TSX finishes in the red, Feb. 22-26
Canada’s benchmark index slipped 0.1% to close at 12,797.79, despite higher crude oil prices. The S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals & Mining Index, however, gained 0.7% to close at 352.81. The…
Articles by Adrian Pocobelli
Macri aims to shake up Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA — In the two months since taking the helm of Argentina, President Mauricio Macri has moved quickly to reverse the interventionist course that previous Argentine governments had…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 1: Gold spike
Lesley Stokes and Matt Keevil kick off their inaugural recording session from our studio in Vancouver. Topics include the recent spike in gold prices, the lithium boom in Nevada’s Clayton…
Commentary: A recipe for shrinking a mineral resource by 90%
The recent dramatic — nearly an order of magnitude — resource downgrade of a high-profile deposit has sparked lively discussions amongst geology professionals. Many geologists are discussing the technicalities of…
Nevsun sees bright future at Bisha
It’s a transformative year for Nevsun Resources (TSX: NSU; NYSE-MKT: NSU), as the company and its 40% joint-venture partner, Eritrean National Mining, remain on schedule and under budget to complete…
Commentary: Deciding whether or not to use flow-through shares in Quebec
Mineral exploration in Canada has attracted widespread interest over the past few decades and is today considered by most as a sector in its own right. This has been made…
Goldcorp’s new-look ‘conservatism’ fails to impress
VANCOUVER — Goldcorp’s (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) first conference call of the year marked a changing of the guard, as well-known executive Chuck Jeannes retired and made way for new…
Continental Gold improves Buritica’s economics
A feasibility study on Continental Gold’s (TSX: CNL; US-OTC: CGOOF) Buritica gold-silver project in Antioquia, Colombia, shows a 10% improvement in total costs and stronger economics for a high-grade underground mine….
Taseko’s proxy battle with Raging River heats up
VANCOUVER — Taseko Mines (TSX: TKO; NYSE-MKT: TGB) is in the midst of a proxy battle with upstart activist shareholder group Raging River Capital, which has led to a flurry of…
Shear puts its nose to the grindstone at Jericho
Since announcing a gutsy move to acquire the past-producing Jericho diamond mine in Nunavut last year, Shear Diamonds (SRM-V) has been doing the hard work necessary to determine if there’s…
Will Japan’s disasters derail the diamond recovery?
As the human toll of Japan’s devastating triple disaster becomes clearer, the world is beginning to take stock of the potential economic impacts of the March earthquake, tsunami and nuclear…
Boom times around the corner for diamond producers?
Nearly 20 years ago, when Dia Met and BHP Billiton announced the discovery that would become the Ekati diamond mine, there were more than a few skeptics who doubted that…