Frik Els , Editor

Gold traders peer into bear territory before Spanic triggers buying

The raft of US economic numbers out this week and the stream of bad news emanating from Europe saw the gold price swing in a $40 an ounce range on Wednesday.

Frik Els | May 30, 2012 | 8:06 pm

‘A decade of rising commodity prices is always followed by two decades of declines.’ Now you tell us!

Ruchir Sharma, head of emerging markets at Morgan Stanley, makes one of the most bearish statements yet on the end of the so-called commodity supercycle.

Frik Els | May 30, 2012 | 5:06 pm

Losing sparkle: Report says Ekati buyer drops bid

It raises questions about demand for such assets, just as peer Rio Tinto starts work on a potential sale of its diamond division.

Frik Els | May 27, 2012 | 11:27 pm

Big miners playing game of chicken as marginal producers sink below break-even

Smaller miners are waiting for production cutbacks by the market leaders to prop up prices the way Saudi-Arabia comes to the rescue of oil producing nations whenever the crude price begins to flag.

Frik Els | May 27, 2012 | 10:53 pm

Glenstrata takes shape this week

The prospectus giving details of the creation of a $90 billion mining and commodities trading behemoth will find its way to the inboxes of shareholders this week.

Frik Els | May 27, 2012 | 10:04 pm

Return to the Rio Tinto

If there is one mining project anywhere in the world that could warrant the old Hollywood blockbuster title of Back to the Future it must be EMED Mining’s Rio Tinto copper venture in Andalucía, Spain.

Frik Els | May 27, 2012 | 10:01 pm

Freaky Friday looms for gold

Gold faces a crucial test in the coming holiday-shortened week with crucial US jobs numbers out on Friday and the ongoing Eurozone crisis making or breaking the yellow metal's assault on $1,600 and higher.

Frik Els | May 27, 2012 | 9:26 pm

Granted first ever right to hire foreign workers Friday. Saturday shuns 14,000 locals queuing at jobs expo

Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting which is hiring 1,700 foreign workers for the Roy Hill iron mine were absent from the Australian mining association job fair in Perth and so were the $9.8 billion project's main contractors.

Frik Els | May 27, 2012 | 6:22 pm

Beijing iron exchange handled only 8 transactions in its first 3 weeks

It has been a slow start for China’s first physical iron ore trading platform which was launched with the idea that it would give China greater influence on the price of the commodity.

Frik Els | May 27, 2012 | 12:55 am

Amazon fertilizer plays come up smelling like roses

Despite a lacklustre day for the sector – North America's big three Potashcorp, Agrium and Mosaic all suffered losses – two Brazil focused potash mine developers attracted strong investor interest on Friday.

Frik Els | May 25, 2012 | 8:12 pm

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