The story of one of Canada’s richest base metal deposits. Part 2 looks at the high-profile bidding war by major miners for the $4.3 billion nickel deposit. Read more
The tale of one of the most legendary discoveries in junior mineral exploration. Learn about the Voisey’s Bay find, and the ensuing high-profile bidding war Read more
Today’s chart from Macquarie shows all asset classes YTD, and gives perspective on the 2015 collapse of commodities. Read more
The Voisey’s Bay deposit was sold for $4.3 billion in 1996, but it took years to get it into production. This infographic looks at the deposit and mine today. Read more
To short or not to short commodities? We take a look at the hypothetical success of a Dogs of the Dow inspired strategy to go long/short commodities over the last… Read more
See the winning and losing commodities for 2016 in this chart. Read more
Though we now know tungsten as the strongest naturally-occurring metal, it wasn’t discovered until late in the 18th century. Here’s the history of tungsten. Read more
How Chile became a copper powerhouse, and how this helped to propel its economy to become the richest and freest in Latin America. Read more
Using vanadium’s 4 different oxidation states, vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs) could be a crucial step forward for energy storage in the green revolution. Read more
Used in everything from autos to appliances, copper is widely watched as an economic bellwether – and this same relationship makes it a good inflation hedge. Read more