Project Overview

  Important Facts


Exploration Camp 
at Voisey's Bay, 1997 
  • 6,000 tonnes per day processing facility.


  • 110 million pounds of nickel will be processed per year.

  • Current known resource: approximately 141 million tonnes @ 1.6% nickel.

  • Proven reserve located in Ovoid: approximately 31 million tonnes @ 2.8% nickel.

  • Capital investment for project over 30-year period: $2.9 billion.

  • Employment benefits (direct and indirect): 76,000 person years.

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