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Lithium boom has echoes of Poseidon craze

Trevor Sykes
Trevor SykesColumnist
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The lithium boom has revived happy memories for Pierpont, because it has strong similarities to the great Poseidon boom of 1969.

For the benefit of those infants who weren't trading back then, Poseidon shares ran from $1 in September 1969 to a screaming peak of $280 in February 1970.

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Trevor Sykes writes on Business specialising in Mining, Energy, Shares. Trevor applies his acerbic wit to Australian business as Pierpont.

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