When the aluminum century rolls around, it'll be ready. Century Aluminum makes primary molten and ingot aluminum at facilities in Kentucky and West Virginia, as well as in Iceland; that last facility is operated by subsidiary Nordural. Century Aluminum also owns just less than 50% of an aluminum production facility in South Carolina (Alcoa owns the rest). Four customers -- aluminum producer Rio Tinto Alcan, diversified metals company BHP Billiton, commodities trader Glencore International, and wire and cable maker Southwire -- account for about three-quarters of Century Aluminum's sales. Glencore is Century Aluminum's former parent, though it still has a 38% stake in the company.

X-CAL has a significant NI-43-101 gold and silver resource at its Sleeper Gold Property in Nevada. The Company’s gold properties include: The Sleeper Gold Property, located in Humboldt County, The Mill Creek and Reese River Properties located in the Cortez Area and the WR Property located in the Spring Valley Area. All properties are 100% owned by X-CAL and are located in Nevada.

Gemfields, one of the world’s foremost coloured gemstone producers, is found at the intersection of exploration, mining and marketing.Natural, untreated gems are at the heart of the operation. Our focus – reliable and ethically-produced Zambian emeralds – uphold fair-trade practices while remaining in accordance with the highest level of environmental, social and safety standards. This mission holds true for every gemstone in our portfolio. Gemfields’ unprecedented mine to market strategy allows us to guarantee the provenance of every gem: Our promise to both the trade and the consumer.Supported by a world-class management team of seasoned industry experts, Gemfields prides itself on transparency. Business aside, our dedication to preserving the environment, nurturing relationships with local communities and upholding human rights remains paramount to our success.

Mitsubishi International Corporation (MIC) is a wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation, a general trading company of Japan. MIC offers high-value-added services in a broad range of business fields. MIC's primary businesses are related to global trading that links merchandise and industrial products to consumers, complex project management, and strategic finance and investment. Other important functions of MIC include marketing, distribution, materials procurement, technology transfer, product sourcing, and supply chain management. MIC has currently more than 50 subsidiaries or branch offices in the U.S. and other countries and is continuing to form new strategic partnerships.

Detour Gold Corporation (TSX:DGC) is a Canadian gold exploration and development company with a highly experienced management and technical team whose primary focus is to advance the development of its flagship Detour Lake gold project located in northeastern Ontario.Detour Gold listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange on January 31, 2007 after a successful IPO. Concurrently with the IPO, Detour Gold acquired the Detour Lake property, which host the former Detour Lake mine that produced 1.8 million ounces of gold. In just over three years, the Company has drilled over 400,000 metres of drilling and completed a feasibility study.The Detour Lake deposit is now Canada's largest undeveloped gold reserve with 11.4 million ounces. The positive results of the feasibility study confirmed the Detour Lake deposit as a future significant gold producer with an average annual gold production of 649,000 ounces over a mine life of 16 years. The Company plans to start mine development by late 2010, subject to obtaining receipt of Provincial permits and finalizing Aboriginal agreements. With gold production expected to commence in early 2013, Detour Lake will be among the largest gold operations in North America.

