Nickel price jumps on Manila mining crackdown
Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte tells miners "We will survive as a nation without you" as ministry shuts down three nickel mines in a month.
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:
Platinum, palladium prices are exploding
Platinum now outperforming gold price in 2016 and palladium price soars 21% in just one month.
Rising gold price not lifting all boats
Two major gold stocks shot up by more than 40% in July, but there's been notable losers with Goldcorp dropping to fourth most valuable gold miner.
2015’s most accurate gold price forecaster turns huge bull
Of 35 global analysts polled this French banker got the 2015 gold price right to the last dollar – he's now upped his 2016 price 31%.
This deal will make Newmont the world’s top gold miner
Barrick's off-loading half of the Kalgoorlie Super Pit and Newmont, its partner and operator of the iconic Aussie mine, would be the natural buyer.
Goldcorp stock pays Peñasquito penalty
Vancouver miner hammered after 32% drop in output during the second quarter blamed on operational problems at its flagship Peñasquito mine in Mexico.
Losses persist at Kinross
Second quarter revenues beat estimates and Toronto-based gold miner sticks to record output prediction for 2016.
Barrick shares slammed after results disappoint
Revenues and earnings below forecasts, but world's top gold producer continues to slash costs.
Copper production growing by 1m tonnes a year
ICSG study forecasts global copper output growing at a robust average annual rate of 4% to reach 26.5 million tonnes a year in 2019.
Freeport sees way forward without asset sales
Investors shrug news of $1.5 billion share issue to welcome halt of copper disposals after $4 billion assets sold just this year.
Top 50 mining companies power through Iran war – up $250 billion in 2026
The world’s 50 biggest mining stocks shrug off global turmoil, hitting a combined $2.4 trillion value in Q1, but the tide did not lift all boats.