RE: Post by Ricus Grimbeek1 May 2024 18:22
From a comment on that Crux Investor presentation (Merlin states coper needs to be at $15 - 20,000 / ton at 1:30s) ...
@antoniotreminio
"I am a venture capitalist specializing in exploring and producing high-grade copper ore or concentrate. The demand for copper has increased significantly over the past two years, and we are witnessing it firsthand. While there is no shortage of buyers, there is already a significant shortage of suppliers.
I believe the price of copper will rise to $15K and eventually to $20K. There are many factors to support this forecast, but I do not have enough time or space to mention them all. However, I can say that most copper producers are decreasing production due to lower grades. Additionally, no junior mining companies are coming into production in the next three to five years capable of producing over 100K MT of Cu concentrate. Nevertheless, the world wants more and more copper.
My sense is that in the longer term, between 5 to 7 years, once the world faces a copper deficit of several million MT annually, copper prices will rise above $50K per MT."