China Minmetals Corporation, founded in 1950, is a large sized group dealing worldwide in development, production, trading and operation for metals and minerals. It is also engaged in finance, real estate and logistics. In 1999, China Minmetals was listed among the 39 "key enterprises" with a great bearing on national security and economic lifeline under the direct jurisdiction of the Central Government. In 2007, Minmetals was ranked Class A when the SASAC evaluated the performance of state-owned enterprises under the jurisdiction of the Central Government. In 2008, the Group was ranked No. 331 among the Fortune Global 500. In 2009, China Minmetals achieved a total business volume of US$26.8 billion dollar with operating revenue of RMB 173 billion yuan by responded the international financial crisis actively. The products and raw materials the Group handles have been widely used in different areas of national economic construction and people's livelihood. Minmetals has made remarkable contributions to the national economic development and modernization program. In recent years, has implemented a new development strategy to intensify operations in ferrous metals, non-ferrous metals, finance, real estate and logistics. To forge an industrial chain, Minmetals has promoted its strategic transformation for securing more resources. The Group has been transformed from a traditional state-owned enterprise with strong characteristics of the planned economy in the past to a modern, competitive and independent enterprise under the socialist market economy. And it has changed from a pure import and export company into a global integrated enterprise backed up with resources from both downstream and upstream industries. The Group has also changed from a company purely involved in operations of products into a group engaged in the operation of both products and assets and capital. As one of the Fortune 500 global companies, China Minmetals has strengthened strategic cooperation with both large domestic and overseas companies to seek mutual development. Minmetals plays a major role in promoting exchanges and cooperation between enterprises from China and other countries as the Group holds the post of chairman representing China in the Sino-Brazil Business Council and Sino-Chile Business Council. "To value the limited resources and pursue boundless development," the Group is committed to the strategy of "going out" and develops mineral resources overseas to satisfy the ever increasing demand for resources in the development of the national economy.

Keeping a stiff upper lip is mandatory for Corus Group, one of the world's largest steel companies. Corus makes coated and uncoated strip products, sections and plates, wire rod, engineering steels, and semi-finished carbon steel products. Customers include the automotive, construction, engineering, and household-product manufacturing industries. Corus Group company ranks behind ArcelorMittal among Europe's largest steel concerns, producing about 20 million tons annually. Corus is owned by emerging Indian giant Tata Steel and is responsible for that company's European operations.

Maanshan Iron & Steel (or Masteel) is among China's largest steel producers. Maanshan Iron & Steel company turns out 14 million tons of steel products annually, more than 90% of which is sold domestically. Its H-beams, plates, wheels, and wire rods are exported to nearly 50 countries worldwide, though. Masteel's plate and structural products are used by the automotive and construction industries primarily; it also makes wheels for locomotives. It operates five steel manufacturing facilites, all in China. Formerly a subsidiary of Magang Holding Company, Masteel was spun off in 1993.

Metorex Limited company controls the operations of several mining companies, which are prospecting for various metals in locations mostly in South Africa and Zambia. Metorex Limited company's holdings include Chibuluma Mines (copper, 90%-owned), Vergenoeg Mining (fluorspar, 70%-owned), and Pan African Resources (gold, 55%-owned), among others. Most of the company's sales come from copper and gold, but antimony, fluorspar, and cobalt also account for a large part of sales.

BlueScope Steel is the leading steel company in Australia and New Zealand, supplying a large percentage of all flat steel products sold in these markets. The company's products play a big part in people's everyday lives, being vital components in suburban houses, landmark buildings and structures and popular makes of cars.We specialise in the production of flat steel products, including slab, hot rolled coil, cold rolled coil, plate and value-added metallic coated and painted steel solutions. Our steelworks at Port Kembla in New South Wales is the largest steel production facility in Australia and one of the world's lowest-cost producers of steel products.Within Australia, our BlueScope Lysaght business rollforms and supplies a range of steel building products, including roof and wall cladding, steel house framing, rainwater products such as guttering and downpipes, fencing, structural products such as purlins and flooring systems, meshes and walkways, and home improvement products. LYSAGHT® products are sold through distributors and suppliers Australia-wide.BlueScope Steel operates the only integrated flat products steelworks in New Zealand. In North American markets, the Company is well known for its outstanding range of steel products including premium quality hot rolled coil from its 50% JV in North Star BlueScope Steel, Steelscape's range of high quality metallic coated and painted steels such as Z-NAL®, TruZinc® and SPECTRASCAPE® steels, Butler Manufacturing and VP Building's range of customised steel pre-engineered buildings for the non-residential market, HCI Steel Building Systems' range of pre-engineered building solutions including self storage warehouses as well as framing and cladding systems, ASC Profiles' range of innovative steel building components and Metl-Span's market leading range of insulated steel panels.Metallic coating and painting plants are located in Australia, New Zealand, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam and Indonesia. These facilities are complemented by a network of roll-forming facilities across the Asia Pacific region that are unmatched by any other steel company.

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