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 price plummets again – down $188 for week

Barclays cuts gold price forecast

Investment banks sees steady price erosion for rest of the year and an average of $1,180 an ounce in 2015 against a "bearish macro backdrop" for the metal.
Frik Els | September 17, 2014 | 4:41 pm
India's gold monetization schemes met with skepticism

India gold imports rocket 176%

But domestic premiums of just $5 an ounce show demand is not as frenzied as last year when gold traders demanded as much as $170 above London price.
Frik Els | September 15, 2014 | 8:07 pm
Featured Post

Mining vs AI: What’s wrong with this picture?

As the saying from mid-19th century California goes, during a gold rush the easiest way to get rich is selling shovels and picks. 
Frik Els | July 10, 2024 | 6:15 pm