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Frik Els , Editor

Frik has 20 years’ experience as a business journalist across a range of industries including automotive, technology and entertainment markets. Frik has an entry in Global Mining Observer’s Who’s Who of Mining 2018, and contributions to publications and conferences including Business Insider, Investing.com, Mines & Money London and New York, Vancouver Resources Investment, Progressive Mine Forum in Toronto and Canadian Mining Symposium in London, UK. He’s been interviewed on CBC Radio and Korea State TV and quoted in the Financial Post.

Posts by Frik Els:

Glencore strikes one of Japan's most expensive ever coal deals

Glencore: Massive investment in coal mines needed

Up to 1 billion tonne annual supply gap in seaborne coal by 2030 if no new mines are built according to climate change report by Swiss mining, trading giant.

Frik Els | June 13, 2016 | 3:01 pm

Copper price

CHART: Metals, mining stocks outperforming all others

Gold is up more than 20% in 2016 but gold mining equities have doubled and the sector as a whole has returned 53%.

Frik Els | June 13, 2016 | 12:00 pm

Gold price surges by most in history

Gold price: Hedge funds pile back in

Large-scale gold futures investors jockey for bullish positions as gold price momentum builds towards $1,300 an ounce.

Frik Els | June 13, 2016 | 10:59 am

Going gaga for gold, silver ETFs

CHART: Going gaga for gold, silver ETFs

"In an environment of rising event risk, sub-zero interest rates and now the potential of rising inflation gold and silver should continue to prosper."

Frik Els | June 10, 2016 | 2:46 pm

Copper price rises

Copper price big loser as other commodities rally

Amid broad advance in metals and energy, copper price sinks to lowest in four months – is China and world economy worse off than is currently believed?

Frik Els | June 10, 2016 | 12:20 pm

BHP hits record iron ore output but warns of risks from virus

BHP’s South Flank to go up against S11D, Silvergrass

Number three iron ore miner looking at options to replace 80 million tonnes capacity on its way to 290 million tonnes annually.

Frik Els | June 9, 2016 | 4:23 pm

New gold ETF’s rise shows low cost is king for wary investors

Gold price bounces back on inflation worries

Gold's up $70 since Friday as inflation adjusted interest rates in the US falls to a one-year low.

Frik Els | June 9, 2016 | 3:18 pm

Study of private investment shows how risky mining can be

Study of private investors shows how risky mining can be

For private capital mining and metals is the riskiest natural resources sector – but only energy beats the returns.

Frik Els | June 8, 2016 | 5:47 pm

China on track to import 1 billion tonnes of iron ore this year

China on track to import 1 billion tonnes of iron ore this year

Chinese import volumes jumped 22% in May compared to last year giving support to iron ore price back above $50 a tonne.

Frik Els | June 8, 2016 | 1:38 pm

Global copper and nickel smelting rebounds in August, satellite data shows

China’s copper concentrate imports surge again

Chinese smelters take in 45% more copper concentrate in May bringing year-to-date imports to whopping 6.7 million tonnes.

Frik Els | June 8, 2016 | 12:09 pm

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Lithium lowdown: Q4 2023 roundup and analysis

A critical review of current developments in the global lithium industry and key takeaways by Chris Williams, Analyst at Adamas Intelligence.

Frik Els | January 5, 2024 | 1:48 pm