The Northern Miner Podcast

This week’s podcast features General (Ret.) Charles Flynn in conversation with The Northern Miner host Adrian Pocobelli on the West’s effort to reshore supply chains and build secure critical-mineral capacity. Flynn explains that while funding individual projects is necessary, it will not by itself create a durable solution. He calls for a broader structural and policy realignment, supported by a...

This week's episode features Blair McBride, Production Editor at The Northern Miner, in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli about the development of Canada's Far North. McBride examines the Canadian government's proposal to grant national interest status to the C$2-billion Mackenzie Valley Highway and Grays Bay Road and Port initiatives. He explains how economic priorities, critical mineral de...

This week’s episode features George McLeod, mining partner at Critical Risk Team, in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli about the escalating conflict in the Sahel, particularly in Mali and Niger. McLeod discusses why mining companies can no longer rely on U.S. military support in the same way they once did, and why greater operational independence is becoming essential. He also examines the r...

This week’s episode features CPM Group Managing Partner Jeffrey Christian in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli. Christian discusses the outlook for gold, currencies, and energy markets, explaining why he believes gold is currently in a period of consolidation and examining the roles of ETFs, central banks, and global bullion flows. He also explores the relationship between energy markets and...

This week’s episode features Mark Patterson, BC Mining Leader at PwC Canada, in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli. Patterson discusses the major challenges and opportunities facing mining in Western Canada, including renewed interest in the Yukon and the growing importance of critical minerals. He also examines infrastructure, policy changes, regulatory hurdles, and the key stumbling blocks...

This week’s episode features Hochschild Mining CEO Eduardo Landin in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli. Landin discusses the company’s more than 100-year history, its broader strategy, and its longstanding focus on South America. He also explains Hochschild’s approach to metals diversification, including why the company remains centered on precious metals. All this and more with host Adrian...

This week’s episode features Ben Elvidge, Product Lead of xU3O8, Head of Alternative Assets at Trilitech, in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli about the tokenization of uranium on the Tezos blockchain. Elvidge discusses the multiyear development process behind the project, the challenges of metal tokenization, and the lengthy path to regulatory compliance. He also explains the financial mech...

This week’s episode features Cam Currie, Senior Investment Advisor at Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management and leader of the Currie Metals & Mining Group, in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli about the precious metals market. Currie discusses recent developments in gold and silver, including the strong profits producers are generating, how companies are deploying that capital, and the potenti...

This week’s episode features Alon Olsha, Senior Analyst for Metals & Mining at Bloomberg Intelligence, in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli about recent developments in the coal market. Olsha discusses the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, shifting coal trade flows, the fuel’s continued importance in supporting energy supplies, particularly in Asia, and its role as a feedstock for petrochemic...

This week’s episode features Young Mining Professionals Toronto director, YMP Scholarship Fund director, and American Eagle Gold CEO Anthony Moreau in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli about mining in Canada. Moreau discusses whether the recent push by Canadian politicians on natural resource development is translating into meaningful change on the front lines of exploration. He also talks a...

This week’s episode features Earth AI founder, CEO and CTO Roman Teslyuk in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli about building a tech company that operates in mining. Teslyuk discusses how Earth AI is modernizing a traditional industry through the vertical integration of drilling, sampling, and testing under one roof. He also discusses the company’s unusual path through Y Combinator and how ar...

This week’s episode features Juan Biset, consultant and former Undersecretary of Mining and Sustainability in Argentina, in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli on the reform of Argentina’s 2010 glacier mining law and what it could mean for the country’s mining industry. He also examines the environmental opposition to the reform, along with emerging discussions around a South American “Copper...

This week’s episode features CPM Group managing partner Jeffrey Christian in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli on major gold sales by Turkey in recent months. Christian discusses how the Iran war has affected global gold flows, and the growing significance of Singapore as it seeks to establish itself as a global hub for gold custody. He also shares the key takeaways from CPM Group’s Gold Mar...

This week’s episode features MINING.com editor-in-chief Cecilia Jamasmie in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli on recent developments in South America. Jamasmie explains how a recent surge in crime across the continent has helped propel conservative, tough-on-crime candidates to electoral victory, and how that shift is indirectly affecting the mining industry. She also discusses her recent re...

This week’s episode features Grant Sporre, Global Head of Metals and Mining at Bloomberg Intelligence, in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli on the copper market and the potential impact of sulphur supply disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. Sporre explains how constrained sulphur supplies could affect copper production, particularly in the DRC and Zambia’s Copperbelt. He also discusses the p...

This week’s episode features Andy Home, Senior Metals Columnist at Reuters, in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli on the aluminum market and recent developments surrounding the Strait of Hormuz. Home explains why aluminum is facing a “slow-burn” supply crisis and why resolving it will be difficult. He also examines the impact of a closure of the Strait of Hormuz on global aluminum supply chai...

This week’s podcast features Paul Brink, President and CEO of Franco-Nevada, in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli about education in the mining sector. Franco-Nevada has partnered with The Northern Miner to launch a portal highlighting post-secondary programs and scholarship opportunities in Canada. Brink also discusses the need to attract more people to the industry in order to supply the r...

This week’s episode features Frik Els, Editor-at-Large at MINING.com, in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli on the evolving landscape of battery metals and electric vehicles. Els explains how battery technology, particularly developments emerging from China, is reshaping demand for so-called battery metals. He also discusses the growing popularity of LFP batteries over NCM chemistries, and wh...

This episode marks the Northern Miner Podcast’s third day of coverage from the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference in Toronto. Host Adrian Pocobelli sits down with Vale Base Metals CEO Shaun Usmar to discuss the company’s metals strategy and outlook. Legendary investor Rick Rule also joins the program to share his views on the markets and this year’s conference. PDAC’s...

This episode marks the Northern Miner Podcast’s second day of coverage from the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference in Toronto. Host Adrian Pocobelli sits down with U.S. Department of Energy CMEI Assistant Secretary Audrey Robertson to discuss how the United States is working to strengthen and secure its critical minerals supply chain. UK Deputy High Commissioner David...

This episode marks the Northern Miner Podcast’s first day of coverage from the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference in Toronto. Today’s guests include Abdulrahman Al Belushi, Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Minister for Mineral Resources Management, in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli about how the Kingdom is advancing its mining sector, with a particular focus on copper a...

This week’s episode features Phillip Mackey, a renowned metallurgist and member of the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame, in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli on the West’s efforts to build out metals processing capacity. Mackey explains how price floors, combined with new technologies and sustained commitment, can help Canada, the United States, and Europe achieve greater resilience in their sup...

This week’s episode features Alon Olsha, Senior Analyst for Metals & Mining at Bloomberg Intelligence, in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli about the recent failed merger discussions between Rio Tinto and Glencore. Olsha explains how the sheer complexity of combining two global mining giants proved a major obstacle, alongside issues such as valuation gaps and management structure. He also tr...

This week’s episode features Karen Rees, President of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC), in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli about this year’s PDAC conference in Toronto. Rees describes the strong sense of momentum across the mining industry and highlights the expanded conference floor, which will accommodate more exhibitors than ever. She also offers practical advic...

This week's episode features Cam Currie, Senior Investment Advisor at Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management and leader of the Currie Metals & Mining Group, in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli on the precious metals markets. Currie breaks down the recent pullback in gold and silver prices, explaining the key drivers behind the renewed momentum in precious metals. He highlights growing concerns...