Highlights

• High-grade discovery at the White Feather project, adjacent to Kanowna Belle Gold Mine near Kalgoorlie.

• High grade drill intercepts from White Feather include:

• 1m @ 5,328gpt from 234m down-hole

• 1m @ 60.3gpt from 158m down-hole

• 3m @ 8.0 gpt from 77m down-hole

• including 1m @ 20.2 gpt from 78m down-hole

• 1m @ 11.6gpt from 229m down-hole

• Intersections made below historic workings which produced 250,000oz at an average grade of 16gpt.

• Historical drilling from previous owners returned very high-grade intercepts including:

• 2m @ 113gpt from 238m down-hole

• 0.8m @ 95.1gpt from 104m down-hole

• 1m @ 2 25gpt from 118m down-hole

• Further drilling has intersected the veining with visible gold, further assays pending.

The White Feather discovery is characterised by spectacular grades of more than 5,300gpt from a vertical depth of 200m.

The original White Feather deposit was discovered in the late 1800s and led to the development of the Kanowna Township at the turn of the century.

Production from White Feather stopped in 1920, with historical production from the Kanowna White Feather line of reef estimated at 250,000oz of gold at an average grade of 16gpt. The veins were typically narrow (<1m wide) and are characterised by coarse gold.

The discovery was made during a drilling program designed to test for possible extensions of the high-grade mineralisation below the old workings.

Drilling to date indicates that the White Feather mineralisation consists of three veins dipping moderately to the east.

Drilling at White Feather is ongoing as part of a strategy to grow the total mineral inventory around Kanowna Belle.

Northern Star’s Managing Director Bill Beament said the White Feather discovery confirms the Company’s view that substantial amounts of gold remain to be found in Western Australia.

"Northern Star’s business model is based on the belief that there is an extensive amount of gold to be found in and around existing operations in WA, but much of this will be at depth.

"This is why we have established a $50 million exploration budget over the coming 12 months, with more than 20 drilling rigs in operation around Western Australia.