Fission Uranium sees $7 billion Saskatchewan mine
Economic assessment of Triple-R project in the Athabasca basin envisages building $1.1 billion hybrid mine producing more than 100m pounds over 14 years.
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:
Iron ore price extends gains
But summer likely only the "calm before the storm".
Nothing for punters when Rio buys out Turquoise Hill
Rio will buy all of Turquoise Hill soon says new report, but 'there's no incentive to promote the true value' of Vancouver co's giant Mongolia copper mine.
Three-way Canada gold junior merger falls short
Vancouver mineral bank's combination with two gold and rare earth explorers sinks its share price.
China factory data roils copper stocks – Freeport falls 9%
Billions wiped from mining sector as Chinese manufacturing activity contracts to a six-and-half year low.
Copper giants face cost cutting opposition in Chile
Labour action threatened after half the workers at El-Abra mine in Chile – jointly owned by world's top copper miners Codelco and Freeport – were let go.
Hedge fund positioning shows why gold price rally fizzled
By Black Monday, speculators on the gold futures market were well positioned to go bearish on bullion again and stop the momentum of safe haven buyers.
Codelco now mines copper for $1.40 a pound
Chile's state-owned giant slashes costs 11% and boosts production as it takes the fight to the competition amid slumping copper price.
Iron ore price rallies again
A more than 4% jump on Friday erases week's losses and brings gains since July low to 28%.
Gold no longer a safe haven asset
Speculators ruined gold's safe haven reputation long ago – this week's tepid response to the market panic is the just the latest example says new report.
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.