Frik Els, Author at MINING.COM

Bill Gross: 'I would still buy gold here'

To all gold bears: This guy has placed a $133 billion bet QE3 is going to happen

While the ranks of gold doomsayers have been growing over fading hopes for QE3, investors outside of the bullion market seem to be pricing in another round of easing.

Frik Els | April 20, 2012 | 11:05 pm

Cameco investors half a billion richer by lunchtime

After steady gains throughout the morning Cameco Corp. was trading up 6% by lunchtime on Friday, after reports yesterday that its Kazakh join venture is planning to up output by a third. Gains for the year now top 20%.

Frik Els | April 20, 2012 | 6:14 pm

Higher gold prices expected for next week —survey

Gold miners vs ETFs. Round 2

Should gold mining companies pay dividends to attract investors who are pouring money into gold-backed exchange traded funds?

Frik Els | April 20, 2012 | 1:35 am

Royal Nickel shares surge after Dumont permit

Investors ride SilverCrest wave

SilverCrest Mines jumped as much as 9% on Thursday on higher than usual trading volumes, after announcing silver production doubled and gold output tripled at its Santa Elena mine in Mexico.

Frik Els | April 19, 2012 | 7:50 pm

Silver Survey: Investor interest in the devil’s metal beginning to wane

The metal's characteristic price volatility – why traders often refer to it as the 'devil's metal' – is a deterrence for investors and silver had an especially torrid 2011.

Frik Els | April 19, 2012 | 5:29 pm

Codelco chief says copper to test year lows

Codelco is responsible for roughly 10% of global copper production and acts as a bellwether for the industry.

Frik Els | April 19, 2012 | 12:32 am

Chinese steel output hits all-time high in April. Should be good news, right?

While China's steel output is hitting a record rate of over 2 million tonnes per day stockpiles of iron ore are growing at a clip of 1 million tonnes per week at the country's ports.

Frik Els | April 18, 2012 | 7:18 pm