Super Pit

Saracen Mineral Holdings has finished the 2020 financial year with record production of 520,414 ounces of gold, beating its guidance of 500,000 ounces.

Northern Star Resources has maintained full employment at the Pogo gold mine despite encountering 36 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Alaskan mine’s workforce.

Australian gold production fell by 10 tonnes, or 12 per cent from the previous quarter during the March period, according to gold consultants Surbiton Associates.

Northern Star Resources has withdrawn its production and cost guidance for the 2020 financial year given the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Saracen Mineral Holdings has awarded SRG Global a drill and blast contract worth $70 million at the Thunderbox and Carosue Dam operations.

Saracen Mineral Holdings is on course to meet its 2020 financial year production guidance of more than 500,000 ounces of gold.

Northern Star Resources has finished off the December quarter as a one million ounce per year gold producer with four Tier 1 assets.

Saracen Mineral Holdings has “entered the next league of Australian gold miners” after a record December 2019 quarter, according to company managing director Raleigh Finlayson.

Northern Star Resources has completed the acquisition of a 50 per cent stake in the Super Pit previously held by Newmont Goldcorp, joining Saracen Mineral Holdings as owners of the Western Australian site.

Northern Star Resources has secured $765 million from shareholders to help fund its $US800 million ($1.17 billion) acquisition of Newmont Goldcorp’s share in Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines (KCGM).

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Newmont Goldcorp is set to contribute 1.5 million ounces of production from its Australian operations next year.

Australia’s gold mine output in the September quarter declined by five per cent to 78 tonnes, according to Melbourne-based mining experts, Surbiton Associates.

Saracen Mineral Holdings has successfully completed its acquisition of 50 per cent interest in the Kalgoorlie Super Pit from Barrick Gold Corporation.

Saracen Mineral Holdings is set to become the half owner of the Super Pit gold mine in Kalgoorlie by the end of the week.

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Saracen Mineral Holdings has secured funding that it needs to acquire Barrick Gold’s 50 per cent interest in the Super Pit gold mine in Western Australia for $US750 million ($1.1 billion).

Saracen Mineral Holdings has emerged as the successful bidder for Barrick Gold’s 50 per cent interest in the Super Pit gold mine in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.

Northern Star Resources is set to acquire the stake it does not already own in Echo Resources for up to $193 million.

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