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Data as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data

Western Australian mining project · Operating

South Kalgoorlie Operations

South Kalgoorlie Operations is a Western Australian mining project (operating) in MINEDEX, owned by Northern Star Resources Ltd 100%; Black Mountain Gold Limited; Northern Star (Klv) Pty Ltd; Northern Star (HBJ) Pty Ltd; Maritana Minerals Limited; Northern Star (South Kalgoorlie) Pty Ltd; Northern Star (Hampton Gold Mining Areas) Limited; Northern Star (Saracen Kalgoorlie) Pty Ltd, on 25 current tenements held by BLACK MOUNTAIN GOLD PTY LIMITED; MT MARION LITHIUM PTY LTD; NORTHERN STAR (HBJ) PTY LTD; NORTHERN STAR (KLV) PTY LTD and others. Commodities: Gold, Silver, Lithium, Tantalum, Nickel.

MINEDEX project
J00276
Stage
Operating
Owners (MINEDEX)
Northern Star Resources Ltd 100%; Black Mountain Gold Limited; Northern Star (Klv) Pty Ltd; Northern Star (HBJ) Pty Ltd; Maritana Minerals Limited; Northern Star (South Kalgoorlie) Pty Ltd; Northern Star (Hampton Gold Mining Areas) Limited; Northern Star (Saracen Kalgoorlie) Pty Ltd
Tenement holders
BLACK MOUNTAIN GOLD PTY LIMITED
MT MARION LITHIUM PTY LTD
NORTHERN STAR (HBJ) PTY LTD
NORTHERN STAR (KLV) PTY LTD
NORTHERN STAR (SARACEN KALGOORLIE) PTY LTD
NORTHERN STAR (SOUTH KALGOORLIE) PTY LTD
a private holder
Parent groups
Mt Marion JV (Mineral Resources 50%, Ganfeng 50%)
Northern Star Resources
Commodities
Gold, Silver, Lithium, Tantalum, Nickel
Rehabilitation liability
Its rehabilitation liability is in the MCF Mining Index (subscribers): the Mining Rehabilitation Fund estimate, its trend since 2014, company provisions and closure-plan costs

Resources and reserves

CommodityResourcesReservesLatest estimate
Gold42 Mt at 2.66 g/t, 3.61 Moz contained10 Mt at 3.08 g/t, 1.02 Moz contained31 March 2026

Current MINEDEX estimates over all the project's sites; resources may include reserves. MINEDEX (DMPE), CC BY 4.0.

Production recorded in MINEDEX

CommodityLatest yearThat yearAll recorded
Gold200060 koz2.30 Moz

Historical: the bulk extract's production records end in 2002.

Mine closure plans

SiteOperatorLatest plan approvedPlan (PDF on GeoDocs)Closure year
SOUTH KALGOORLIE OPERATIONS (GUNGA WEST / NEW CELEBRATION) - MF 15, 25, 26HBJ Minerals Pty Limited10 July 2018MINE CLOSURE PLAN - SOUTH KALGOORLIE OPERATIONS (GUNGA WEST / NEW CELEBRATION) - MF 15, 252021
Alacer Gold Corp South Kalgoorlie OperationsAlacer Gold Pty LIMITED18 February 2016Alacer Gold Corp South Kalgoorlie Operations Mine Closure Plan April 2013
to Mining Operations ( ) - Mt Marion Spodumene Concentrate ProjectProcess Minerals International Pty Limited1 July 2019Revised Mining Proposal - Amendment to Mining Operations (Revision 4) - Mt Marion Spodumen
Mt Marion - Mt Marion Lithium ProjectReed Industrial Minerals Pty Limited11 July 2018Mt Marion Mine Closure Plan - Revision - Mt Marion Lithium Project - S0231715
SOUTH KALGOORLIE OPERATIONS (Cannon/Georges Reward Gold Mine)WESTGOLD RESOURCES Limited4 December 2019MINE CLOSURE PLAN - SOUTH KALGOORLIE OPERATIONS (Cannon/Georges Reward Gold Mine) - J03557

