Northern Star Resources

Stay on top of the most popular stories on Australian Mining over the past week, including an update on Barrick Gold’s plans to sell its share in the Super Pit gold mine in Western Australia.

Barrick Gold has come clean about bidding for its stake in the Super Pit gold mine in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, revealing that Northern Star Resources is amongst the frontrunners.

Northern Star Resources is confident the integration of the Pogo mine in the United States into the company’s gold portfolio is on track.

Swick Mining Services has been awarded a three-year contract extension at the Nevada Gold Mines Joint Venture (JV) in the United States, expanding the contractor’s work in hand to $353 million over three continents.

Northern Star Resources has added 60-ton Volvo A60H articulated trucks to meet the Alaska-based Pogo mine’s requirement of producing four million ounces of gold by the middle of next year.

Northern Star Resources is confident of achieving record gold production in the fourth quarter of the 2019 financial year with the ongoing ramp up at the Pogo mine in Alaska, United States.

Swick Mining Services has considerably boosted its order book due to several new tender outcomes and contracts both in Australia and internationally.

BGC Contracting has won its first Western Australian gold contract in 10 years as part of Northern Star Resources’ development of the Ramone project.

Evolution Mining has invested $41.3 million in Tribune Resources, owner of a key stake in the East Kundana gold operation in the Goldfields, Western Australia.

Exploration companies are searching for new methods to unlock the next wave of mineral deposits. A technology proving valuable in this pursuit is 3D seismic surveying.

Northern Star Resources’ subsidiary HBJ has terminated its right-to-mine at the Southern Gold-owned Cannon gold mine in Western Australia.

Northern Star Resources has bid $150 million to acquire the 49 per cent stake it does not already own of the East Kundana joint venture in Western Australia from Tribune Resources, Rand Mining and Rand Exploration.

A negative of any downturn is the reduction in development and exploration it brings. Australian Mining explains how industry has responded since market conditions have improved.

Northern Star Resources has taken control of operations at the Pogo gold project in Alaska, United States after completing its acquisition of the asset.

Northern Star Resources and Coolgardie Minerals have entered into an agreement for the purchase of gold-hosting ore from Coolgardie’s Geko gold mine in Western Australia, which is set to ship first ore in October.

Northern Star Resources’ relentless focus on growth at its Western Australian gold operations has turned to exploration.

Gold miner Northern Star Resources has introduced EHS Data’s MonitorPro environmental reporting software to the South Kalgoorlie mine in Western Australia.

Northern Star Resources’ cashflow has surged in the June quarter as the company’s organic growth strategy in Western Australia’s Goldfields has come to fruition.

There are a series of stakeholders that mining companies need to deliver social outcomes to. Deloitte’s Ian Sanders tells Australian Mining how they can achieve this.

Swick Mining Services has experienced increasing demand for its drill rigs, reflected by a pair of contract renewals that bolster its order book to $160 million.