Background Home Background Metal prices Nickel price: $7.55 /lb Copper price: $4.35 Cobalt price: $11.04 /lb Gold price: $2,746 /oz Nickel Nickel is a critical metal used primarily in stainless steel production (68%), in alloys and plating (16%) and increasingly in batteries for… Read more Cobalt mining Cobalt is a USD $16 billion industry which is growing at an estimated 6% rate projected into 2030 and beyond. One of… Read more Critical minerals The Energy Act of 2020 defines a “critical material” as: 2023 Final Critical Materials List DOE has determined the final Critical Materials… Read more Mining in Oregon Resource management in Oregon is the responsibility of the Department of Geology and Minerals Inventory (DOGAMI) which regulates exploration permits and the… Read more What is nickel laterite? Nickel mineralization is normally present in one of two forms, as oxide minerals or as sulphide minerals. Historically, nickel sulphides have been… Read more