Gold Fields expresses interest in buying Northern Star, Bloomberg reports (updated)
26/09/2026 13:54
UPDATE 1-Gold Fields expresses interest in buying Northern Star, Bloomberg reports Adds more details from the report in bullets
Sept 26 (Reuters) - South African miner Gold Fields GFIJ.J has expressed interest in buying Australia's largest gold miner Northern Star NST.AX, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday, citing people with knowledge of the matter.
Here are further details:
Gold Fields recently approached Northern Star about a transaction, Bloomberg said.
However, the Australian miner rebuffed the overtures, and Gold Fields is considering its next steps, Bloomberg said.
Gold Fields and Northern Star did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment outside business hours.
(Reporting by Chandni Shah in Bengaluru; Editing by Alexander Smith)
((chandni.shah@thomsonreuters.com))
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