>>> Claire, check PAL... <A HREF="http://biz.yahoo.com/p/p/pal.html" target="_new">http://biz.yahoo.com/p/p/pal.html</A> Palladium is off its lows after a double bottom and is likely to benefit from the action on rare/precious metals... <A HREF="http://quotes.ino.com/chart/?s=NYMEX_PAU2&v=d12" target="_new">http://quotes.ino.com/chart/?s=NYMEX_PAU2&v=d12</A> In addition, it produces Platinum and Gold and has better fundamentals than most mining stocks I know... Earnings from known Reserves are worth some $800 million, at a conservative net profit of $100.00 per ounce... <A HREF="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020513/to162_1.html" target="_new">http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020513/to162_1.html</A> JMHO, F. Goelo + + +