The kind of powders produced by H.C. Starck have nothing to do with ski slopes or Miami Vice busts. H.C. Starck (the US unit of German-based H.C. Starck GmnH, dba H. C. Starck Group) manufactures metal powders, thermal spray powders, metal products, and specialty chemicals. Its powders go into everything from concrete to sporting goods, from pigments and plastics to medical and dental supplies. Starck also makes electroconductive polymers and colloidal silica for the electronics industry. H. C. Starck Group has more than a dozen plants located in Europe, North America, and Asia. It is owned by private investors Advent International and The Carlyle Group.

Halo is a Canadian-based resource company focused on the acquisition and development of near-production stage gold and base metal deposits. Currently, Halo owns or has an interest in three projects: the Sherridon VMS copper-zinc property in Manitoba and the West Red Lake and Duport gold properties in Ontario. Halo is operated by an experienced management team and backed by a strong network of mining financiers. The Company's growth strategy is to develop a diversified portfolio of advanced mining projects.

Heraeus is a globally active precious metals and technology Group with firm roots in Germany, headquartered in Hanau near Frankfurt. The company has been family-owned for more than 155 years. Precious metals, materials and technologies, sensors, biomaterials and medical products as well as dental and pharma, quartz glass, and specialty light sources are the focus of our activities.Heraeus currently holds more than 5,500 patents. Over 350 R&D employees in 25 development centers around the world fuel our innovative engines. In 2009, Heraeus generated more than € 2.6 billion in product revenue and €13.6 billion in precious metals trading revenue with more than 12,300 employees in over 110 subsidiaries.

The desert may be high, but it contains a lot more than just gold. High Desert Gold has holdings in Mexico and the US near already exploited mineral deposits. Major properties include the Canasta Dorada gold project in Mexico and the Gold Lake copper/gold project in New Mexico. High Desert Gold also works the Monitor project in Arizona for copper and silver and the Markham Wash prospect in Arizona for copper and gold. High Desert Gold was formed in 2007 when Sprott Resource Corp., formerly General Minerals, spun off some of its silver, copper, and gold properties.

High River is a gold company with interests in producing mines and advanced exploration projects in Burkina Faso and Russia. Two producing mines, Zun-Holba and Irokinda, are situated in the Lake Baikal region of Russia and produce approximately 125,000 ounces of gold per annum to High River. Two new open pit gold mines, Taparko-Bouroum in Burkina Faso, and Berezitovy in Russia, have been constructed and are currently being put into full production. Finally, High River has two advanced exploration projects with NI 43-101 compliant resource estimates, the Bissa gold project in Burkina Faso and the Prognoz silver project in Russia. All current and future gold and silver production remains unhedged. High River Gold Mines Ltd. is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol HRG.

Highbank is a Canadian exploration company engaged in the acquisition and development of copper and molybdenum properties providing shareholders with “Wealth Through Discovery”. The Company has optioned a large exploration land package in the famous Highland Valley copper district in British Columbia; host to the largest base metal mine in Canada, and holds additional moly/copper properties in Ireland. Highbank has also earned a 100% interest in, and has obtained a NI 43-101 Resource evaluation of a +70 million tonne tidewater aggregate gravel tenure in northwestern British Columbia, Canada.

Highland Gold Mining Limited was incorporated in Jersey on 23 May 2002 for the purpose of acquiring, consolidating and developing a portfolio of quality gold mining projects in the Russian Federation with good growth potential. Highland’s vision is to become the most profitable gold mining company in Russia and Central Asia with a firm commitment towards safety, health and the environment, and social responsibility towards employees and communities. Highland Gold Mining is a well established gold producer with a world class Russian asset base of producing, development and exploration projects. It has strong management and operational teams with local and international expertise and an exciting portfolio of resources estimated at 15.7 million oz. We have an unrivalled pipeline of growth projects and focus on extensive exploration.Highland Gold owns the fully operational Mnogovershinnoe mine (MNV) and development project Belaya Gora in the Khabarovsk Region; operating mine Novoshirokinskoye and development project Taseevskoye in the Chita Region; exploration areas Lyubov in the Chita Region and Unkurtash in Kyrgyzstan (Central Asia). Highland Gold has 325,197,098 common shares in issue which, since December 2002, have traded on AIM in London under the symbol "HGM".Main shareholders are Millhouse LLC (through Primerod International Ltd), Barrick Gold Corporation and Company’s management.

Hillsborough Resources is in the rocky business of mining lumps of coal. The company mines coal through its principal property, the Quinsam mine on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The underground mine produces thermal coal (used mainly to produce steam for generating electricity) which is then transported from its Middle Point facility to industrial customers (primarily in the cement industry) located in Canada and the US. It has another thermal coal mine in Tennessee under development. Hillsborough Resources is also acquiring holdings in coking coal development projects in other areas of British Columbia. In 2009 a unit of Swiss trading entity Vitol Group acquired Hillsborough.

Hinterland Metals is on a quest for precious and base metals in the hinterlands of Canada. The exploration and development company is acquiring interests in properties with potential for gold, silver, copper, nickel, platinum, and palladium. Its main properties include the Plateau Project in Quebec (platinum and palladium), the Revell Project in Ontario (gold and platinum), and the Teck and Lockout gold properties in Ontario. Hinterland Metals also has three uranium properties in Nunavut and Manitoba, Canada as well as partial interests in nine base metal and diamond projects. It participates in alliances with Dianor Resources, RJK Explorations, and Freewood Resource Canada.

We are a leading underground precious metals producer focusing on high grade silver and gold deposits in the Americas. In 2009, we produced 18.8 million attributable ounces of silver and 156.8 thousand attributable ounces of gold, a total of approximately 28.2 million attributable silver equivalent ounces.Hochschild currently operates four underground mines, three located in southern Peru and one in southern Argentina as well as one open pit mine in northern Mexico. All our underground operations are epithermal vein mines and the principal mining method is cut and fill. The ore at our operations is processed into silver-gold concentrate or doré.In addition, we have a presence in Canada through our strategic investment in Lake Shore Gold Corp and in southern Mexico via our stake in Gold Resource Corporation. The Company also has numerous long term prospects throughout the Americas.Hochschild Mining is listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange and is headquartered in Lima, Peru. In addition, the Group has offices in Argentina, Chile and Mexico and a corporate office in London.

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