Frik Els, Author at MINING.COM

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