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:

Molycorp stock is following rare earth prices over a cliff

Molycorp was forced to sell rare-earth oxides from Mountain Pass for 20% cheaper than during the December quarter last year. The company's stock is now worth 60% less than this time last year and all the gains from the Neo Material takeover have evaporated.
Frik Els | May 11, 2012 | 9:31 pm

End of the Kim era at Kazakhmys

When Kim got involved with Kazakhmys (then called ZhezkazganTsvetMet) during the 1990s the Soviet era the state company was in complete disarray and debt laden. He turned Kazakhmys into a $6 billion company and amassed a personal fortune of $3.5 billion along the way.
Frik Els | May 11, 2012 | 7:03 pm

Colt Resources on a roll in Portugal

Colt Resources (TSX-V:GTP) added 5.9% on Thursday on higher than usual trading volumes, after announcing positive drill results from its Boa Fé gold project in southern Portugal.
Frik Els | May 10, 2012 | 5:44 pm
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CHARTS: EV battery metals bill sets new low as lithium, nickel, cobalt price slump continues

The raw materials bill for the average EV is now down to $510 compared to a peak of more than $1,900 at the beginning of last year. 
Frik Els | December 26, 2024 | 1:59 pm