PMI Gold holds property along the prolific Ashanti and Asankrangwa gold belts of southwestern Ghana, a country in which it has been involved for more than a decade. The company has interests in a number of mining projects in the area, including several previously operating gold mines; the lead project is its Kubi mine. It had operated a joint venture with Ghanaian company Goknet but sold its interests in the project to Golden Lion Resources in 2008. The government of Ghana retains a 10% earning in the profit of anything mined in the area.

Gippsland Limited is an Australian based international resource company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange where it trades under the codes "GIP" (Shares) and "GIPO" (Options). Gippsland is managed by Directors who provide a complimentary blend of technical and commercial skills, and having a long history in the successful running of technically complex private and ASX listed companies.Because of the Directors' international experience, Gippsland focuses on world-scale projects which have been over-looked by major resource groups. Projects which have undergone detailed exploration and which have the potential to be brought into production quickly are a prime target for the Company. Gippsland's success in this area is due in part to the Company's philosophy of entering into equitable joint venture arrangements with overseas nationals.The Company's prime assets are the 40 million tonne Abu Dabbab and the 98 million tonne Nuweibi tantalum-tin projects located in the Central Eastern Desert of Egypt, adjacent to the western shore of the Red Sea.An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) completed to World Bank standards has been approved by the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency. A Bankable Feasibility Study undertaken by Lycopodium Engineering Ltd determined that the Abu Dabbab project has the potential to become a major tantalum supplier to the steadily expanding global tantalum industry. The Lycopodium BFS indicated that the project will produce in excess of 650,000 pounds of tantalum pentoxide per year over a likely mine-life of 20 years. Gippsland Limited has executed an offtake agreement with the tantalum major HC Starck GmbH of Germany for the sale of 600,000 pounds of tantalum pentoxide per year for a 10 year period.Gippsland Limited is presently negotiating with the German government owned KfW Bankengruppe for project finance which is anticipated will be arranged on a most favourable 80% debt and 20% equity basis.Tantalum metal powder is an indispensable intermediate for the production of capacitors without which modern cell phones, laptops or flat screens would not be possible. HC Starck in particular is a specialist for high capacitance tantalum powders which are above all indispensable for the latest generation of modern electronic appliances. Tantalum metal is also an essential metal in the production of high temperature applications such as jet engine turbine blades. Tantalum has a high level of bio-acceptability which makes it the preferred metal of medical implants (orthopaedics). Due to its extreme resistance to acid corrosion it is used in chemical plant and equipment.

Ferrexpo plc is a Swiss-headquartered resources company with assets in Ukraine, principally involved in the production and export of iron ore pellets, which are used in producing steel. Ferrexpo is committed to realising the potential of its principal asset, Ferrexpo Poltava Mining (FPM), one of the largest iron ore resources in the world. The Group has several large-scale growth projects in advanced stages of planning, which are currently on hold pending improvements in global market conditions. We remain committed to our aim to be a leading global supplier of iron ore pellets, providing outstanding service to our customers and strong returns to our shareholders.As part of this commitment, Ferrexpo plc became the first Ukrainian company to be listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange (ticker: FXPO) following its successful Initial Public Offering on Friday 15th June 2007.Ferrexpo plc is a member of the FTSE UK Index Series. It is currently the only pure-play iron ore company listed on the LSE.

From the early days in 1965 to the present, Eastern Alloys has developed and implemented a series of programs, or tools, to support the marketplace. The business was founded upon the notion that customer success would provide the energy and impetus to drive the company's growth. By any measure that business model has succeeded. Today, Eastern Alloys operates two discrete manufacturing and recycling facilities: the flagship plant in Maybrook, NY, and Eastern Alloys of Kentucky, LLC, in Henderson, KY. Dedicated in April 2000, the Kentucky plant is the newest, most technologically advanced zinc alloy complex ever constructed.Today, businesses in all industries are faced with making hard decisions that will impact future performance, in some case survivability. Everything is in play, everything. Some part of the solution is simple, at least from a philosophical perspective. Different results are the reciprocal of different actions, or inputs. To continue the same practices only assures the same results. So then, success is about making choices.For every manufacturer of zinc alloy die castings, large or small, zinc alloy is typically one of the largest, if not the single largest cost component when measured as a percent of cost of goods sold. So it follows that selecting a supplier is serious business, especially in today's environment. In addition to raw materials, a zinc alloy supplier must be able to deliver the necessary services, information, and support that contribute materially towards its customers' success. To just ship a truck filled with raw material and mail an invoice falls short of the mark. Suppliers of die castings are being pressed to find ways to remove or reduce cost. In this context suppliers must become strategic trading partners. Selecting a supplier of zinc alloy is at least as serious as choosing a bank, business consultant, die casting machine builder, or tool maker, perhaps more so.For 37 years, Eastern Alloys has sought to develop innovative solutions to benefit the North American zinc die casting industry. Early programs include ZA Alloy development, including providing industry-wide access to ZA trademark rights. Other programs include what was originally known as the Australian Die Casting Technology Transfer program continuing today as Low Mass Technology. Eastern took the lead in market development supporting the IZA's Marketing Conference series for manufacturers of zinc die castings. Eastern was a founding member of Interzinc, a zinc-specific marketing consortium. Importantly, under the leadership of Richard J. Bauer, Eastern's founder and Chairman, the company rallied the Washington Conference for Zinc, not once but twice, to thwart an attempt to include zinc in Super Fund legislation.More recently, Eastern Alloys has expanded its customer-centric improvement engineering program developing user-friendly PQ2 EA software. At the 21st NADCA Congress & Exposition the company introduced ZinCalc, a program designed to assist die casters improve 1st pass material efficiency. Plus, the improvement engineering group continues working closely with customers and end-users to improve in-plant performance and develop new applications for zinc alloys. Because the business of buying and selling zinc alloys is not without risk, Eastern has developed a formal Price Risk Management facility available to every customer. To that end Eastern was elected a member of the London Metal Exchange earlier in the year. Each business day the company is connected to the world's metals and financial centers via real-time satellite down link. Add to that the company's comprehensive Market Development, Strategic Market Planning, and Supply Chain Management programs, Eastern Alloys delivers expansive resources to drive customer growth.

