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Activist takes $1b Northern Star stake

Florida-based Elliott Investment Management has taken an interest in Northern Star, weighing in on its leadership succession and calling for an operational review or business sale.

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Appointments 22 May 2026

Board moves March 22, 2026

Today's board moves wrap includes Brett Smith, Stuart Tonkin, Duncan Craib, David Brophy, Robert Boston, Phillip Gallagher, Daniel Broughton, Chelsea Sheridan, Ashok Kumar Nandi, Paul Araujo, Tim Coughlin, John Simpson, Michael Glynn, Steven Wood and Jack Rosagro, Curtis Abbott, Scott Jackson, Brett Tucker, Peter Marrone, Gareth Solly, Richard Jarvis and more.

Appointments May 22, 2026

Appointments 22 May 2026

Appointments May 22, 2026

This week's appointment include Sarah Fordham, Ken Wyatt, Peter Worthington-Eyre, Ashley Councillor, Rebecca Glauert, Ming Ding, Annelies Moens, Natalia Kacperek, Julian Donaldson and Craig Ellis.

News 21 May 2026

Super Pit boss Stuart Tonkin to step down

Questions loom over who will lead the Super Pit miner after two prominent board members foreshadowed their exit late last year.

Super Pit

Mining 22 Apr 2026

Northern Star ups mill bill as diesel doubles

The goldminer may have posted a stronger March quarter, but diesel prices continue to push its cost base higher.

Northern Star

Mining 02 Apr 2026

Northern Star in $500m share buy-back

Northern Star Resources has embarked on a $500 million buy-back of its shares, while claiming the market has not fully priced in the quality and potential of its assets.

KCGM

Mining 13 Mar 2026

Northern Star hit as guidance slashed again

Northern Star Resources shares sunk more than 18 per cent in trade on Friday, after the company again slashed its financial year production guidance.

Super Pit

Mining 12 Feb 2026

Hemi project delay for Northern Star

Northern Star Resources does not expect to produce from its Hemi deposit in the Pilbara until the early 2030s, as approvals drag on for the lucrative gold project.

NST

Mining 22 Jan 2026

Costs to rise at Northern Star's $1.5b Kal mill

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

Mining 05 Jan 2026

Northern Star slashes guidance on equipment failures

The gold miner cut its full-year production guidance after a spate of equipment failures, triggering a sharp selloff late last week.

NS Kalgoorlie asset

Mining 05 Dec 2025

Northern Star tips $225m FY26 exploration spend

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.

Michael Chaney

Mining 18 Nov 2025

Northern Star plots new board era

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.

Fimiston mill

Mining 21 Aug 2025

Northern Star reports dividend record, Hemi tax break

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.

gold

Mining 07 Aug 2025

Goldies start to feel the heat

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.

Stuart Tonkin

Mining 04 Aug 2025

Hemi solutions on Northern Star radar

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.

KCGM

Mining 24 Jul 2025

Productivity hampers Northern Star

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.

The Hemi gold project in the Pilbara, south-west of Port Hedland.

Mining 22 Jul 2025

Appeals lodged against Hemi gold

Northern Star Resources is facing opposition from traditional owners over plans to discharge water from its Hemi gold project into an ephemeral Pilbara river.

Superpit

Mining 15 May 2025

Northern Star adds millions of KCGM ounces

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.

Greatland Gold plans to use the Telfer project to bring the Havieron discovery into production.

Special Reports 07 May 2025

Developing gold’s next generation

Gold's recent record price run has put a spotlight on two billion-dollar Pilbara gold projects amid a flurry of activity.

Miners lunch

Events 01 May 2025

Staffing, productivity key resources issues

A mining sector forum has tackled issues ranging from negative policy settings to lack of understanding about the sector's contribution.

Northern Star

Mining 29 Apr 2025

Northern Star tightens guidance, talks Hemi

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.

