Articles by Adrian Pocobelli








Workers commemorate sinking the deepest mine shaft in the United States at Hecla Mining's Lucky Friday silver-lead-zinc mine in Idaho. Credit: Cementation.

Cementation sinks deepest shaft in the US

Mining contractor Cementation has sunk the deepest mine shaft in the United States. The record-setting #4 shaft at Hecla Mining’s (NYSE: HL) Lucky Friday silver-lead-zinc mine in northern Idaho and…


Pouring gold dore at Alamos Gold's Mulatos gold mine in Mexico. Credit: Alamos Gold.

World Gold Council: Demand up in Q1

The following is an edited summary of the World Gold Council’s Gold Demand Trends report for this year’s first quarter. For the full report, please visit www.gold.org. Global gold demand…



Source: SME Guide to Minerals and Materials Schools.

US mining engineer graduate numbers up 20%

In 2015, a total 427 students graduated with mining engineering degrees from U.S. mining schools, according to the SME Guide to Minerals and Materials Schools. The number includes undergraduate, masters…



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