LBSR is strongly higher at the moment - .0135 bid, .0140 ask -, and on volume much higher than would be expected to this point in the day.

Meanwhile, mining stocks in general are off, including explorers. Nord, too, is damaged once more being taken down about 25 percent to it's lowest price ever. ...Tombstone Resources no trades, Excelsior no trades.

At the same time, crude oil and gasoline prices are at new, near term lows. Bond prices down, precious metals are flat.

...looking forward to the results from the latest uranium auction, which should be out late today, or early tomorrow.