Nickel: Where Form Meets Function

While best known for its use in the five cent coin, nickel has far more strategic uses. Nickel can be alloyed with other metals to create truly extraordinary materials.  In… Read more

Royal Nickel (TSX: RNX)

Royal Nickel‘s Dumont Project is a mammoth deposit in the established Abitibi mining camp in Quebec. It is being touted as the next great Canadian base metal mine. With existing… Read more

The Story of Voisey’s Bay: The Auction (Part 2 of 3)

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 Story of Voisey’s Bay: The Discovery (1 of 3)

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

The Collapse of Commodities in One Simple Chart

Today’s chart from Macquarie shows all asset classes YTD, and gives perspective on the 2015 collapse of commodities. Read more

The Story of Voisey’s Bay: Today’s Mine (Pt. 3 of 3)

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

Nickel: The Secret Driver of the Battery Revolution

Nickel is the most important metal by mass in lithium-ion batteries, and its role is only increasing going forward. Read more

Charted: Investment Needed to Meet Battery Demand by 2040

Investment in batteries is expected to surpass $1.6 trillion by 2040. Read more

All the World’s Metals and Minerals in One Visualization

This massive infographic reveals the dramatic scale of 2019 non-fuel mineral global production. Read more

Electric Vehicles Drive up Metals Demand

Battery-related metals such as nickel, copper, and lithium are expected to see their EV-related demand surge in the coming years. Read more