Northern Star, on a roll, goes for more gold NORTHERN Star Resources' second acquisition in less than a month is set to propel the one-time minnow into the upper ranks of Australian gold producers. The Perth-based goldminer yesterday announced it had purchased Barrick Gold's 51 per cent stake in the East Kundana goldmine and Barrick's Kanowna Belle mine for $75 million, just weeks after agreeing to buy Barrick's Plutonic mine for $25m.