Surprised it took people that long to comprehend his modus operandi, especially through his contradictory postings; moreover, he has said form on other boards - best to filter, and centre on your own fact-finding jaunts to justify your investment in this potential behemoth of a miner.
Up, down, consolidate; higher up, higher down, higher consolidation - leading to higher highs and higher lows; rinse and repeat for the next five years - at the very least.
Would be difficult to manipulate when budgets for exploring and mining it have been low - for years - leading to a widely predicted supply-shortfall over the next ten to fifteen years: when the the already-burgeoning demand hammers short- to mid-term supplies, how on earth will LME suppress its price?
Wonderful new sub-categories for long-term holders: short-long, mid-long, or long-long - a twist on the phrase, ‘I’m not just going out - I’m going out-out!’.
Heathfield, DJ has form in contradictions - best to ignore his pied-piper nonsense; as you say, believe in your own research for investing in any company, accounting for your own investment-risk profile.