If you were to go back and re-read my original post, you will see I did not make a specific mention about copper explorers flying this year. I said Juniors in the energy/mining sector on the Venture were flying and leading the rally (from roughly 600pts to around 2400pts in two years from 2009-2011), with 2009 being the most recent rally where the little guys on the Venture outpaced ther big brothers on the TSX. Returning back to the original point I was trying to make, history shows that it isn't always the big producers that go up first, followed by mid caps, then explorers, etc.