BHP Billiton has operations worldwide.Two heads -- or headquarters -- are better than one. Aussie minerals and oil company BHP Limited acquired UK miner Billiton plc in 2001. The result is a two-headquartered, dual-listed company that is run as a single entity with the same board of directors and management. The Melbourne side is BHP Billiton Limited, the London side is BHP Billiton Plc, and they collectively are known as BHP Billiton. The company ranks among the world's top producers of iron ore and coal (thermal and metallurgical) and is a major producer of petroleum products such as crude oil and natural gas. Other units produce aluminum, base metals, diamonds, manganese, and stainless steel materials.

About Solitaire Minerals Corp. Solitaire Minerals Corp. (“Solitaire”) (TSX-V symbol: SLT). Solitaire is a diversified Junior Canadian Mineral Exploration Company with a specific focus on mineral properties in North and South America. Solitaire Minerals Company has assembled a portfolio of precious and base metal exploration prospects in Ontario, Saskatchewan, the Northwest Territories, Quebec, and in Southern Peru. Solitaire Minerals trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "SLT". As of August 2009, Solitaire Minerals company has 37.1 million shares issued and outstanding.

National Coal Corp. (Nasdaq:NCOC) was founded in January 2003 by a management team with proven experience in coal mining, business and engineering. Since its inception, the Company has focused on consistently delivering high quality bituminous steam coal to its customers in the Southeastern United States. We have accomplished this all while building an operation focused on increased productivity, superior land reclamation, strategic partnerships and safety.National Coal, poised for growth and long-term returns, has a culture of corporate and business responsibility that filters throughout all of its operations. From its innovative business practices to its respect for the community at large, it continues to prove itself a responsible and reliable coal company.

Berg Steel Pipe Corporation (BSPC) was founded in 1979 by two companies of the Bergrohr family, a group of German large-diameter pipe companies. In 1992, EUROPIPE GmbH became 100% owner of BSPC. EUROPIPE is headquartered in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany and is a joint venture between AG der Dillinger Hüttenwerke and Salzgitter Mannesmann GmbH. EUROPIPE owns large-diameter pipe facilities in Mülheim an der Ruhr (Germany), Dunkerque (France) and Serra (Brazil).The EUROPIPE North American pipe manufacturing operations are represented by BSPC in Panama City, Florida and Berg Spiral Pipe Corp. (BSPM) in Mobile, Alabama.In 1995, eb Pipe Coating, Inc.(ebPC) was was set up and began operations adjacent to BSPC's mill in Panama City, Florida.In addition to the manufacturing operations, BERG EUROPIPE Corp. (BEC) in Houston, Texas, founded in 2007, is tasked with all North American sales and marketing acitivity.

Making wire is OK with Oklahoma Steel and Wire, which manufactures wire for the agricultural (barbed wire, fence stays, and livestock fence panels) and industrial (straight and cut wire, highway reinforcement fabric, and residential building fabric) markets. The company's agricultural products also include baler wire, poultry netting and hardware cloth, and T-posts. Industrial products include gate rods, galvanized wire, and acoustical hanger wire. Both Oklahoma Steel and Wire and affiliate Iowa Steel and Wire (which specializes in rolled wire mesh fabric) are owned by members of the Lockridge and Moore families. Collectively, the companies operate under the name OK BRAND.

Anshan Iron and Steel Group Corporation (Ansteel) is situated in Anshan, Liaoning Province. The Anshan area abounds with the rich iron ore resources. The proved reserves make up one fourth of the total reverses in the country. Additionally, the rich magnesite, limestone, claystone, manganese are distributed over the Anshan area, which are the uncommon auxiliary materials for the metallurgical industry. Anshan has convenient communications. Zhong-Chang railway and Shen-Da expressway pass through the urban area of Anshan, linking with Dalian Port, Yingkou Port and Bayuquan Port in the vicinity and opening into the world.Initially came into being in 1916 and grew out of Anshan Ironworks and Shouwa Steelworks, Ansteel was established in 1948 and rebuilt into an earliest large-sized iron and steel production base in New China, thus having the reputation of the cradle of the Chinese steel industry and the eldest son of the Republic’s steel industry.Ansteel has made great contribution to the national economic construction. In 60 years, Ansteel cumulatively produced 375 million tons of pig iron, 381 million tons of raw steel and 277 million tons of rolled steel, and paid the tax and profit of 124.5 billion yuan, equivalent to 23 times of the State’s investment for Ansteel, and also delivered nearly 60000 outstanding cadres, engineers, technicians and skilled workers to the various parts of the country and provided the training of more than 11 thousand people across all kinds of talents.After the 60 years construction and development, Ansteel has formed a development pattern of three major production bases respectively located in Anshan, Bayuquan and Chaoyang, with an annual integrated capacity of 25 million tons of pig iron, raw steel and rolled steel, which are the production bases for leading products and high-quality rolled steel, mainly including the auto sheet, electric household appliance sheet, container plate, ship plate, heavy rail, oil tubing, pipeline plate, vessel plate, cold-rolled silicon steel, etc. Ansteel can produce 16 types, 120 sub-types, 600 steel grades and 42000 specifications of steel products which are widely used in various fields of the national economy. Ansteel has the certification of ISO 9002 Quality Management System, the certification of ship plates by the classification societies of nine countries, the API approval of oil country tubing, certificate for building materials of Approval for CE Marking by Lioyd's Register Quality Assurance, and the certifications of ISO 14000 Environment Management System and GB/T28001 Occupation Safety and Health Management System.

