AMERICAN is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of ductile iron pipe, fire hydrants and valves, and spiral-welded steel pipe for the waterworks industry as well as electric-resistance-welded steel pipe for oil and natural gas pipelines. Founded in 1905 and long known as an innovative manufacturer, AMERICAN’s diversified line includes products from 2-inch gate valves to 12-foot-diameter steel pipe, fabricated assemblies, and high-performance fire pumps.Long known for its emphasis on quality and service, AMERICAN’s mission is to operate according to the Golden Rule, treating customers, clients and employees the way they would want to be treated. AMERICAN believes this is The Right Way to do business.AMERICAN’s headquarters facility in Birmingham, Ala., is the world’s largest individual iron pipe casting plant, and our domestic and international subsidiaries help serve customers worldwide. They include AMERICAN Castings, Pryor Creek, Okla.; AMERICAN SpiralWeld Pipe Company, Columbia, S.C.; American Valve & Hydrant Manufacturing Company, Beaumont, Texas; Intercast SA, Itauna, Brazil; Specification Rubber Products, Alabaster, Ala.; Pneumax, Peoria, Ariz.; and Waterous Company, South St. Paul, Minn. Stocking depots and sales offices are located throughout the country.With more than 100 years of service, AMERICAN’s products, experience and knowledge base are unmatched in the industry.

Taiyuan Iron & Steel (Group) Co., Ltd. (TISCO) is located in Taiyuan, the capital city of Shanxi Province, which ranks the front row in mineral resource reserves, including coal, iron, bauxite, gallium, etc. and is an important industrial base of energy and raw materials in China. Taiyuan neighbors Beijing and Tianjin and is located within the Bohai Economic Circle as well as Beijing and Tianjin Urban Economic Circle, enjoying the advantages of rich resources, energy and transportation.As the biggest stainless steel enterprise equipped with global biggest capacity and most up-to-date technology and equipment, TISCO has developed into an extraordinary big iron and steel complex, which is integrated with iron mining, iron and steel production, processing, delivery and trading.TISCO is having been devoted to R & D, production and processing of stainless steel, special steel and high grade carbon steel. The company has powerful enormous R & D force and reliable quality assurance system. TISCO ranks the domestic first in market shares of stainless steel, high quality cold rolled silicon steel, automobile beam steel with high strength, train wheel axle steel, stainless steel / carbon steel clad sheet, pure iron, and patterned board. Its products are exported to over 30 countries and regions.TISCO has been awarded the honorable titles of “National Quality Award”, “National Top 20 Enterprises with Highest Awareness of Social Responsibility”, “National Model Enterprise of Enterprise Culture Construction”, “National Model Enterprise of Harmonious Labor Relationship”, “Model Enterprise of Shanxi Province”, “5.1 Labor Award of Shanxi Province”, and elected one of the 9 model state owned enterprises in reform and development by the Central Propaganda Department and State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration of the State Council.

Weatherly International has charted a course in African natural resources businesses. It operates primarily through two subsidiaries, Weatherly Mining Namibia and Namibia Custom Smelters. The former owns mines in Namibia, Zambia and Burkina Faso, producing mainly copper and manganese, while the smelting operation handles materials from Africa, Eastern Europe, and South America. In 2009 East China Mineral Exploration and Development agreed to buy a just-more than 50% stake in the company, though that agreement was terminted early the next year. Weatherly also agreed to sell Namibia Custom Smelters to Dundee Precious Metals for about $33 million.

ROCA Mines Inc. (ROK: TSX-V) is focused on the outstanding mineral exploration and development potential located within British Columbia (BC), Canada. Roca's management team has proven experience in adding shareholder value through strategic acquisition, exploration and development of mineral projects. Roca's primary asset is the MAX Molybdenum Mine, the first new, primary molybdenum mine in Canada and British Columbia's first new metal mine in over a decade.

Atacama Minerals Corp. is a publicly traded industrial minerals company based in Vancouver, Canada. The Company holds a 100% interest in the Aguas Blancas iodine/sulphate/nitrate mine located in northern Chile. Iodine production commenced from Aguas Blancas in 2001 and Atacama product is now shipped worldwide. A phased development plan is underway to further develop the mine's iodine and nitrate resources. The Company trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "AAM". The Company has also acquired a new potash exploration project on the northeastern coast of Brazil. The "Salvador Potash Project", located along the Atlantic coast within the highly prospective on-shore portion of the Reconcavo Basin, covers an area of approximately 1,700 square kilometers. The project is located 45 kilometers west of the port city of Salvador, Bahia with excellent infrastructure.

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.

Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. engages in the exploration and development of natural resource properties, primarily diamond properties in Canada. It principally holds a 49% interest in the AK Property located in the Northwest Territories of Canada. Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. company was formerly known as Mountain Province Mining Inc. and changed its name to Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. in October 2000. Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. was founded in 1986 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

Burnstone Ventures Inc (formerly Pure Diamonds Exploration Inc.), has been actively involved in diamond exploration throughout Canada for over 12 years. As a pioneer in diamond exploration in Alberta to an early participant in the exploration for diamonds in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, Burnstone Ventures (formerly Pure Diamonds) has directly been involved in the discovery of over 50 kimberlites, the majority diamondiferous. The Company intends to build upon this long and proud heritage through a series of Joint Ventures with De Beers, also a pioneer and dominant force in the diamond industry. As a result of the Company's ongoing efforts and recently expanded exploration portfolio it's shareholders can expect many more kimberlite discoveries with the goal of ultimately realizing mine development and diamond production.

Triple Plate Junction plc is a gold and mineral exploration company which listed on the Alternative Investment Market on the 19th of January 2004 at which time it completed a fundraising of £4.2 million.On Listing Triple Plate Junction acquired Larchland Limited, which has interests in Mineral Exploration Licence Applications in Vietnam. During the first half of 2004 Triple Plate Junction extended its focus it Papua New Guinea signing a number of Joint Ventures and securing three licences with five applications pending. Triple Plate Junction has secured higly prospective exploration areas which have the potential to host world class gold and copper-gold deposits.

Alliance Holdings GP, L.P., through its subsidiaries, produces and markets coal primarily to utilities and industrial users in the United States. It produces a range of steam coal with varying sulfur and heat contents. As of December 31, 2009, Alliance Holdings company operated 9 coal mining complexes in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, and West Virginia. It also had approximately 647.2 million tons of coal reserves in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. In addition, Alliance Holdings company leases land and operates a coal loading terminal, with a capacity of 8.0 million tons with ground storage of approximately 60,000 to 70,000 tons, on the Ohio River at Mt. Vernon, Indiana. Further, it engages in trading of coal, as well as offers services, including ash and scrubber sludge removal, coal yard maintenance, and arranging alternate transportation services. Alliance GP, LLC, serves as the general partner of Alliance Holdings company. Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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