Chinese said to eye Ivanhoe Mines stake
Robert Friedland's African projects capture the interests of China National Gold after state-owned firm said no to African Barrick.
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:
Bullion dealers with 375-year history merge
Germany's Degussa and London-based Sharps Pixley combine to become a €1 billion gold retailer.
Brazil’s Batista embarrassment
Brazil's ruling socialist government casts aside its former "pet entrepreneur".
Mongolia revokes 106 exploration licences
Exploration companies operating in the Asian nation have become collateral damage in a criminal case involving former senior government employees at Mongolia's mining regulator.
Simandou bribery probe coming to a head
Beny Steinmetz Group's mining arm summoned to December hearings as part of probe into licences for Guinea's vast iron ore deposits.
Quest Rare Minerals ambitious Quebec rare earth project scares investors
Montreal-based mining junior slides 16% after releasing more details about its proposed $2.6 billion rare earth mine and plant.
Saskatchewan diamond find catapults explorer 54% higher
North Arrow proclaims find is significant enough to establish a new Canadian diamond district.
Vancouver explorer rockets on Nevada gold drilling results
Micro-cap Canamex Resources shoots up 28% after intersecting 57.9m at 5.23 g/t at its Bruner gold project, Nye County, Nevada.
Oil sands crude is tanking again
The price of Western Canada's bitumen derived blend falls to almost $53 below global prices.
Mosaic profits plummet 70% on drop in potash price
Giant fertilizer company sees Q3 profits drop 70% as potash and phosphate prices and sales slide.
CHART: Friday massacre for mining stocks but copper price pulls out of nosedive
Historic down day for gold and silver prices caused double digit losses for precious metals stocks but copper miners came off relatively lightly.
