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: Forget the death cross, here are the real reasons to be nervous

All news is now bad news for gold

The stars are aligning for gold take up its position of the ultimate storer of wealth, hedge against inflation and all-round best alternative to paper currency. But gold is not reacting the way it used to - instead it is trading back below $1,600 an ounce, down almost $30 on Friday and now showing a loss for 2012.
Frik Els | July 6, 2012 | 8:16 pm
South Africa’s new wave of strikes could ruin economy: President

Nationalization worries in South Africa, rating agencies may downgrade

On Wednesday, a day after after all three major global ratings agencies – Fitch, Moody's and Standard & Poor's – placed South Africa's credit rating on negative outlook, home affairs minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma became the latest senior figure in the ruling ANC party to join a growing chorus calling for state control of mining.
Frik Els | July 4, 2012 | 9:22 pm
Glencore could be looking at First Quantum takeover

Copper market squeeze: It’s back!

On top of increased demand from China, the re-emergence of a trader controlling more than half of London Metal Exchange copper stocks and cash contracts could squeeze the market just as it did in April.
Frik Els | July 3, 2012 | 10:46 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