Kyrgyz Rep. ratchets up dispute against Canadian gold miner
Toronto-based Centerra says new criminal probe of managers at its giant gold mine bars expats from leaving the Central Asian country.
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:
Gold price tops $1,250 as hedge funds caught short
“There’s massive speculative position starting to roll..."
Copper price rebounds
Copper up 3% to three-week high and back in positive territory for the year as weaker dollar should boost Chinese demand.
Gold price surges on worst US jobs number in six years
Reverses much of recent declines after shocking payroll figures kills early interest rate hike and dollar rally.
Nevsun shares jump on Eritrean drilling results
$11 million regional drilling program defining Bisha camp in east Africa as a world-class multi-deposit volcanogenic massive sulphide district.
Iron ore price rout accelerates
CHARTS: Down 26% in a month the forward curve now points to the low $30s.
Iran says in talks with Rio, Glencore about copper projects
Iran's national development plan targets production of 2 million tonnes of copper per year by 2025.
GRAPHIC: Uranium juniors defy bear market pricing
Uranium's down more than 20% in 2016, dragging down producers. Uranium exploration stocks have moved in the opposite direction – something's gotta give.
Chinese factory jobs are disappearing – copper pays the price
Fresh fall brings monthly copper price decline to more than 10% as gauge of Chinese manufacturing shows rate of job losses near post-financial crisis record.
Barrick pays $140m to settle Pascua-Lama lawsuit
US class-action lawsuit accused world's top gold producer of distorting facts related to mothballed $8.5 billion gold and silver project in South America.
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.