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:

Gold bears are too complacent about Grexit

Gold bears too complacent about Grexit

Gold price pullback since vote hides real possibility of Greek debt default, euro exit and displays overconfidence in ECB's ability to limit contagion says report.
Frik Els | February 2, 2015 | 11:42 pm
Gold price bounces back

Gold price falls out bed

Gold down nearly 3% as eurozone troubles fade from headlines and focus shifts to US fundamentals, rampant dollar and a likely June rise in interest rates.
Frik Els | January 29, 2015 | 6:51 pm
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Rio Tinto and Glencore discuss potential merger

A Rio-Glencore combination would leapfrog long-running number one BHP.
Frik Els | January 16, 2025 | 1:46 pm