Interview: PwC’s Edelstein on Argentina’s new tax regime
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA — Since his election to office last November, Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri has eliminated export duties of between 5% and 10% on precious and base metals and…
Articles by Adrian Pocobelli
Site visit: Atac has more to discover at Rackla in Yukon
DAWSON CITY, YUKON — Swooping in low via helicopter across wide, lush valleys at Atac Resources’ (TSXV: ATC; US-OTC: ATADF) well-established base camp on the Rackla gold project in the central Yukon,…
Orex, Canasil add weight to silver discovery in Mexico
VANCOUVER — Orex Minerals (TSXV: REX; US-OTC: ORXIF) and partner Canasil Resources (CVE: CLZ) are off to a strong start at their Sandra-Escobar silver project, 183 km northeast of the…
Space mining ready for lift off
Mining and space exploration seem like two fields that couldn’t be further apart. Miners plunge deep into the earth’s crust, while space explorers seek to propel humankind in the opposite…
Centerra CEO touts strong balance sheet, organic growth
VANCOUVER — Centerra Gold (TSX: CG; US-OTC: CAGDF) sits in a relatively enviable position due to a healthy balance sheet and a promising development pipeline, and that’s music to the ears…
NexGen unveils monster resource at Arrow
NexGen Energy‘s (TSXV: NXE; US-OTC: NXGEF) shares have surged on the back of a stellar maiden resource estimate on the junior’s Arrow uranium deposit at its Rook 1 property in…
AME BC caught off guard by Tsilquot’in, BC gov’t accord
VANCOUVER — Gavin Dirom, president and CEO of the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME BC), told The Northern Miner during a phone interview that he was “surprised” and…
Lukas Lundin our Mining Person of the Year for 2015
The sage investing advice to “buy low and sell high” is a simple concept, but exceedingly hard to pull off in real life over and over again. Our Mining Person…
Commentary: Can a company on the TSXV do a financing under 5¢?
The TSX Venture Exchange requires that the offering price for a financing involving the issuance of listed shares be not less than the applicable discounted market price, subject to a…
Semafo unveils strong economics at Natougou
VANCOUVER — West African-focused producer Semafo (TSX: SMF; US-OTC: SEMFF) looks to have a top-notch asset on its hands with the Natougou gold deposit, which lies 320 km east of the capital…
Western Australia takes top spot in Fraser Institute study
Saskatchewan is the most attractive mining jurisdiction in Canada again, and globally the second best place for investments, according to the Fraser Institute’s Annual survey of mining companies: 2015. The…
Continental Gold confirms Buritica’s strong economics
A feasibility study on Continental Gold’s (TSX: CNL; US-OTC: CGOOF) Buritica gold-silver project in Antioquia, Colombia, confirms strong economics for a high-grade underground mine. BMO analyst Brian Quast comments the study…