The hottest commodities you don't know

As gold prices rocketed upwards in September, sophisticated commodities investors started looking at minor metals as potentially less volatile alternatives. Here's five hot rocks, and how to invest in them.

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Vanadium
Vanadium
Last seen in: Military vehicle armor, engine parts
Special powers: Increases strength and rust resistance when mixed with other metals.
How to play it: Denison Mines (DML) digs up uranium and gets vanadium as a byproduct.
By Telis Demos

NEXT: Molybdenum
Last updated October 07 2008: 7:13 AM ET
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