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~Tantalum...

Interestingly enough, as popular commodities such as gold, silver and oil have gotten hammered, the tightly controlled market of tantalum (Ta205) has been on a tear. Global fundamentals have driven this rare earth metal into a position of strength, as demand continues to outstrip supply - Ta205 is used in every microchip, cell phone, airplane, automobile and most medical devices. There is no open market spot price, the price is negotiated from contract to contract, thus the metal is immune to speculative manipulation. It is a pure price based on current supply and demand. And the fundamentals have never looked better.

http://www.stockhouse.com/community-news/2008/september/18/one-metal-is-weathering-the-storm