De Grey Mining's Hemi gold project in the Pilbara. Photo: De Grey Mining

Deals 14 Apr 2025

Gold Road to wave through $5bn De Grey deal

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. Photo: Isabel Vieira

Mining 09 Apr 2025

Northern Star fined over workshop injury

Northern Star Mining Services has been fined $750,000 over a workplace incident that caused a worker to suffer serious spinal and leg injuries.

Gold Road Resources' board has poured cold water over Gold Fields' bid. Photo: GOR

Mining 28 Mar 2025

Gold stocks rally amid M&A activity

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.

Northern Star chief executive Stuart Tonkin.

Mining 27 Mar 2025

Mining majors weigh in on Pilbara union battle

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.

Underground at KCGM

Mining 13 Feb 2025

Northern Star breaks records, talks tariffs

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.

Northern Star Resources boss Stuart Tonkin

Mining 21 Jan 2025

‘Approval hinged’ Hemi delayed again

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.

Wealth flows for top execs

Special Reports 04 Dec 2024

Wealth flows for top execs

Shareholder returns were not always reflected in the scale and growth of public-listed executive pay packets last financial year.

Northern Star in $5bn De Grey play

Mining 02 Dec 2024

Northern Star in $5bn De Grey play

Northern Star Resources will expand its gold portfolio into the Pilbara, after striking a $5 billion deal to acquire market darling De Grey Mining and its flagship Hemi project.

Labour cost pressures hit Newmont

Mining 25 Oct 2024

Labour cost pressures hit Newmont

Newmont Corporation shares have lost almost 20 per cent of their value in two days, as concerns over costs at the world’s largest goldminer continue to weigh on the business.The US headqua

Golden days for growing Northern Star

Mining 24 Oct 2024

Golden days for growing Northern Star

Management at Kalgoorlie Superpit owner Northern Star Resources has hailed the company's “exceptional” financial position, amid a record Australian gold price environment.

There’s life in the old mine yet

Mining 09 Sep 2024

There’s life in the old mine yet

The owner of Kalgoorlie's famous Super Pit says there are decades of activity to come.

Profit record for Northern Star

Mining 22 Aug 2024

Profit record for Northern Star

Kalgoorlie Superpit owner Northern Star Resources made an after-tax profit of $639 million last financial year, as it rode the wave of a record Australian dollar gold price.

Legacies defined in golden games

Mining 07 Aug 2024

Legacies defined in golden games

Remarks by Wayne Bramwell to Business News this time last year have proved somewhat prophetic, considering recent events in the Western Australian gold sector.

Northern Star bullish on KCGM future

Mining 05 Aug 2024

Northern Star bullish on KCGM future

Northern Star Resources boss Stuart Tonkin says there's decades of mine life left in the famed Golden Mile, as it further develops its underground assets.

Northern Star shines, Regis slides

Mining 25 Jul 2024

Northern Star shines, Regis slides

GOLD WRAP: Kalgoorlie Super Pit owner Northern Star Resources generated gold production and cash flow records last financial year, but was impacted by constraints at its Yandal hub.

Gold execs take Diggers equity

Mining 15 Jul 2024

Gold execs take Diggers equity

A host of new equity partners have come on board at Kalgoorlie's Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum, including industry luminaries and conference veterans.

Northern Star production impacted

Mining 23 Apr 2024

Northern Star production impacted

Shares in Super Pit owner Northern Star Resources dipped early on Tuesday, following the release of its March 2024 quarterly update.

Cost pressures for Northern Star

Mining 11 Apr 2024

Cost pressures for Northern Star

Rising cost pressures and a soaring gold price have resulted in Northern Star Resources revising its all-in sustaining cost guidance for the 2024 financial year.

Northern Star acquires Solstice licence

Mining 10 Apr 2024

Northern Star acquires Solstice licence

Shares in mining exploration company Solstice Minerals rose by 50 per cent on Tuesday, following news it will divest an 80 per cent stake in its Hobbes exploration licence to Northern Star Resources.

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