While if may not feel like it to most LBSR message board visitors, the company's share price is actually doing a whole lot better than producers in this sector. Take a look.
http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=LBSR+Interactive#{%22range%22%3A%223mo%22%2C%22lineType%22%3A%22combo%22%2C%22scale%22%3A%22linear%22%2C%22comparisons%22%3A{%22^XAU%22%3A{%22color%22%3A%22%23cc0000%22%2C%22weight%22%3A1}%2C%22GDXJ%22%3A{%22color%22%3A%22%23009999%22%2C%22weight%22%3A1}}}
Recall too that exploration mining companies are capable of very, very big turn-arounds, despite the economics surrounding the sector. That is not the case with producers, nor other businesses in general.
Just a "for what it's worth" on a bad day for holders of mining stocks.
VP