Frik Els , Editor

Gold price: Value of ETF bullion tops $100 billion for first time in 5 years

New report shows money continues to pour into gold-backed exchange traded funds with North American investors responsible for 75% of January inflows.

Frik Els | February 8, 2018 | 2:55 pm

Copper steadies, iron ore price climbs on blockbuster Chinese imports

Chinese traders chase copper concentrate and iron ore cargoes lifting January import volumes 25% and 19% over already record-breaking 2017.

Frik Els | February 8, 2018 | 11:24 am

Copper price plunges to 8-week low

"Keep an eye on what we call China’s old economy – the property market, the infrastructure segment. That’s where we expect a slowdown sometime this year.”

Frik Els | February 7, 2018 | 3:02 pm

For Barrick Gold the Pascua-Lama hits keep coming

$429 million impairment on the stalled project after Chile environment agency ordered final closure.

Frik Els | February 6, 2018 | 3:20 pm

Gold price: 9 straight years of record annual mine production

New report shows world's mines produced all-time peak of 105 million troy ounces of gold in 2017 despite 9% drop in output in top producer China.

Frik Els | February 6, 2018 | 11:55 am

Monday massacre: Gold price rises as stocks crater

Gold, copper prices gain as US blue chip index suffers worst points drop in history.

Frik Els | February 5, 2018 | 1:54 pm

Private capital favours investing in copper over gold for first time

New report shows private equity investment in mining jumped to $2.3 billion last year, with the bulk going into copper and battery metals.

Frik Els | February 5, 2018 | 12:57 pm

Gold price set for wild ride in 2018 say 34 bullion analysts

Bankers, brokers, refiners and researchers in the London Bullion Market Association's 2018 survey sees gold as high as $1,510 and as low as $1,120 an ounce.

Frik Els | February 2, 2018 | 12:20 pm

Goldman all but says the mining supercycle is back

“The environment for investing in commodities is the best since 2004-2008” – Goldman Sachs

Frik Els | February 2, 2018 | 2:29 am

Congo just gave the cobalt price another big boost

DRC stuns miners with immediate lifting of 10-year exemption for licensees, 50% tax on 'super-profits' and code permitting 5-fold increase in cobalt royalty.

Frik Els | January 31, 2018 | 7:23 pm

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