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Northern Star mining the Super Pit in Kalgoorlie.

GoldCommentsPremiumNorthern Star queried on communications as shares hammered

The gold miner’s shares have slumped more than 10 per cent after a disappointing last quarter of gold production from its mainstay Kalgoorlie mining hub and a miss on analysts’ 2026 estimates.

Sean Smith and Adrian Rauso

Processing plant at Karlawinda.

MiningPremiumResults rolling in after boom year for gold

Gold miners are raising the curtain on their end of financial year results and it appears the tide of bullion’s record price run will not lift all boats equally.

Adrian Rauso

Ramelius Resources' Penny gold mine.

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‘New gold rush’ heralded through WA scientific breakthrough

Geologists in WA are lauding what they believe is a global breakthrough in gold exploration that could see more royalty-paying mines made viable in concert with record prices. 

Simone Grogan

An application to dig up six open pits and build a 10mtpa processing plant at a new mine site 85 kilometres south of Port Hedland was first referred to the EPA in July 2023. 

GoldPremiumPrized Hemi deposit clears State environmental hurdle

An outstanding WA environmental approval needed to turn a major Pilbara gold find into a top-five mine in Australia has been secured by new owner Northern Star Resources. 

Simone Grogan

Flames surround molten gold poured into a mold during gold ingot production at a foundry. Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg

EconomyPremiumStormy seas as good as gold for miners

Australian gold exports are expected to hit $56 billion next financial year after political uncertainty sent the commodity’s price rocketing.

Matt Mckenzie

ASX Perth

MarketsCommentsPremiumPerth explorer claims crown as best-performing ASX stock

An end-of-year rally has a small WA company pursuing an unfashionable but in-demand commodity poised to trump its shinier gold rivals as the Australian share market’s best performer.

Sean Smith

Greatland Gold board member Elizabeth Gaines, CEO Shaun Day, and Mark Barnaba in 2022.

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A golden debut as Barnaba-backed Greatland joins the bourse

Greatland Resources’ arrival on the ASX on Tuesday made it one of the largest listed companies in WA after years of groundwork and deal making, but chairman Mark Barnaba believes the real work starts now. 

Simone Grogan

Greatland Gold CEO Shaun Day said the ASX was a natural listing venue for the miner.

MiningGreatland Gold guns for $4.4b ASX arrival

Australia’s next big gold debut will make a $4.4 billion splash when it arrives on the ASX this month, surpassing many of its WA mid-tier peers all uplifted by the yellow metal’s thunderous run.

Simone Grogan

Black Cat Syndicate non-executive director Les Davis, managing director Gareth Solly, and non-executive director Davide Bosio with the first gold bars poured at the Lakewood Mill.

MiningThe WA gold bull building a massive safe haven stockpile

A fledgling gold miner is so confident the precious metal’s price will continue to rise it has decided to stockpile at least $20 million of bullion instead of cashing in.

Adrian Rauso

Annie Guo

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Explorer in Creasy camp locks in time for disputed riches

A junior explorer run by the wife of billionaire prospector Mark Creasy is one step closer to netting a big payday from a gold miner that has surged more than 1000 per cent in value since early 2024.

Adrian Rauso

Oil drilling derricks at desert oilfield with Iran flag.

Oil & GasPremiumPetrol price warning after Israel strikes Iran

Aussies could soon be paying an extra 12 cents per litre at the fuel bowser after a strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities catapulted the price of oil.

Adrian Rauso

Evolution Mining Mungari expansion project.

MiningPremiumGold price peak warning and Evolution gets caught short

The ‘global authority on gold’ believes the price of the precious metal may have hit a ceiling, while short sellers train their sights on the second-largest gold miner domiciled in Australia.

Adrian Rauso

Burkina Fasoâs new coup leader Captain Ibrahim Traore gives a news conference.

MiningPremiumSubi’s WAF hands Burkina Faso a bigger slice of golden pie

The $3.1 billion gold producer has ceded a larger stake in three mines to Burkina Faso’s rulers amid a broader trend of resource nationalism sweeping through West Africa.

Adrian Rauso

The Hopes Hill prospect

MiningCommentsPremiumPrized Golden Horse saddles up for $15m raising

Investors are jockeying to punt on a promising gold explorer that has almost doubled in value since its Australian Securities Exchange debut.

Adrian Rauso

General Mamady Doumbouya stands at his swearing in ceremony during 2021 in the Guinean capital of Conakry.

MiningCommentsPremiumReports of cancelled mining licences spooks Resolute

A broadcast in Guinea has led Resolute Mining to believe its mining exploration permit might have been cancelled, putting $39 million at stake.

Adrian Rauso

Genesis Minerals managing director Raleigh Finlayson.

MiningCommentsPremiumGenesis Minerals in Focus for $250m gold buy

A China-backed gold miner worth $60 million has taken advantage of the soaring price of bullion by offloading a non-core project for $250m.

Ben Harvey

A Westgold processing mill near Meekatharra.

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Westgold shopping around in the Murchison

The mid-tier gold producer is reputedly at the negotiating table with two companies in its backyard just nine months after making a $1.2 billion purchase.

Adrian Rauso

The Agnew proccessing plant and mine. Gold Fields

MiningPremiumPerenti inks $500m renewal with Gold Fields

Perenti’s underground mining services division has locked in a new contract at nearly double the annual price of its previous extension during the pre-COVID era.

Adrian Rauso

Kalgoorlie-Boulder based mining consultant Darryl Mapleson leaving Perth Magistrates Court in December.

MiningPremiumBeacon Minerals adviser pleads guilty to insider trading

A geological consultant faces jail time after admitting to insider trading over suspect share purchases ahead of positive drill results at a Goldfields project.

Adrian Rauso

Paul Criddle

MiningPremiumMining CEO quits despite assault charges being dropped

Paul Criddle is not returning to Capricorn Metals as its chief executive despite aggravated assault charges against him being thrown out.

Adrian Rauso

Shire of Coolgardie president Mal Cullen.

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Council slugs miners with ‘outrageous’ double rate hike

A scandal-plagued Goldfields council facing financial ruin is raring to jack up its annual mining rates by 119 per cent in a gut punch to local mineral explorers.

Adrian Rauso

Zijin Mining Group chairman Chen Jinghe presents during a congratulations video shown during the Norton Gold Fields Binduli north heap leach project opening day

MiningPremiumDebt owed to parent takes shine off gold miner’s profit

The WA gold mining subsidiary of a $100 billion Chinese powerhouse is back in the black, although a growing pile of inter-company loans kept a lid on taxable profit.

Adrian Rauso

US President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping have agreed to put a pause on some tariffs.

EconomyMarkets lift after US-China peace talks

A ceasefire in America’s trade war with China has sparked an enthusiastic Tuesday morning for share markets.

Matt Mckenzie

Gold remains almost a quarter higher this year, although the easing of US-China tensions has given traders a clear indication President Donald Trump’s administration is taking a softer approach to the clashes.

GoldCommentsGold holds loss as markets latch onto US-China optimism

Gold steadied after a sharp selloff as a major de-escalation in US-China trade tensions hurt demand for havens. 

Sybilla Gross