Frik Els , Editor

Electric vehicle demand will double nickel price – as soon as 2022

New report says EV boom is bifurcating nickel mining and short supply of battery-grade material will see prices climb near $30,000 mark within five years.

Frik Els | July 9, 2018 | 3:18 pm

CHART: Copper, nickel, zinc prices – plenty upside just to revert to mean

Even after two years of gains, industrial metals trade well below 10-year mean prices. Silver looks cheap, but gold, crude may be fully priced already.

Frik Els | July 9, 2018 | 10:48 am

The Vancouver junior shaking up the lithium mining industry

MGX Minerals is rolling out technology that cleans and harvests lithium from wastewater generated by oil and gas – 80m barrels a day in North America alone.

Frik Els | July 6, 2018 | 2:35 pm

Copper price takes another huge hit

Bears ignore soothing words about US-China trade war dropping copper to near 1-year low in frenzied trade.

Frik Els | July 5, 2018 | 3:32 pm

Thermal coal prices hit 6-year high

Seaborne price for coal used in electricity generation scales $120 a tonne as South Africa diverts exports for domestic use and Asian demand spikes.

Frik Els | July 5, 2018 | 11:16 am

Gold price ‘cleared for rally’ after hedge funds dump 700 tonnes

Large scale gold price speculators have cut bullish positions to levels last seen at the end of 2015 when gold hit a 6-year low of $1,050 an ounce.

Frik Els | July 3, 2018 | 3:24 pm

CHARTS: Halfway through 2018 and the mining rally is over

“China’s buoyant mood is giving way to concerns around tightening credit and a slowing manufacturing sector."

Frik Els | July 2, 2018 | 4:16 pm

Platinum price plunges to 14-year low

Platinum prices drops 5% on Monday to lowest since July 2004 as US–Europe car trade spat adds to precious metal's woes.

Frik Els | July 2, 2018 | 12:12 pm

Australia govt sees more iron ore price pain

Top iron ore exporter forecasts a return to the $50s as Chinese imports starts annual decline after decades of growth.

Frik Els | July 2, 2018 | 10:15 am

Copper price drops to 9-month low, but what about strikes?

Copper bears drop price 11% in 3 weeks, but new report shows labour contracts still up for renewal threaten 3 million tonnes of production just in Chile.

Frik Els | June 28, 2018 | 12:13 pm

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