Northern Star Resources
Australia’s biggest gold miner tops up childcare workers’ salaries to keep them out of the Super Pit
The company in WA’s Goldfields is crying out for workers, but it can’t attract and retain families if there are no daycare options for their children.
- Hamish Hastie
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The surging commodity that now accounts for a quarter of WA’s mining workforce
With the price of gold surging to a record high of US$4000 per ounce earlier this month, WAtoday looks at the vital role the precious metal continues to play within the WA economy.
- Michael Philipps
Why Australia’s gold towns could turn into ghost towns
The mining industry’s annual Diggers and Dealers gabfest in Kalgoorlie has highlighted a key problem that could put the brakes on gold miners looking to cash in on record prices.
- Jacob Shteyman
Australian gold giant Northern Star buys rival in $5 billion deal
Northern Star’s acquisition of De Grey Mining will make Northern Star the country’s biggest ASX-listed gold producer.
- Simon Johanson
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Solid gold WA drill hits bring new dawn for Solstice
In this week’s Bulls N’ Bears Big Hits, we examine some of the notable drill intersections revealed on the ASX, including Solstice Minerals’ gold grab in WA.
- Doug Bright
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Strickland mounts four-rig assault on Serbian copper-gold
Strickland Metals has kicked off a 60,000m diamond drilling program that will feature four rigs at its 5.44 million-ounce gold equivalent project in Serbia.
- Doug Bright
The WA companies that boomed and bombed in 2023
Normally, the saying is you need money to make money, but in WA it seems you need ore to make more – and keep a close watch on China, costs and the energy transition.
- Peter Milne
Parents of young Perth father killed on mine site lash ‘ridiculous’ fines
The parents of a young Perth father who died at a Goldfields mine site in July 2020 say the $1.5 million in fines levelled against his former employers are “ridiculous”.
- Jesinta Burton and Ezra Holt
‘This bull moves up, down and sideways’: Gold increases its lustre for Australian miners
Gold miners are expanding assets and upgrading production as the price of the yellow metal stays in bull territory.
- Simon Johanson
Michael Chaney to chair WA gold miner Northern Star Resources
Chaney adds another prominent WA company name to his resume as Bill Beament takes his leave.
- Tess Ingram
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