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

Western Australian mining project · Operating

Bannockburn / Northern Star

Bannockburn / Northern Star is a Western Australian mining project (operating) in MINEDEX, owned by Northern Star Resources Ltd 100%; Saracen Mineral Holdings Ltd; Agnew Gold Mining Company Pty Ltd; Northern Star (Thunderbox) Pty Ltd; Northern Star (Talisman) Pty Ltd, on 33 current tenements held by AGNEW GOLD MINING COMPANY PTY LIMITED; NORTHERN STAR (TALISMAN) PTY LTD; NORTHERN STAR (THUNDERBOX) PTY LTD. Commodities: Gold, Silver.

MINEDEX project
J04199
Stage
Operating
Owners (MINEDEX)
Northern Star Resources Ltd 100%; Saracen Mineral Holdings Ltd; Agnew Gold Mining Company Pty Ltd; Northern Star (Thunderbox) Pty Ltd; Northern Star (Talisman) Pty Ltd
Tenement holders
AGNEW GOLD MINING COMPANY PTY LIMITED
NORTHERN STAR (TALISMAN) PTY LTD
NORTHERN STAR (THUNDERBOX) PTY LTD
Parent groups
Gold Fields
Northern Star Resources
Commodities
Gold, Silver
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
Gold21 Mt at 1.63 g/t, 1.12 Moz contained10 Mt at 1.40 g/t, 451 koz 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
Gold199862 koz395 koz

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

Mine closure plans

SiteOperatorLatest plan approvedPlan (PDF on GeoDocs)Closure year
Bannockburn EGS - Marshall Creek BorefieldSARACEN GOLD MINES Pty Limited6 November 2018Bannockburn EGS Mining Proposal - Marshall Creek Borefield - V2
BannockburnSARACEN METALS Pty Limited21 October 2016Bannockburn - J04199 - Mine Closure Plan
THUNDERBOX GOLD PROJECTNorthern Star Resources Limited3 May 2024MINE CLOSURE PLAN - THUNDERBOX GOLD PROJECT - J02419
ThunderboxSARACEN METALS Pty Limited30 June 2020Thunderbox Mining Proposal V7 Revision 2
Thunderbox EGS Mining Proposal Version 5SARACEN GOLD MINES Pty Limited

Tenements

TenementHolderStatusExpiresCommoditiesHectares
M 36/69
Mining lease
AGNEW GOLD MINING COMPANY PTY LIMITEDGranted21 September 2030Gold484
M 36/90
Mining lease
AGNEW GOLD MINING COMPANY PTY LIMITEDGranted16 June 2030Gold983
M 36/182
Mining lease
AGNEW GOLD MINING COMPANY PTY LIMITEDGranted25 July 2032Gold362
M 37/339
Mining lease
NORTHERN STAR (THUNDERBOX) PTY LTDGranted12 January 2034Gold, Silver654
M 37/340
Mining lease
NORTHERN STAR (THUNDERBOX) PTY LTDGranted12 January 2034Gold, Silver851
M 37/356
Mining lease
NORTHERN STAR (THUNDERBOX) PTY LTDGranted20 May 2034Gold, Silver955
M 37/357
Mining lease
NORTHERN STAR (THUNDERBOX) PTY LTDGranted20 May 2034Gold, Silver916
M 37/358
Mining lease
NORTHERN STAR (THUNDERBOX) PTY LTDGranted20 May 2034Gold, Silver955
M 37/359
Mining lease
NORTHERN STAR (THUNDERBOX) PTY LTDGranted20 May 2034Gold, Silver977
M 37/360
Mining lease
NORTHERN STAR (THUNDERBOX) PTY LTDGranted20 May 2034Gold696
M 37/361
Mining lease
NORTHERN STAR (THUNDERBOX) PTY LTDGranted20 May 2034Gold, Silver873
M 37/367
Mining lease
NORTHERN STAR (THUNDERBOX) PTY LTDGranted11 August 2034Gold, Silver926
M 37/368
Mining lease
NORTHERN STAR (THUNDERBOX) PTY LTDGranted11 August 2034Gold920
M 37/437
Mining lease
NORTHERN STAR (THUNDERBOX) PTY LTDGranted26 April 2036Gold, Silver519
M 37/465
Mining lease
NORTHERN STAR (THUNDERBOX) PTY LTDGranted6 November 2036Gold, Silver652
M 37/819
Mining lease
NORTHERN STAR (TALISMAN) PTY LTDGranted28 August 2029Gold378
M 37/1063
Mining lease
NORTHERN STAR (TALISMAN) PTY LTDGranted27 March 2029Gold602
M 37/1148
Mining lease
NORTHERN STAR (TALISMAN) PTY LTDGranted27 March 2029Gold45
L 37/61
Miscellaneous licence
NORTHERN STAR (THUNDERBOX) PTY LTDGranted19 October 2028Gold20
L 37/73
Miscellaneous licence
NORTHERN STAR (THUNDERBOX) PTY LTDGranted28 October 2026Gold12
L 37/142
Miscellaneous licence
NORTHERN STAR (THUNDERBOX) PTY LTDGranted27 July 2027Gold346
L 37/215
Miscellaneous licence
NORTHERN STAR (THUNDERBOX) PTY LTDGranted1 June 2037Gold2,194
L 37/216
Miscellaneous licence
NORTHERN STAR (THUNDERBOX) PTY LTDGranted30 July 2036Gold, Silver26
L 37/217
Miscellaneous licence
NORTHERN STAR (THUNDERBOX) PTY LTDGranted1 June 2037Gold18
L 37/225
Miscellaneous licence
NORTHERN STAR (THUNDERBOX) PTY LTDGranted17 May 2038Gold13,271
L 37/227
Miscellaneous licence
NORTHERN STAR (THUNDERBOX) PTY LTDGranted5 June 2038Gold5,599
L 37/228
Miscellaneous licence
NORTHERN STAR (THUNDERBOX) PTY LTDGranted6 August 2039Gold59
L 37/229
Miscellaneous licence
NORTHERN STAR (THUNDERBOX) PTY LTDGranted6 August 2039Gold13
L 37/256
Miscellaneous licence
NORTHERN STAR (THUNDERBOX) PTY LTDGranted22 May 2043Gold140
L 37/257
Miscellaneous licence
NORTHERN STAR (THUNDERBOX) PTY LTDGranted22 May 2043Gold179
L 37/258
Miscellaneous licence
NORTHERN STAR (THUNDERBOX) PTY LTDGranted23 May 2043Gold27
L 37/259
Miscellaneous licence
NORTHERN STAR (THUNDERBOX) PTY LTDGranted23 May 2043Gold20
L 37/260
Miscellaneous licence
NORTHERN STAR (THUNDERBOX) PTY LTDGranted23 May 2043Gold25