reward

Northern Star Resources boss Bill Beament has substantially boosted his stake in the company, through the cashless exercise of 6.5 million options in a deal worth nearly $5.6 million.

Mining 02 Aug 2012

Northern Star up on maiden dividend

Market darling Northern Star Resources has had another solid day on the Australian Securities Exchange, its stock up 9 per cent on the back of the company paying its maiden dividend to shareholders

Special Reports 01 Aug 2012

Shareholders rely on a few local gems to deliver value

Finding big WA winners on the stock market has been hard work during the past 12 months, and even the past five years.

Mining 16 Jul 2012

Northern Star says production on track

Northern Star Resources says it is on track to meet its full-year production guidance after delivering a 43 per cent jump in gold production over the June quarter.

Special Reports 27 Jun 2012

Contractors ride bumps but still scoring plenty of work

The rapid expansion of the WA mining industry over the past decade has mostly been good news for mining contractors, but the benefits have not always come as expected.

Mining 15 Jun 2012

Northern Star says drilling results a 'game changer'

Northern Star Resources says deep drilling hits at its Paulsens gold mine in the Pilbara have the potential to be a “game changer” for the project, with results showing significant potential to ext

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