Copper $ 5.882 / lb 2.62%

Brent Crude Oil $ 68.05 / bbl 0.95%

Palladium $ 1741.2 / ozt 6.66%

Crude Oil $ 63.55 / bbl 0.71%

Natural Gas $ 3.422 / Btu -2.70%

Silver Futures $ 76.895 / ozt 9.29%

Aluminum Futures $ 3004 / ton -0.11%

Micro Gold Futures $ 4979.8 / ozt 3.66%

Micro Silver Futures $ 76.895 / ozt 9.21%

Platinum $ 2099.4 / ozt 5.77%

Gold Futures $ 4979.8 / ozt 3.75%

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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:

Uralkali: No plans to bring back Russia-Belarus potash pact

Uralkali settles US antitrust suit with pocket money, passes buck to Potash Corp et al

The class-action dates back to 2008 and accuses seven companies of engaging in a global conspiracy to raise the price of potash.

Frik Els | September 23, 2012 | 12:46 am

2,900 mines closed down in China’s coal and rare earth region

Inner Mongolia, a semi-autonomous region in the north of China, has shut down nearly 900 coal mines and 2,000 other mines as part of a 7-year effort to better manage the country's mining industry.

Frik Els | September 22, 2012 | 11:55 pm

Peru villagers march against Barrick after police killing

1,000 residents of Jangas, a district located in Huaraz in the Ancash region of Peru, are demanding that Barrick leave the region after police killed a resident who held demonstrations against the company.

Frik Els | September 22, 2012 | 11:21 pm

Anglo Minas Rio

Market shows confidence Brazil probe into Belo Sun gold project is temporary hiccup

After a tough week Belo Sun is holding onto 36% gains since the start of the year indicating the confidence the market has that the investigation into its Brazilian gold project is just a temporary hiccup.

Frik Els | September 22, 2012 | 9:54 pm

Investment guru Dalio says ‘everyone should own gold’

Founder of Bridgewater Associates makes it clear where he stands on bullion.

Frik Els | September 21, 2012 | 11:38 pm

Phew. Codelco wriggles out of 15-year deal inked at $1.50 a pound

Copper extends 15% gain since August as market swings into huge deficit

First half market shortfall climbs to 292,000 tonnes as mine production grows just 2.4%.

Frik Els | September 21, 2012 | 7:10 pm

Taseko files papers to set aside New Prosperity findings

Taseko up 5% as investors bet Prosperity will be OK’d this time

Initial exploration activity in the vicinity of the Prosperity deposit date back to the early 1930s.

Frik Els | September 20, 2012 | 11:20 pm

Dr Copper making way too much of China devaluation

Now on! Rare earth clearance sale

Talk of a bottom in rare earth prices seems premature as China's magnet factories run at 40% capacity.

Frik Els | September 20, 2012 | 7:41 pm

South Africa union fears ‘jobs bloodbath’ after Lonmin precedent

A bad choice of words.

Frik Els | September 20, 2012 | 5:53 pm

CHARTS: What life remained in junior mining the gold price drop choked off

How depressing is Australia’s official 2013 iron ore and coking coal chart

Australia's Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics don't buy recent iron ore and coking coal rallies.

Frik Els | September 20, 2012 | 12:20 am

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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.

Frik Els | January 30, 2026 | 6:21 pm