Frik Els , Editor

Congo shocker fells Ivanhoe Mines stock

Vancouver-based company headed by billionaire mining financier Robert Friedland loses 11% of its value after DRC stuns with new mining code.

Frik Els | January 31, 2018 | 1:52 pm

Bidders for $500m Canada streaming deal as cobalt price surges–report

Reuters reports Vale has hired bankers to put together world's first ever cobalt streaming deal worth up to $500 million at its Voisey's Bay mine in Canada.

Frik Els | January 30, 2018 | 12:44 pm

Shares in Vancouver vanadium junior tank after securities probe

Regulator in British Columbia wants clarification on Vanadiumcorp's economic assessment of its flagship Lac Doré project in Quebec.

Frik Els | January 30, 2018 | 11:00 am

CHART: Hedge funds have never been this bullish about the oil price

Large scale speculators in West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude oil futures have built up bullish positions equivalent to a staggering 1 billion barrels.

Frik Els | January 29, 2018 | 3:05 pm

Anglo’s Brazil iron ore expansion a go

Anglo American's Minas Rio iron ore mine in Minas Gerais state has nameplate capacity of 26.5m tonnes per year.

Frik Els | January 26, 2018 | 12:38 pm

Davos team propels gold price to 18-month high, Trump shoots it down

Conflicting comments about the US dollar.

Frik Els | January 25, 2018 | 12:20 pm

Zinc price will vault $4,000 within months – report

Global zinc stocks falling to "critically low levels" by second half of 2018, propelling prices above $4,000 a tonne predicts Wood Mackenzie in new research.

Frik Els | January 24, 2018 | 12:22 pm

Vancouver junior surges 60% after Africa cobalt deal

Newly renamed M2 Cobalt snags seven licences in Uganda covering 1,500 square kilometres as investors bet cobalt price rally will continue.

Frik Els | January 24, 2018 | 10:45 am

Gold price: ETF holdings jump to near 5-year high

Hedge funds have also been building exposure to gold, doubling bullish bets on futures markets to 20m ounces in just three weeks.

Frik Els | January 23, 2018 | 3:11 pm

Pretium shares tank after Brucejack ramp up disappoints

Vancouver producer announces lower gold production, recoveries at its only mine six months into ramp-up – stock is down 26%.

Frik Els | January 23, 2018 | 10:25 am

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