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Message| (800)    Just a month ago I predicted a global "Gold
Rush" in the race to discover new sources of rare earth metals.
Since then, America's main players in the rare earth game
Molycorp, Inc. (MCP) and Rare Element Resources Ltd. (REE) have
shot up in value. Molycorp is up more than 32 percent and Rare
Element Resources is up more than 40 percent. But both are off
their highs, and it has been a very volatile ride for investors.
The question now is whether to stay invested for the long run,
or take the money and run.  Is the Gold Rush Over? Rare Earth
Warning  (Click to enlarge)  It is important to recap the
background on this story. Rare earth elements are a family of
minerals crucial to the production on high-tech goods. They are
essential for the powerful magnets used in wind turbines. They
are also crucial to the manufacture of batteries used in
electric cars. And, some rare earths are essential to transistor
and chip makers.  Rare ear