This was the best trading day for mining shares in a very long time, even among explorers many of whom were up double digits today. TMBXF, for instance, was up about 10 percent, although on very low volume.

Behind this, of course, was the fact that precious metals are up very strongly, with an hour left in that market. At this moment, gold is up over forty bucks.

LBSR? It closed flat and on comparatively low volume. How strange is that?