The state government has put feelers out for extra water supply to Port Hedland as the town's existing sources crack under pressure from industrial growth and climate change.
Northern Star Resources will spend around $100 million to mitigate productivity lulls at its Kalgoorlie mill expansion, with extra staff brought in as the project nears completion.
Northern Star Resources has flagged higher production costs this financial year, weeks after slashing full-year production guidance because of equipment failures.
A proposal by Northern Star Resources for its Kalgoorlie thermal power station to supply energy into the state's main electricity grid has been met with government pushback.
Northern Star Resources has insisted it told the market of production downgrades at the earliest opportunity, after receiving a series of probing questions from the ASX.
Northern Star Resources says its anticipated FY26 exploration spend of $225 million will be heavily focused on near-mine opportunities, as the major goldminer aims to build additional growth.
Zenith Energy is the proponent behind a massive renewable energy project which will fuel the decarbonisation of Northern Star Resources' Super Pit operations in the heart of Kalgoorlie.
One of WA's oldest specialist police units, the Gold Squad, uses intelligence to crack open gold theft and illegal processing cases, which has spread beyond the Goldfields.
Goldminer Northern Star Resources is taking early steps in preparation for the 2026 departure of stalwart John Fitzgerald and chair Michael Chaney, with recruitment talks underway.
Northern Star Resources boss Stuart Tonkin is confident his expanding Australian gold operations will not be set back by an influx of critical minerals funding from abroad.
Eminent company director Michael Chaney is coming to the end of his career, with Wesfarmers naming its next chair and a likely successor emerging at Northern Star Resources.
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.
