Gladstone Pacific Nickel Limited (GPNL) is a dynamic publicly-listed, Australian mining development company, which is establishing a US$3.65 billion long-life, nickel and cobalt refinery at the Gladstone State Development Area (GSDA) in Central Queensland, Australia. GPNL is planning to build the refinery at the deepwater Port of Gladstone, treating high-grade nickel laterite ores from New Caledonia and other south-west Pacific Islands, underpinned by beneficiated ores from its own Marlborough deposits. The Project has the potential to be one of the largest nickel refineries in the world. Initially as Stage 1, the Project is looking to produce some 63,000 tonnes of nickel and 5,000 tonnes of cobalt per annum. GPNL’s Feasibility Study for Stage 1 of the Project (completed 2008) shows US$538 million profit after tax and interest in first year of full production. The Gladstone Nickel Project (GNP) will comprise of; a high pressure acid leach (HPAL) plant and metal refinery in the Yarwun Precinct of the GSDA; nickel mines and loadout/shipping facilities in New Caledonia and potentially other south-west Pacific islands; ore importation facilities at the Port of Gladstone; a modern nickel mine at Marlborough with ore railed to the refinery at Gladstone; and a long-term residue storage facility located in the Aldoga Precinct of the GSDA

Mexico's largest mining company, Grupo Mexico is the world's #3 copper producer, behind Chile's Codelco and Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold of the US. The company's mining segment (more than 75% of sales) has operations in Mexico (Minera Mexico), the US (ASARCO), and Peru (75%-owned Southern Copper). The segment mines and refines copper, silver, zinc, molybdenum, lead, and other metals, as well as coal. It also produces intermediate copper products (cathodes and rods) and sulfuric acid. The company's Ferroviario Mexicano (Ferromex) rail transport division operates Mexico's largest rail fleet (15,000 railcars) and has 6,000 miles of track. The company was founded as a construction company in 1942.

An industry leader in aluminium and copper, Hindalco Industries Limited, the metals flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group is the world's largest aluminium rolling company and one of the biggest producers of primary aluminium in Asia. Its copper smelter is the world’s largest custom smelter at a single location. Established in 1958, we commissioned our aluminium facility at Renukoot in eastern Uttar Pradesh, India in 1962. Later acquisitions and mergers, with Indal, Birla Copper and the Nifty and Mt. Gordon copper mines in Australia, strengthened our position in value-added alumina, aluminium and copper products. The acquisition of Novelis Inc. in 2007 positioned us among the top five aluminium majors worldwide and the largest vertically integrated aluminium company in India. Today we are a metals powerhouse with high-end rolling capabilities and a global footprint in 12 countries. Our consolidated turnover of USD 13 billion (60,000 crore) places us in the Fortune 500 league.

HudBay Minerals looks below the surface to find profits. The company focuses on the exploration and production of zinc and copper, primarily in Canada's Manitoba province. HudBay operates several mines, production plants, and refineries located in Manitoba, Ontario, and Michigan. In addition to zinc and copper, it also produces silver and gold. HudBay attempted to expand through an $800 million combination with Canadian mining company Lundin Mining in 2008. The combined company would have been among the top three Canadian base minerals companies, but the two companies called off the deal early in 2009.

Hunter Dickinson is a private umbrella organization that manages about nine publicly traded mining companies. Those companies -- which include Anooraq Resources, Farallon Resources, and Northern Dynasty Minerals -- have interests in copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, silver, and zinc, with operations in the Americas, China, and South Africa. Hunter Dickinson specializes in acquiring and developing mineral exploration projects through equity financings with institutional and retail investors. It also provides geological, engineering, environmental, and administrative services to its companies. Its predecessor, North American Metals, was founded in 1985 by the late Robert Hunter and chairman Robert Dickinson.

I. Schumann & Co. is a fourth generation family-owned and operated ingot maker located in the southeastern Cleveland suburb of Bedford, Ohio. Operating in its fourth location since 1917, this secondary non-ferrous scrap recycler manufactures ingots to the highest quality using ISO certified procedures. Through continuous improvement, I. Schumann and Co. maintains a state-of-the-art facility with respect to its manufacturing and environmental awareness. The company manufactures and stocks proprietary, CDA and ASTM specification alloys.

Imperial Metals wants to rule its share of the mining business in British Columbia. The company explores, develops, and produces base and precious metals, mainly copper, gold, and molybdenum. Its primary properties are located in British Columbia -- the Mount Polley mine (copper/gold), the Huckleberry mine (copper/molybdenum), and the development stage Red Chris property. It also owns a mine in Nevada (Sterling gold property). Imperial Metals was formed in 2001. It bought Selkirk Metals in 2009, hoping to apply its development experience to that company's portfolio of exploration projects.

Inca Pacific is a mineral exploration company focused on the development of the Magistral copper and molybdenum deposit in Peru. Peru hosts some of the world's most profitable mines and remains one of the mining industry's first choices for exploration and development of mineral deposits with robust economics. The Company's directors and officers have extensive experience in all aspects of the mining industry, from exploration and mine development to mine management and finance. Inca's head office is in Vancouver, BC, Canada and exploration headquarters are in Lima, Peru. Inca Pacific's common shares are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange and the Lima Exchange under the symbol "IPR".

Industrias Nacobre, through its operating subsidiaries, manufactures and distributes a variety of metal and plastic products for industrial, construction, and agricultural uses. Subsidiaries Nacobre and Almexa produce copper tubes, sheets, bars, wires, fittings, valves, flexible hoses, and forged parts as well as aluminum rolls and sheets, disks, foil, and machined parts. The group's third operating company is Tubos Flexibles, which makes PVC tubes and fittings primarily for use in hydraulic, irrigation, and sewer systems. Owned by Grupo Carso, Industrias Nacobre is part of that company's Condumex business segment.

Inlet Resources hopes to find copper at the end of the rainbow. The company is active in copper and nickel mining development in Canada. Inlet Resources owns mineral properties including a nickel and copper project in Quebec and a zinc property in British Columbia. The company, which is exploring its properties for mineral deposits, also believes platinum group metals are in the area. Inlet Resources abandoned its Red Lake gold project in Ontario during 2006 when it determined that the property would never yield sufficient returns.

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