Northern Star wins Craig Oliver Award

THE CONFERENCE CALLER: Australian gold miner Northern Star Resources was awarded the fourth annual Craig Oliver Award at the RIU Explorers Conference in Fremantle.

Northern Star, represented by managing director Bill Beamant, is the fourth winner of the award, which was announced by Craig Oliver’s daughter, Hannah.

Accepting the award Beament said it was a very proud moment for the company to be recognised with such an honourable award.

 

Stewart McDonald, managing director of event organiser Vertical Events, said Craig Oliver was an all-rounder who was involved in many aspects of the industry.

“His natural rapport with people and professional expertise earned him the respect of financiers, shareholders and mining analysts around the world and it is our honour to be able to recognise this contribution in perpetuity through the awarding of the Craig Oliver Award each year,” Mr McDonald said.

“Northern Star Resources has made significant contributions to the resources industry and it is only fitting that they are the recipients of this year’s award.”

The award was created in memory of Craig Oliver, former non-executive director of Sundance Resources, who passed away on 19 June 2010 when a plane carrying the entire Sundance Resources board crashed in the Congo, killing all on board.

The award is given to a small to mid-cap Australian mining company which has excelled in several areas of performance, including exploration, mining, community engagement and environment performance.

Northern Star Resources has recently embarked on its next chapter of growth with the acquisition of the Plutonic, Kanowna Belle and East Kundana Joint Venture (NST 51 per cent) gold projects from Barrick Gold, making Northern Star the fifth-biggest ASX-listed gold producer.