"Even Miners are hurting."

But there have been some encouraging signs in the past 7-10 days.  And many of the sector observers I read agree that gold and silver prices (and those of the related miners) are beyond as low as they can go, and the sector is primed for one of those bounces that will go beyond reason. 

Let me remind you of one of my favorite sayings, compliments of a well-known reporter on mining - a friend from long ago.  "When the wind blows, even turkeys can fly."

No one wants to see LBSR fly simply because the wind is blowing, but even that can make some feel better about holding.

Good luck.

Oh, BTW, here's the latest I've read that is bullish on PMs, though in this case, the focus is on silver.  If you care not to read the whole thing, the gist is in the first third of the article. 

http://www.321gold.com/editorials/hamilton/hamilton090222.html