Northern Dynasty Minerals (NAK)

Value as of right now: $3.70. They just submitted a report stating things are going ahead as planned in Bristol Bay. Rio Tinto, one of the world's largest resource extraction company, owns 20% of Northern Dynasty. With Rio Tinto providing financial backing, this company will be able to easily ride out tough market conditions. I expect that this will keep climbing up and up. I'd get on the band wagon now if I were you.

They have crashed a lot along with the market recently, selling at $2.21 right now, with a 52 wk high of $13.87. They project they'll submit a complete plan for developing Pebble Mine by 2010, and anticipate 5-7 years of permitting before they can start mining. They've already invested over $200 million into researching the site so are pretty committed to making it happen. If it's a success, it will be the largest copper producing mine in the history of the world. I predict within the next 5 years this company will be worth up to 10 times what it is now. Minerals and metals seem to me like the only sure investment right now. They'll always be needed no matter what happens to the economy.