Tenements

TenementHolderStatusExpiresCommoditiesHectares
M 15/456
Mining lease
NORTHERN STAR (SOUTH KALGOORLIE) PTY LTDGranted2 August 2032Gold, Silver432
M 15/469
Mining lease
NORTHERN STAR (SOUTH KALGOORLIE) PTY LTDGranted27 November 2031Gold, Silver898
M 15/533
Mining lease
NORTHERN STAR (SOUTH KALGOORLIE) PTY LTDGranted20 September 2032Gold, Silver50
M 15/717
Mining lease
MT MARION LITHIUM PTY LTDGranted18 September 2036Lithium, Tantalum, Gold, Silver977
M 15/724
Mining lease
NORTHERN STAR (SOUTH KALGOORLIE) PTY LTDGranted9 February 2037Gold, Silver212
M 15/726
Mining lease
NORTHERN STAR (SOUTH KALGOORLIE) PTY LTDGranted20 September 2036Gold, Silver838
M 15/740
Mining lease
NORTHERN STAR (SOUTH KALGOORLIE) PTY LTDGranted20 November 2036Gold, Silver863
M 15/937
Mining lease
NORTHERN STAR (SOUTH KALGOORLIE) PTY LTDGranted6 May 2045Gold, Silver833
M 15/938
Mining lease
NORTHERN STAR (SOUTH KALGOORLIE) PTY LTDGranted7 May 2045Gold, Silver993
M 15/1842
Mining lease
NORTHERN STAR (SOUTH KALGOORLIE) PTY LTDGranted19 September 2040Gold, Silver316
M 25/333
Mining lease
BLACK MOUNTAIN GOLD PTY LIMITEDGranted28 March 2031Gold, Silver, Nickel398
M 25/357
Mining lease
BLACK MOUNTAIN GOLD PTY LIMITEDGranted17 August 2036Gold, Silver, Nickel116
M 26/118
Mining lease
NORTHERN STAR (HBJ) PTY LTDGranted15 December 2028Gold, Silver379
M 26/132
Mining lease
NORTHERN STAR (HBJ) PTY LTDGranted16 March 2029Gold, Silver65
M 26/143
Mining lease
NORTHERN STAR (HBJ) PTY LTDGranted6 August 2029Gold, Silver997
M 26/204
Mining lease
NORTHERN STAR (SOUTH KALGOORLIE) PTY LTDGranted21 April 2030Gold, Silver954
M 26/328
Mining lease
NORTHERN STAR (SOUTH KALGOORLIE) PTY LTDGranted13 May 2033Gold, Silver127
M 26/523
Mining lease
NORTHERN STAR (KLV) PTY LTD; NORTHERN STAR (SARACEN KALGOORLIE) PTY LTD; a private holderGranted15 October 2030Gold547
M 26/567
Mining lease
NORTHERN STAR (SOUTH KALGOORLIE) PTY LTDGranted6 May 2045Gold, Silver490
M 26/782
Mining lease
NORTHERN STAR (HBJ) PTY LTDGranted23 November 2027Gold, Silver505
M 26/861
Mining lease
NORTHERN STAR (KLV) PTY LTD; NORTHERN STAR (SARACEN KALGOORLIE) PTY LTDApplicationGold83
L 15/221
Miscellaneous licence
NORTHERN STAR (HBJ) PTY LTDGranted1 May 2042Gold, Silver21
L 26/233
Miscellaneous licence
NORTHERN STAR (HBJ) PTY LTDGranted21 November 2046Gold, Silver54
L 26/273
Miscellaneous licence
NORTHERN STAR (HBJ) PTY LTDGranted8 July 2036Gold, Silver5
P 26/3972
Prospecting licence
NORTHERN STAR (KLV) PTY LTD; NORTHERN STAR (SARACEN KALGOORLIE) PTY LTDGranted10 March 2022Gold83