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Wiluna Mining chairman Martin Alciaturi and chief executive Victor Rajasooriar

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Wiluna CEO ‘not really’ surprised by stock bloodbath

Investors in Wiluna Mining’s blockbuster $180 million initial public offering are licking their wounds after the gold hopeful’s shares were smashed again.

Adrian Rauso

Wiluna Mining managing director Victor Rajasooriar and chair Martin Alciaturi.

Herd on the TerracePremiumChampagne sours as Wiluna shares tank on ASX return

What intrigues The Bull is how the market’s first test of the revived Wiluna’s value looks so different from what was hoped for less than six months ago.

Northern Star CEO Suresh Vadnagra

MiningPremiumNorthern Star CEO returns fire at Gold Fields over Hemi

Freshly minted Northern Star Resources boss Suresh Vadnagra hit back at Gold Fields’ takeover jabs, declaring he has the track record needed to lead development of the prized Hemi gold deposit.

Adrian Rauso

Wiluna Mining managing director Victor Rajasooriar and chair Martin Alciaturi.

Herd on the TerracePremiumByrnecut in the box seat on Wiluna’s big day

More than four years of manoeuvres around Wiluna Mining have reached a pivotal moment as the once-collapsed goldie executes an ASX relisting on Thursday.

Northern Star CEO and MD Suresh Vadnagra

MiningPremiumNorthern Star’s stock jumps despite weaker quarter

Quarterly gold output slumped and mining costs surged for Northern Star Resources following major changes at processing plants in Kalgoorlie and Alaska.

Adrian Rauso

Gold Fields chief executive Mike Fraser.

MiningPremiumWe can build Hemi without ‘starving’ investors: Gold Fields

Mike Fraser warned the Hemi project will cost ‘absolutely north’ of $1.3 billion, escalating his pitch that Gold Fields is better suited to build it than Northern Star.

Adrian Rauso

Warrawoona gold project.

MiningPremiumCreasy eyes listing for two Pilbara gold mines

Famed prospector Mark Creasy and his wife Annie are sounding out an ASX listing that could collectively value two east Pilbara gold mines with a chequered history at more than $1 billion. 

Adrian Rauso

A driller works at the Hemi gold deposit in the Pilbara.

MiningPremiumHemi could be delayed again under new Northern Star regime

New Northern Star Resources chief executive Suresh Vadnagra left analysts with the impression that building the $1.3 billion Hemi gold mine could be pushed down the priority list.

Adrian Rauso

Current Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

MiningPremiumDreamtime ban of McPhillamys gold project thrown out

Miners have rejoiced after the Federal Court overturned former Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek’s controversial ban of Regis Resources’ McPhillamys gold project.

Adrian Rauso

Genesis Minerals boss Raleigh Finlayson.

MiningPremiumGold heavyweight Finlayson’s mystery new venture

Genesis Minerals boss Raleigh Finlayson has set up a new private company shrouded in mystery and coincidence.

Adrian Rauso

A Chinese mining group is fighting to seize control of Far East Gold, while the Australian founders battle to protect their stake in a potentially lucrative Indonesian gold project.

BusinessPremiumChinese miner wages war for control of ASX gold hopeful

A Chinese mining group is fighting to seize control of Far East Gold, while the Australian founders battle to protect their stake in a potentially lucrative Indonesian gold project.

Tom Richardson

Genesis Minerals chief executive Raleigh Finlayson.

Mergers and AcquisitionsPremiumGold Fields will need more cash to buy NST: Finlayson

Miner’s former boss says Northern Star’s South African suitor will need to stump up more cash if it’s any chance of successfully taking over the besieged goldie.

Sean Smith

Northern Star Resources could be in play with a sweetened cash component.

MiningPremiumGold Fields mulls sweeter cash deal for Northern Star

Gold Fields is seeking to overcome resistance to a deal that would create the world’s second-largest gold producer.

Dinesh Nair, Paul-Alain Hunt, Loni Prinsloo and Manuel Baigorri

A Northern Star Resources mine.

MiningPremiumNorthern Star investors say: Show me the money

Gold Fields needs to swap out its ‘toxic’ scrip for cash and significantly sweeten its takeover offer to have any chance of snaring Northern Star Resources.

Adrian Rauso

Retiring Northern Star chair Michael Chaney: boardroom agitators Elliott will be pushing for more changes at the gold miner.

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Gold Fields’ offer just the beginning for Northern Star

The sharks have officially started circling Northern Star Resources and an increasingly influential shareholder wants Michael Chaney and his board to jump in head first. 

Adrian Rauso

Gold Fields chief executive Mike Fraser.

MiningPremiumNorthern Star deal can deliver $7.1b synergies: Gold Fields

Gold Fields has taken its $38.7 billion Northern Star bid public by touting up to $7.1b in synergies, after six months of covert courting ended with a strong rejection.

Adrian Rauso

The Kalgoorlie Super Pit from above.

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Northern Star rejects ‘highly opportunistic’ $39b takeover

The gold miner knocked back a $38.7 billion takeover approach, claiming the valuation falls well short of its fundamental worth and exposes investors to offshore jurisdictional risk.

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Ramelius Resources managing director Mark Zeptner.

MiningPremiumRamelius stunner with more gold than expected

Shares in Ramelius Resources jumped after the mid-tier gold miner boosted its long-term production outlook.

Adrian Rauso

Wiluna Mining chair Martin Alciaturi and chief executive Victor Rajasooriar

MiningPremiumWiluna flips it around at WA’s most notorious gold mine

How do you handle a mine that bankrupted its previous two owners and torched hundreds of millions of dollars? According to its new leadership, the answer is simple: flip the playbook.

Adrian Rauso

Dozens of people lined up outside the Perth Mint last year. Carwyn Monck

GoldPremiumRecord profit for Perth Mint but customers aren’t happy

The State-owned precious metals refiner touted record financial results but missed a couple of key internal targets.

Adrian Rauso

Ramelius’ Mt Magnet gold mine.

ContractingPremiumNRW bags extra $313m in mining and civil works

NRW Holdings continues to beef up its order book, with $313 million worth of contracts secured across mining and civil projects.

Daniel Newell

Minerals 260 managing director Luke McFadyen explains the company’s exploration strategy at the Bullabulling gold project.

MiningPremiumTim Goyder rattles tin for $450m Bullabulling funding blitz

Mine financing giant Franco-Nevada has doubled down on Tim Goyder’s Bullabulling project as Minerals 260 lines up about $450m to push the WA gold mine towards construction.

Ryan Johnson

The Red October Village had been reactivated to cater for mining at Devon Pit.

MiningPremiumWA gold miner brings in administrators

A Laverton gold miner has appointed administrators to two subsidiaries following a fight with a contractor. 

Matt Mckenzie

Mark Cutifani’s career has spanned both mining and energy, most notably as chief executive of gold miner Anglo American.

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Who’s next in line for Woodside chair after Cutifani’s exit?

Ben Wyatt’s chair prospects enhanced as former Anglo American board Mark Cutifani quits Woodside Energy for gold miner’s board amid disclosure concerns.

Sean Smith