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Challenged by a spike of COVID cases in Alaska and unplanned downtime due to a failure of the primary conveyor that delivers ore to the mill, Northern Star Resources Ltd.'s Pogo Mine in Alaska produced less gold at higher costs during the first quarter of the Australian miner's fiscal year 2022, which began on July 1.

These hurdles came at a time when crews were commissioning mill upgrades that...