The North American Coal Corporation is engaged in the surface mining of lignite as fuel for power generation by electric utilities, with current operations in North Dakota, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. The North American Coal Corporation company also provides dragline mining services for independently owned limerock quarries in Florida through its North American Mining division.Mining approximately 35 million tons per year, North American Coal ranks as the nation’s largest lignite coal producer and among the top 10 coal producers in the U.S. As a result of the company’s high standards on environmental awareness and conservation, low-cost production and customer service, and its commitment to employee safety and support, North American Coal is recognized throughout the mining industry for leadership and excellence.

In Sweden -- and gradually elsewhere too -- SSAB is another word for steel. Svenskt Stal Aktiebolag company has been a niche player in the European steel market, primarily manufacturing steel sheet and plates, but is hoping to grow out of that niche. Operations are carried out via subsidiaries SSAB Strip Products, SSAB Plates, and SSAB North America (steelworks); Plannja (processing); and Tibnor (trading). Founded in 1978, SSAB has grown beyond its Swedish borders with a presence in more than 40 countries worldwide; Sweden still accounts for a quarter of its sales, however. In 2007 Svenskt Stal Aktiebolag company made a big international move when it bought US steelmaker IPSCO (now the North American unit) for $7.7 billion.

Caparo is a fast growing global association of businesses with over a 1bn Euro turnover. With interests predominantly in the design, manufacture and marketing of steel, automotive and general engineering products, Caparo’s wider activities encompass also new product development, materials testing services, hotels, media, furniture and interior design, financial services, energy, medical products and private equity investment.The Group was founded in 1968 by Indian born British Industrialist, the Rt. Hon. Lord Paul of Marylebone, who remains Chairman. Today, Caparo and its associates employ more than 9,000 people in their worldwide operations across Europe, North America, Asia, the Middle and the Far East.

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.

ZincOx Resources produces zinc oxide mainly from raw materials obtained from recycling facilities in South Korea, Thailand, Turkey and the US. It recovers zinc primarily from waste products, such as lead slags and dust from the processing of steel scrap. Zinc oxide is mostly used by the rubber industry, but is also found in paint and pharmaceuticals. The company is also developing several other zinc projects, including mines in Khazakstan and Yemen.

Goldcorp is a leading gold producer engaged in gold mining and related activities including exploration, extraction, processing and reclamation. Goldcorp Inc. operating assets include the Red Lake, Porcupine and Musselwhite gold mines in Canada, Peñasquito, Los Filos, El Sauzal, and San Dimas gold/silver mines in Mexico, the Marlin mine in Guatemala, the Marigold mine (67% interest) and Wharf mine in the United States and the Alumbrera mine (37.5%) in Argentina. Over 72% of Goldcorp’s reserves are in low political risk NAFTA countries. Goldcorp has a solid pipeline of projects including the Eleonore gold project in Quebec, Canada, the Pueblo Viejo project (40% interest) in the Dominican Republic and the El Morro project in Chile. These valuable assets, along with several others, will allow for growth in production for years to come.

Tribute Minerals wouldn't mind gold as an expression of gratitude for its hard work. Tribute Minerals company explores for gold and base minerals in Canada, primarily in Ontario. Its main project is the Confederation Lake property, but it has several other exploration projects nearby, as well as in the Red Lake district. There are indications of copper, nickel, and zinc that are also being looked at. None of Tribute's properties is in production.

Vedanta Resources explores, mines, and refines copper, zinc, and aluminum, with operations located in Australia, Zambia, and India. Vedanta does business in India through its copper-producing subsidiary Sterlite Industries. Sterlite produces zinc and aluminum through its majority holdings in Hindustan Zinc and Bharat Aluminum Company. Its Australian properties include copper mines in Queensland and Tasmania. Vedanta also owns a controlling stake in India's largest private-sector iron ore producer, Sesa Goa Limited. In 2010 Vedanta agreed to acquire the zinc assets of Anglo American PLC in a $1.3 billion deal that would make it the world's largest zinc and lead producer.

Tournigan(TM) is a uranium exploration and development company with a portfolio of highly prospective properties in Europe. The company's flagship Kuriskova property is a high-grade uranium deposit in Eastern Slovakia. In addition to the NI 43-101 compliant resource already delineated at Kuriskova, there is significant exploration upside in the surrounding licences, also controlled by Tournigan. The current resource at Kuriskova is 20.5 million pounds U3O8 indicated contained in 1.6 million tonnes at 0.571% U3O8 and 17.5 million pounds U3O8 inferred contained in 3.5 million tonnes at 0.228% U3O8; cut-off of 0.05%U. Tournigan's uranium licences include the Novoveska Huta uranium deposit - where the company is re-evaluating the geologic model of the deposit to determine whether there is potential to improve the grade from that of the historic resource - as well as numerous prospective exploration targets. In June of 2009, Tournigan announced the results of a positive Preliminary Assessment of the Kuriskova uranium deposit prepared by an independent consultant. The study revealed that the Kuriskova project has robust economic potential and could be developed using conventional mining and processing methods. It estimated that project payback would be within approximately one-third of the projected mine life and production costs would be substantially below projected long-term sales prices. More details of the Preliminary Assessment are disclosed in the news release dated July 27, 2009Slovakia, a member of the European Union since 2004, is economically and politically stable and has excellent infrastructure. The country has four operating nuclear reactors producing approximately 50% of its current energy needs. In September of 2008, Slovakian Prime Minister, Robert Fico signed nuclear cooperation agreements with both the French and the Russian governments for the construction of additional nuclear energy capacity.In October 2008, The Strategy of Energy Security of the Slovak Republic, a strategic document that will set the energy direction of the country until 2030, was approved by the Slovak government. It calls for the completion of two new nuclear reactors by 2013 and discusses the benefits of sourcing uranium domestically.

Aluminum Corporation of China was founded in 2001 and is based in Beijing, China. Aluminum Corporation of China Limited (Chalco) is an aluminum producer with operations in bauxite mining, alumina refining, primary aluminum smelting and aluminum fabrication. It also provides ancillary products and services derived from or related to its aluminum operations. In addition, it also produces and sells alumina chemical products (alumina hydrate and alumina-based industrial chemical products), carbon products (carbon anodes and cathodes) and gallium. The Company’s three principal products include alumina, primary aluminum and aluminum fabrication products. During the year ended December 31, 2009, alumina, primary aluminum and aluminum fabrication segments accounted for approximately 15.9%, 66% and 12.8%, respectively, of its total revenue. The Company’s immediate and ultimate holding company is Aluminum Corporation of China (Chinalco). On October 29, 2009, Chalco acquired three companies and a limestone mining business from two subsidiaries of Chinalco.

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