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:

Exports can’t save US coal

US producers' share of seaborne coal market has fallen to less than 1% as strong dollar hurts miners already struggling to stay profitable says new study.

India to auction 80 gold mines

India hopes to revive Kolar region where gold mining dates back to the 19th century and new studies estimate $3.9 billion worth can still be mined.

Iron ore price: Got lump?

Growing importance of lump ore trade sees the launch of world first derivative contracts and a jump in premiums.
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