Private capital rotating into mining and metals
Private capital funds raised $2.1 billion for mining and metals investment in 2016 – this year 13 funds are targeting $10 billion says new study.
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 makes stab at $1,200
Gold futures up again as US dollar retreats over Trump stimulus uncertainty.
World Bank on a Trump economy and commodities
World Bank's 2017 outlook says US impact on commodity markets diminished, but it's still number 1 for oil and number 2 in copper, aluminum and lead.
Iron ore, copper prices jump on upbeat economic forecasts
Iron ore back above $80 a tonne while copper price spikes 4%.
Coking coal price crashes through $200
Coking coal takes 6% tumble on Tuesday for a $120 a tonne decline over just six weeks.
Hedge funds aren’t buying into gold price rally
Gold price jumps 1% to five-week high even as large scale derivatives speculators continue to slash bullish positions – down 88% or 25moz in seven months.
Vancouver junior surges after Goldcorp injection
Auryn Resources will use the C$41 million for 55,000m of exploration drilling across six gold-copper-silver projects in Canada and Peru this year.
US jobs data hobbles gold price but bulls unwavered
VIDEO: Survey shows gold traders most bullish in a year.
CHART: Coking coal price correction turns into rout
$200 a tonne is in sight.
INTERACTIVE: Mining emerges from slump
With only a couple of exceptions, metal and mineral prices rallied in 2016 – see at a glance how far the industry has come.
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.