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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.

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BSG wins battle in corruption probe over Simandou

What you need to know about the Simandou anti-corruption probe

"President Condé was the real villain in this story, Steinmetz said. His loathing for Condé was so palpable that, whenever he mentioned him, the tendons in his neck stood out."

Frik Els | July 2, 2013 | 6:19 pm

Gold price hits fresh low as Yellen draws line under crash

Gold price surges as bargain hunters scramble for cheap metal

The gold price surged nearly $40 an ounce on Monday as a weaker dollar helped the metal recover from one of its worst quarterly performances in history.

Frik Els | July 1, 2013 | 8:34 pm

Copper kicks off Q3 with huge rally

Copper kicks off Q3 with huge rally

Asian traders are pulling the metal from warehouses at record levels and paying premiums last seen four years ago.

Frik Els | July 1, 2013 | 6:30 pm

4 years late, $6bn over budget Sino Iron fires up one 4mtpa line

Iron ore price can’t escape metals sell-off

A 7% rally in the price of iron ore came to an abrupt end on Friday.

Frik Els | June 21, 2013 | 9:36 pm

Gold price drops $97 to September 2010 level

Gold price drops $97 to September 2010 level

Gold price plummets after the US Federal Reserve signaled an end to its loose monetary policy may come sooner rather than later.

Frik Els | June 20, 2013 | 11:44 pm

Gold price in worst losing streak since 1996

Gold stocks decimated, Barrick drops to 21-year low

Billions wiped off sector as gold price drop sends many stocks to multi-year lows.

Frik Els | June 20, 2013 | 11:43 pm

Copper price closing in on 3-year lows

Copper price closing in on 3-year lows

The copper price slumped almost 3% on Tuesday to within shouting distance of the crucial $3.00 level.

Frik Els | June 20, 2013 | 11:00 pm

Can you Jimblebar? Big 4 stack the odds against high-cost iron ore miners

$1.5bn Japanese injection for BHP’s Jimblebar

Expansion plans should lift BHP's Australian iron ore capacity to 220m tonnes a year.

Frik Els | June 20, 2013 | 7:07 pm

Gold price finds footing ahead of Fed

Gold price shows muted reaction to upbeat Fed

Gold fell around $17 on Wednesday after the Fed again hinted that QE3 may be tapered off if the US economy continues to improve.

Frik Els | June 19, 2013 | 10:00 pm

Forget the Fed: Five more reasons the gold price has much further to fall

The sudden $200 drop in April scared a lot of gold investors out of the market. Those that remain should heed these warnings.

Frik Els | June 19, 2013 | 7:17 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