Northern Star Resources boss Bill Beament has urged investors to be patient with the miner’s $US260 million Alaskan gold operation, saying Northern Star’s turnaround of the newly acquired mine was nearly complete (reports The Australian). Northern Star bought the Pogo mine last year from Japan’s Sumitomo, promising a repeat performance of the company’s track record of reviving the performance of the suite of Australian operations bought from the majors in a deal making spree earlier this decade.

Liontown Resources (ASX: LTR) is achieving growing market awareness of the exploration successes and resource growth at its key WA lithium projects, according to prominent Sydney-based resource analyst Gavin Wendt. The company’s shares are up around 30 per cent since the start of the month, as investors begin to absorb the significance of the dual drilling programs at its Kathleen Valley and Buldania lithium projects in WA. “The quality of exploration results from these programs cannot be questioned,” wrote Wendt, in his widely-circulated newsletter Mine Life.