What comes after the boom? We all know the answer to that question, but just don't want to face it, yet, preferring to gawk at commodity prices soaring into the stratosphere, dragging mining company share prices with them. Copper at an all-time high of almost US$5 per pound. Nickel at $13.50/lb, al uminium at $1.74/lb, and iron ore back above $150 per tonne are prices that reflect the market alarming effects of Russia's war in Ukraine.