Northern Star Resources (ASX:NST) is a global-scale Australian gold producer with world-class projects located in highly prospective and low sovereign risk regions of Australia and North America. The company owns and operates three world-class gold production centres: Kalgoorlie, Yandal and Pogo. Northern Star has a portfolio of high-quality, high-margin underground and open pit gold mines, and is firmly focused on delivering industry-leading profitable production growth to 2Moz per annum from three production centres. Northern Star also has an enviable track record of paying fully-franked dividends.