Pan American Silver Corp. was founded in 1994 with the intention to provide investors with the best vehicle to gain real exposure to higher silver prices. Today, after 13 years of consecutive production and financial growth, Pan American owns and operates seven silver mines in Peru, Mexico and Bolivia. The Company’s eighth mine, Manantial Espejo, in the southern Argentinean province of Santa Cruz commenced production in December 2008. Pan American has also finished construction of a 750 tpd processing facility at the San Vicente mine, in the silver-rich Bolivian province of Potosi. Pan American's mission is to be the largest and lowest cost primary silver mining company, and to achieve this by constantly increasing silver production and silver reserves. The Company’s growth strategy is based on the continued increase of low cost silver production through the efficient operation and expansion of its existing mines, an aggressive exploration program and the acquisition and development of new silver-rich deposits. The Company has an industry-leading team of professionals with a wealth of experience in operations, construction, exploration and financ

AK Steel Holding Corporation, through its subsidiaries, produces flat-rolled carbon, stainless, and electrical steels, and tubular products primarily in the United States and internationally. It manufactures flat-rolled carbon steels, including coated, cold-rolled, and hot-rolled products; and specialty stainless and electrical steels that are sold in hot band, sheet, and strip forms. AK Steel Holding company also involves in finishing flat-rolled carbon and stainless steel into welded steel tubing, which is used in the automotive, large truck, and construction markets, as well as trades in steel and steel products and other materials in Europe. It sells flat-rolled carbon steel products primarily to automotive manufacturers; and to customers in the infrastructure and manufacturing markets consisting of manufacturers of appliances, electrical transmission, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning. AK Steel Holding company also sells its coated, cold rolled, and hot rolled carbon steel products to distributors, service centers, and converters. AK Steel Holding sells its stainless steel products primarily to manufacturers and their suppliers in the automotive industry; manufacturers of food handling, chemical processing, pollution control, and medical and health equipment; and distributors and service centers, as well as electrical steels to manufacturers of power transmission and distribution transformers, and electrical motors and generators. AK Steel Holding company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in West Chester, Ohio.

Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of steel and related products primarily in Japan. The company’s products include hot strip, cold strip, electromagnetic steel sheets, hot-dip galvanized steel sheets, electrolytic galvanized steel sheets, high-tensile-strength steel plates and sheets, pre-painted steel sheets, precoated steel sheets, steel plates for structural uses, steel plates for low-temperature service, steel plates for line pipe, H-shapes, fixed outer dimension H-shapes, lightweight welded beams, sheet piles, steel pipe piles, slabs, steel billets, pig iron for steel making, and titanium products. It also offers seamless steel tubes and pipes, electric resistance welded tubes and pipes, large-diameter arc-welded pipes, hot ERW, specially shaped tubes, coated tubes and pipes, and stainless steel tubes and pipes.In addition, Sumitomo Metal Industries company provides railway, automotive, and machinery parts, including wheels, axles, bogie trucks, and gear units for electric cars and couplers; and materials for molds, die forged crankshafts, aluminum wheels, flange for transmission tower, crane wheels, and rolls. Additionally, it offers special quality bars, cold heading wire rods, spring quality bars, machining steel, bearing steel, stainless bars and wire rods, and stainless steel precision rolled strips. Further, Sumitomo Metal Industries offers steel bridges, steel structures for civil engineering, pipelines, and thermal plant and pipeline engineering services. The company also provides IC packages and electronic modules, as well as involves in the lease and sale of real estate; and research and testing specializing in materials analysis and evaluation. In addition, it engages in the land and sea transport of steel materials; and electric power supply. Sumitomo Metal Industries was founded in 1897 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.

Almaden Minerals Ltd., an exploration stage company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties in Canada, the United States, and Mexico. It principally holds interests in the Elk gold and silver property comprising the Siwash Gold deposit in Canada; and Caballo Blanco gold, silver, and copper prospect consisting of 8,200 hectares located in the state of Veracruz, Mexico. Almaden Minerals was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Pacific Steel & Recycling is the Intermountain Northwest’s largest Steel Service Center and Scrap Metals Recycler. We are a 100% employee owned ESOP corporation that has been in business for more than 100 years. Pacific has thrived throughout the years by catering to our customers’ needs. We know that by putting customers first and adapting to their needs, we will continue to succeed.We are headquartered in Great Falls, MT, and have 38 branch offices in Washington, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Wyoming, South Dakota and Montana. Pacific offices are uniquely committed to serving their communities--by providing exceptional steel and recycling services and supporting local schools, youth sports teams and charitable causes.

Uranium One has uranium production and development projects in Australia, Kazakhstan, South Africa, and the US. Its primary in-production project is the majority-owned Akdala Mine in Kazakhstan. Other projects in Kazakhstan, South Africa, and the US are in the late stages of development. Uranium One sees uranium demand increasing due to nuclear reactors being built in Asia and Europe. Since 2005 the company has changed its name (from Southern Cross Resources, among others) and acquired Aflease Gold, Uranium Resources (with mining assets in South Africa), UrAsia Energy, (uranium operations in Central Asia), and Energy Metals (uranium in the US). The deals have created a company that is among the world's leaders.

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