The Northern Miner Podcast

Cartels' growing impact on mining in South America, ft MINING[dot]com's Cecilia Jamasmie

April 7, 2026·1h 16m
Episode Description from the Publisher

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 reporting on the geopolitics of Bolivia, Chile, and Colombia, and why many countries in the region are increasingly being forced to choose between the United States and China.All this and more with host Adrian Pocobelli.This week’s Spotlight features Appia Rare Earths & Uranium Vice-President of Corporate Development Jason Bagg, who discusses the company’s projects in Saskatchewan and Brazil. To learn more, visit: https://appiareu.com/“Rattlesnake Railroad”, “Big Western Sky”, “Western Adventure” and “Battle on the Western Frontier” by Brett Van Donsel (⁠www.incompetech.com⁠).Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License⁠creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0⁠Apple Podcasts:⁠ https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-northern-miner-podcast/id1099281201⁠Spotify:⁠ https://open.spotify.com/show/78lyjMTRlRwZxQwz2fwQ4K⁠YouTube:⁠ https://www.youtube.com/@NorthernMiner⁠Soundcloud:⁠ https://soundcloud.com/northern-miner

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