Copper $ 5.6358 / lb 2.72%
Brent Crude Oil $ 104.4 / bbl -4.21%
Palladium $ 1496.5 / ozt 5.39%
Crude Oil $ 101.85 / bbl -3.06%
Natural Gas $ 2.89 / Btu 0.10%
Silver Futures $ 75.495 / ozt 7.47%
Aluminum Futures $ 3314.25 / ton -1.21%
Micro Gold Futures $ 4713.1 / ozt 3.80%
Micro Silver Futures $ 75.48 / ozt 7.54%
Platinum $ 1973.85 / ozt 4.22%
Gold Futures $ 4713.3 / ozt 3.84%
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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:

Copper price falls despite Chinese promise of more 'economic miracles'

Xi’s China a boon for mining

President Xi's enormous power means his pet projects like One Belt–One Road and Xiongan New Area will receive the full backing of the state.
Frik Els | October 23, 2017 | 11:23 pm
Rio Tinto wants out of Grasberg now

Rio Tinto wants out of Grasberg now

New report says Rio talking to Indonesian groups to sell interest in giant copper, gold mine – Freeport still at loggerheads with Jakarta about stake sale.
Frik Els | October 22, 2017 | 11:41 am
Polyus issues bonds in Chinese yuan

Polyus powers on

Russian miner posts another quarter of record production on the way to 2.8m ounces in 2019 as its $2.2 billion Natalka mine ramps up.
Frik Els | October 19, 2017 | 3:25 pm
Featured Post

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.
Frik Els | April 4, 2026 | 4:57 pm