Frik Els , Editor

Frik has 20 years’ experience as a business journalist across a range of industries including automotive, technology and entertainment markets. Frik has an entry in Global Mining Observer’s Who’s Who of Mining 2018, and contributions to publications and conferences including Business Insider, Investing.com, Mines & Money London and New York, Vancouver Resources Investment, Progressive Mine Forum in Toronto and Canadian Mining Symposium in London, UK. He’s been interviewed on CBC Radio and Korea State TV and quoted in the Financial Post.

Posts by Frik Els:

Rapid ramp-up at Roxgold’s Yaramoko

Gold output reaches 35,753 ounces at an average mill feed grade of an eye-watering 15.44 g/t gold at the Burkina Faso mine entering commercial production.

Copper price crunch

Copper falls to three-month low as global economic fears mount and hedge funds add 55% to bearish futures bets to second highest on record.
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CHARTS: EV battery metals bill sets new low as lithium, nickel, cobalt price slump continues

The raw materials bill for the average EV is now down to $510 compared to a peak of more than $1,900 at the beginning of last year.