Inmet Mining believes it has a solid base for growth in base metals. The mining company emphasizes base metals such as copper and zinc, though it also produces gold. Inmet is involved in five producing mines: Troilus, a wholly owned gold mine in Quebec; the Çayeli mine in Turkey, which produces copper and zinc concentrates; Ok Tedi, an 18%-owned copper mine in Papua New Guinea; the Spanish Las Cruces copper mine; and Pyhasalmi, a copper and zinc mine in Finland. It also has a Panamanian copper/gold project in development, acquired in 2008 when it bought Petaquilla Copper. In 2010 Inmet entered a joint agreement with Millrock Resources for a 70% interest in San Jose and Dry Mountain copper operations in Arizona.

Jiangxi Copper Company Limited is China's largest copper producer. The company manufactures about 800,000 tons of copper products annually and contains more than 10 million tons of proved and probable reserves in its mines, which include the Dexing and Yongping pits and the Wushan underground mine. It owns a copper smelter and refinery, and its majority-owned Jiangxi Copper Products subsidiary manufactures copper rods and wires. Other operations include gold and silver production. Jiangxi Copper Company Limited was formed by parent Jiangxi Copper Corporation, which is owned by the Chinese government, in 1997. Jiangxi Copper Corporation owns 48% of Jiangxi Copper Company Limited.

JX Nippon Mining & Metals (formerly Nippon Mining Holdings) is involved in the development and mining of non-ferrous metal resources, and the smelting, refining, and marketing of non-ferrous metals, such as copper, gold. and silver. It also manufactures and markets electro-deposited and treated rolled copper foils; precision-rolled copper, copper-alloy, and special steel products; and, thin film materials such as sputtering targets, surface treatment agents, and compound semiconductor materials. The company also recycles non-ferrous metals. In 2010 Nippon Mining merged with Nippon Oil to form JX Holdings, one of the world's largest energy companies. JX Nippon Mining & Metals is a subsidiary of JX Holdings.

Kazakhmys PLC is an international natural resources company, listed in the UK, with its principal operations in Kazakhstan and the surrounding region. The core business is the production and sale of copper. Kazakhmys is fully integrated from mining ore through to the production of finished metal. The copper division also produces significant volumes of other metals as by-products, including zinc, silver and gold. Kazakhmys is the largest copper producer in Kazakhstan and in the top ten worldwide. The copper division has operating sites across Kazakhstan with 15 open pit and underground mines, 10 concentrators and two smelting and refining complexes. The Copper division owns coal mines and power plants, which supply sufficient energy for its operations and markets excess capacity commercially. Fully integrated production and good by products, make Kazakhmys one of the lowest cost copper producers in the world. These advantages, combined with a large reserve base give the Group a strong platform for future growth and development. The Group has two major growth projects, Bozshakol and Aktogay. They should start production in 2014 and 2015. Kazakhmys owns 50% of Ekibastuz GRES-1, the largest power station in Kazakhstan. Together with the captive power plants, the Group manages over 20% of Kazakhstan power supply.

Since the original Utah Copper Company began mining the low-grade copper ore in Bingham Canyon, the mine has become a huge open-pit that has produced more copper than any mine in the world, is one of the engineering marvels of the world, and is more than ¾ of a mile deep and more than 2 ¾ miles wide at the top. And it is still growing. Known as “The Richest Hole on Earth” it has yielded more than 18.1 million tons of copper metal, plus significant by-products gold, silver and molybdenum. Ore from the Mine is transported by a five-mile conveyor to the Copperton Concentrator where the rock containing about 0.6 percent copper is crushed and ground to face powder consistency before passing through a chemical flotation process where 28-percent copper concentrate is separated from molybdenite concentrate, which is packaged and sold to steel producers. Seventeen miles to the north, the state of the art Utah Copper Smelter processes the copper concentrate to produce 720-pound copper plates called anodes for use in the nearby Refinery. The copper is now 99.6 percent pure. In the Refinery, the anodes are alternated with thin stainless steel cathode blanks in horizontal tanks filled with liquid electrolyte into which an electric current creates the chemical electrolysis process. Electrolytic refining produces two, 280-pound copper cathodes from each anode during a 10-day period. Cathodes are 99.99 percent pure copper. Impurities and precious metals that settle in the bottom of the tanks, are collected and refined at the Precious Metals Plant.

KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. is based on stability, responsibility and a high ability to adapt. We are a company with deep traditions, rich in experience and numerous achievements. KGHM is the 9th-largest producer of copper and the 3rd-largest producer of silver in the world. The electrolytic copper of KGHM is registered by the London Metal Exchange (LME) as „Grade A", while its silver – in the form of bars – are registered under the KGHM HG brand, and hold a „Good Delivery" certificate, issued by the London Bullion Market Association (in 1995) and by the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (in 2006). Other products of KGHM include gold, lead, sulphuric acid and rock salt. KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. cares about the natural environment. Enormous financial outlays and model technology and methods guarantee that the most stringent EU requirements and standards as respects environmental protection are met. KGHM is currently a Leader of Polish Ecology and an Environmentally Friendly Company, and has been honored as an Ecological Laureate of the Polish Chamber of Ecology. KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. is a modern and innovative company, being not only an attractive employer but also a people-friendly environment who together are building the value and the image of the Company. The Company treats the safety of its employees as a priority issue – KGHM was named as a Gold Card Employment Leader. The Company employs 18 thousand workers, while the Group has over 28 thousand people. KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. owns shares in 21 entities, operating in various production and service-related areas. The value of the Company is significantly impacted by its telecom assets. KGHM is one of the largest Polish exporters, the largest employer in Lower Silesia, and a significant part of the WIG20 index – winner of a prestigious statuette for achievements in 2005. The Company was awarded the Bull and Bear prize by the Market Paper „Parkiet” in the category of best investment in a WIG20 company and the Pearl of the Polish Market prize in the raw materials and energy sector. The Company generates enormous profits, and holds a strategic interest for the Polish economy. The year 2009 saw results in the production of electrolytic copper – 502 500 t – and of metallic silver – 1 203 t, and above all a record profit – nearly PLN 2.5 billion and a future promising steady growth and an increase in the value of the Company.

Lihua is one of the first vertically integrated companies in China to develop, design, manufacture, market and distribute lower cost, high quality, alternatives to pure copper magnet wire. Lihua’s products include copper-clad aluminum wire (“CCA”) and recycled scrap copper wire. Primarily because of its high electrical conductivity, pure copper magnet wire is one of the fundamental building blocks in many components in a wide variety of motorized and electrical appliances such as dishwashers, microwaves and automobiles. Lihua CCA and recycled scrap copper wire are typically a low-cost substitute for pure copper wire, which allows our customers to realize significant cost savings with no loss of efficiency. We sell our products in China either directly to manufacturers or through distributors in the wire and cable industries and manufacturers in the consumer electronics, white goods, automotive, utility, telecommunications and specialty cable industries. Lihua’s corporate and manufacturing headquarters are located in the heart of China’s copper industry in Danyang, Jiangsu Province. To serve its diverse base of approximately 300 customers, Lihua has representatives in cities throughout China.

Lithic Resources isn't interested in stone, but it is interested in the minerals attached to the stone. Lithic Resources explores the zinc/indium/copper Crypto property in Nevada. The Crypto project has been in development since its acquisition in 2005 from EuroZinc, which has since merged into Lundin Mining. Lithic Resources was founded in 2002 through the restructuring of Berland Resources.

Los Andes Copper is a Canadian exploration and development company that holds an interest in the advanced stage Vizcachitas porphyry copper-molybdenum deposit in Region V, Chile. Vizcachitas is located in an area of excellent infrastructure including available water, road access to the site, power approximately 40km away and ports and smelters within 200km. The deposit has the potential for a low strip open pit operation. The Vizcachitas deposit is located in the prolific central Chile Late Miocene-Pliocene metallogenic belt that also includes the world class El Teniente (78.64Mt Cu), Los Pelambres/El Pachon (26.42Mt Cu) and Rio Blanco/Los Bronces (52.43Mt Cu) deposits. The geology is typical of Andean porphyry copper molybdenum deposits and shares several characteristics with other deposits in the belt. To date, an interim NI43-101 compliant indicated sulphide resource of 515M tonnes grading 0.39% Cu and 0.011% Mo (0.46% CuEq), and an inferred sulphide resource of 572M tonnes grading 0.34% Cu and 0.012% Mo (0.41% CuEq) at a 0.3% CuEq. cut-off have been defined on the property. These resources represent a total of 8.72 billion pounds of contained copper and 276 million pounds of contained molybdenum. A small resource of oxide/transitional material is also present. Los Andes continues drilling on the property to expand these resources. Recently, Los Andes engaged AMEC to undertake a scoping study/preliminary economic analysis. This study is expected to be completed by March 2009.

Luvata smelts and refines copper mainly for markets in Europe and the US. Products include copper rods, bars, sheets, plates, strips, wire, and tubes. Its operations include Rolled Products; Air Conditioning/Refrigeration Tubes; and Luvata Heat Transfer Solutions, which makes HVAC components like heat exchangers, air conditioning units, and food storage refrigeration products. Private equity firm Nordic Capital owns Luvata, having bought the company from Outokumpu in 2005. The following year it changed its name to Luvata, which is a Finnish word meaning to promise.

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