I cut this(and corrected it) from the CDU thread thanks coalie 39
This morning Macquarie Research updated their cobalt price forecasts as follows:-
2007 29.2 US $/lb 2008 48.6 $/lb plus 24% on previous forecast 2009 46.3 $/lb plus 54% 2010 35.0 $/lb plus 56% 2011 20 $/lb plus 33%
They have raised their forecast prices based opon "increasing diffiulties faced by cobalt producers. A number of nickel-cobalt pressue acid leach projects have been pushed back and development of copper/cobalt mines in Central Africa have encountered numerous diffiulties in bringing projects on stream on time and within budget. " They might also have mentioned IMO that cobalt is needed in batteries for hybrid cars.
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