Sept 16 (Reuters) - Northern Star Resources Ltd NST.AX :
* CO WILL INVEST US$30 MILLION (A$43M) EXPANDING PROCESSING PLANT AT ITS POGO GOLD MINE IN ALASKA
* ANNUAL THROUGHPUT CAPACITY AT POGO WILL BE INCREASED FROM 1 MILLION TONNES TO 1.3 MILLION TONNES
* WORK ON EXPANSION WILL START THIS FINANCIAL YEAR AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN EARLY
* EXPECTS TO INVEST US$10M IN EXPANSION PROJECT THIS FY, WITH REMAINING US$20M TO BE INVESTED IN FY2021