St Barbara (ASX: SBM) — Company Overview, News & Financial Data
St Barbara is a gold mining company with operations in Canada and Papua New Guinea, focused on high-margin gold production.

St Barbara
St Barbara is an Australian-based mineral exploration and gold mining company operating development projects and production assets in Papua New Guinea and Canada. The company focuses on the extraction, processing, and exploration of gold deposits. Its primary operating asset is the Simberi gold operation located in New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, where open-pit mining of oxide reserves is complemented by sulphide development. In Nova Scotia, Canada, the company holds precious metals assets including the Touquoy mine site along with several planned open-pit development projects and extensive regional exploration tenure aimed at establishing long-term gold processing hubs.
Snapshot
Operations
Products and/or services of St Barbara
- Gold Production: Open-pit gold extraction and processing operations located in New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, generating gold bullion from oxide resources while developing sulphide ore processing capabilities to support long-term regional precious metals production.
- Processing Hub Development: Development-stage open-pit gold project located in Nova Scotia, Canada, designed as a central processing hub and regional production facility to treat gold ore extracted from multiple surrounding satellite mineral deposits.
- Site Reclamation Services: Environmental monitoring, care and maintenance, and reclamation activities at a former open-pit gold mine in Nova Scotia, Canada, maintaining infrastructure while executing site closure plans and progressive environmental restoration.
- Satellite Deposit Development: Advanced open-pit gold development project located in Nova Scotia, Canada, focused on permitting and engineering to extract gold ore for transport and processing at a central regional gold facility.
- Regional Gold Development: Pre-feasibility and resource definition activities for an open-pit gold deposit in Nova Scotia, Canada, targeting mine construction to expand long-term precious metals extraction and processing capacity across local tenure.
- Mineral Exploration Services: Extensive greenfield and brownfield geological survey and diamond drilling programs across exploration licenses in Papua New Guinea and Nova Scotia, Canada, focused on identifying high-grade gold mineralization and expanding resources.
St Barbara executive team
- Mr. Andrew Strelein B.Com.MD, CEO & Director
- Ms. Sara PrendergastChief Financial Officer
- Mr. David CotterellGeneral Manager of Business Development & Investor Relations
- Ms. Kylie PanckhurstGeneral Counsel & Company Secretary
- Dr. Roger Mustard B.Sc Hons, FAIG, FAusIMM, FSEG, Ph.D.Executive General Manager Exploration