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Cobalt supply is in a “Death Spiral:” Jack Lifton

SmallCapPower | May 29, 2017 | 12:53 pm Base Metals Battery Metals Cobalt Copper Nickel

Jack Lifton, Founding Principal of Technology Metals Research, LLC, took the time to speak with SmallCapPower at Mines and Money New York, explaining how he believes recycling is essential to ensure adequate global cobalt supply, yet thinks cobalt could already be in a “death spiral.”

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