Frik Els , Editor

Gold price drops to one month low ahead of Fed decision

Gold investors are worried that Fed chairman Ben Bernanke could announce on Wednesday that the Fed will start tapering off its quantitative easing program.

Frik Els | June 18, 2013 | 10:09 pm

Iron ore price extends 6% rally as China mulls relaxing import rules

The proposed end to the licensing system marks something of retreat for Beijing which has made many attempts to wrest control over pricing away from the major producers.

Frik Els | June 18, 2013 | 7:13 pm

VIDEO: Guinea’s fight for its iron ore billions

One of the greatest prizes in all of mining, perhaps the world, is the iron mountains of Simandou in Guinea, half of which was given away by a former dictator of the West African nation for free.

Frik Els | June 18, 2013 | 4:46 pm

Banro shareholders enjoy rare stock surge

It's the Democratic Republic of Congo gold miner's last week in TSX-S&P Composite index.

Frik Els | June 17, 2013 | 11:59 pm

Vancouver’s Ritchie Bros elevated to TSX’s top tier

World's largest industrial equipment auctioneer joins TSX/S&P Composite Index of Canada's most valuable companies.

Frik Els | June 17, 2013 | 10:11 pm

Resurgent Aussie dollar gives huge boost to Brazil, South Africa iron ore exporters

While the real and rand continues to weaken significantly, the Australian dollar is staging an impressive comeback and dealing damage to Rio Tinto and BHP.

Frik Els | June 17, 2013 | 8:18 pm

SocGen says continued ETF selling will drop gold price to $1,200

Every month 100 tonnes of gold flow out of ETFs and the selling is not going to stop says investment bank.

Frik Els | June 17, 2013 | 6:37 pm

Mining starts at Cameco’s giant frozen Cigar Lake

Uranium spot prices at 7-year lows not slowing Canadian company's massive expansion.

Frik Els | June 14, 2013 | 8:12 pm

HSBC: ‘Died down’ ETF outflows to push gold price back above $1,600

Gold-backed ETFs have seen outflows of more than 500 tonnes since hitting record in December 2012.

Frik Els | June 14, 2013 | 5:48 pm

Back from holidays, Chinese traders chase iron ore higher

After a three day break, Chinese traders make the most of soft iron ore prices to replenish inventories that remain more than 20% lower than a year ago.

Frik Els | June 13, 2013 | 5:45 pm

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