Gold Fields Pursues Northern Star Deal While Advancing Standalone Growth Plan - Yahoo Finance

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Gold Fields said it is still pursuing a proposed combination with Northern Star while keeping its standalone growth plan on track, with 2026 gold production guided at 2.4-2.6Moz and tracking to the upper end. The proposed deal would create a roughly 4.1Moz/year producer with about 77Moz of reserves, and Gold Fields estimates $4bn-$5bn of risk-adjusted synergies, though it stressed there is no binding agreement and no certainty the transaction closes.

On the standalone path, Gold Fields is targeting organic production of about 3.1Moz by the end of the decade, with Salares Norte, Gruyere, South Deep and Windfall as key catalysts. It said 1H26 operating cash flow was $3bn, with $250m returned via special dividends and $300m in buybacks, while Salares Norte generated $1.2bn of free cash flow in 1H26 and is expected to produce close to 600,000 gold-equivalent ounces this year.