Frik Els , Editor

Barrick just makes 2017 production guidance

Only the Nevada operations of the Toronto-based gold mining giant increased output in 2017.

Frik Els | January 16, 2018 | 2:53 pm

Zinc price hits fresh decade high

“From the macro point of view, this is not an environment where you’d want to be shorting metals.”

Frik Els | January 12, 2018 | 2:01 pm

Skeena shares take off on BC Golden Triangle drilling

Past-producing Snip mine delivers again for Vancouver junior six months after acquiring property from Barrick Gold.

Frik Els | January 11, 2018 | 12:42 pm

CHARTS: Big mining’s surge in value shames tech giants

The mining cycle turned two years ago – gains for the sector's largest companies have far outpaced stocks like Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook since.

Frik Els | January 5, 2018 | 5:22 pm

Cobalt price bulls’ worst fears may just have been confirmed

Breakthrough discovery backed by the US government replaces cobalt with iron in lithium-ion batteries – enabling much cheaper, longer lasting batteries.

Frik Els | January 4, 2018 | 9:03 pm

Copper price jumps after China cuts scrap imports by 94%

Beijing's clampdown on heavy industry continues to have positive impacts for miners outside the country.

Frik Els | January 4, 2018 | 11:57 am

Goldman has more good news for copper, zinc price

Chinese supply-side reforms, environmental cuts translate into higher prices and less Chinese production, "both of which benefit ex-China producers."

Frik Els | January 3, 2018 | 4:05 pm

Solgold maiden resource at Alpala, Ecuador is 5.2m tonnes copper

And 12.3m contained ounces of gold.

Frik Els | January 3, 2018 | 10:13 am

Mining in 2018: Copper price to power on

Markets where technology hasn’t substantially shortened the supply cycle and where cost are rising (ie copper) have the greatest long-term upside in prices

Frik Els | January 2, 2018 | 4:49 pm

Solgold shares surge on latest drilling at giant Ecuador copper project

Brisbane-based company promised maiden resource for Cascabel copper-gold porphyry on the Andean belt before the end of the year.

Frik Els | December 22, 2017 | 3:36 pm

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