Sumitomo Metals is at the forefront of the Japanese seamless pipe industry. In 1998, despite a sluggish oil industry activity, as well as a trend of strategic restructures among tubular manufacturers, Sumitomo Metals concentrated all of its proprietary technology in the construction of a state-of-the-art medium size seamless pipe making plant This plant besides being extensively automated, inaugurated numerous innovative technologies developed in house represented by the High-Toe-Angle Piercer, dinamically adjustable sizer, inline heat treatment and so on.In 1999, the new steel making plant, which is another embodiment of SMI technology, was constructed next to the medium size pipe making plant and directly connected to it, to become the world's first in line pipe making process.Thanks to these best-in-class facilities, Wakayama Steel Works boasted quality and productivity, and consolidated Sumitomo Metals' position as the leading pipe technology company.Besides Wakayama Steel Works where Carbon steel, low alloy steel, and martensitic stainless steel grades are produced, Sumitomo Metals operates another seamless pipe manufacturing plant, Amagasaki Tube Works which has been fulfilling the majority of CRA OCTG worldwide demand of such as Duplex stainless steel and Nickel based alloy.Sumitomo Metals has historically been the leading pioneer in developing high performances OCTG and a number of Major Oil and Gas companies have selected Sumitomo Metals as a long term partner.The Company's large diameter welded pipes produced in Kashima Steel Works have been deployed all over the world in oil and natural gas pipelines. In the domestic boiler tube market, Sumitomo Metals fulfills approximately 80% of the demand for the main tubes of thermal power generation plants and for boiler tubes used in large-scale industrial projects. Our electric-resistance welded pipe sector has been integrated into Sumitomo Pipe&Tube Co., Ltd. operations in 1999.Sumitomo Metals Pipe and Tube company together with Sumitomo group sister companies have built a world-wide reputation of quality and innovation as a manufacturer of critical application tubular used across a number of industries.

Lapham-Hickey Steel is committed to meeting or exceeding customer expectations and increasing customer satisfaction through continual improvement of our Products, Services and our Quality Management Systems.At Lapham-Hickey Steel, quality is dictated by strict adherence to the ISO 9001 quality system. These standards are maintained and managed by our Quality Department and reviewed regularly by the Corporate Executive Committee.One of our main goals here at Lapham-Hickey Steel is to insure total customer satisfaction. Customer feedback is the best tool we have to determine if we are meeting all expectations. You are invited to participate in our Customer Satisfaction Survey, your feedback will be used as a tool in our venture for continuous improvements.

Impala Platinum Holdings Limited (Implats) is in the business of mining, refining and marketing of platinum group metals (PGMs), as well as nickel, copper and cobalt. In the 2009 financial year, Implats produced 1.7Moz of platinum (approximately 25% of global supply) and 3.4Moz of PGMs. The group employs approximately 53,000 people (including contractors) across its operations and is one of the most efficient and lowest cost primary platinum producers in the world.Impala Refining Services (IRS) uses Impala’s excess smelting and refining capacity to process the concentrate and matte produced by the various mine-to-market group operations as well as material purchased from third party companies. Toll-refining is also undertaken on behalf of other companies. Implats is one of the largest autocatalyst recyclers in the world.The company’s exploration efforts are focused on both brownfields (evaluation drilling at, or adjacent to, existing operations) and greenfields exploration. The primary focus is brownfields prospecting.

OZ Minerals is an Australian based mining company with a focus on copper. The Company owns and operates the high quality new Prominent Hill copper-gold mine in South Australia and is maximizing value from the Prominent Hill operation and from exploration in the highly prospective region. OZ Minerals is also building a pipeline of projects which can deliver superior returns in the medium term through acquisition, organic developments and a strong commitment to exploration both at existing projects and through the identification of new opportunities. OZ Minerals has a strong balance sheet, a team of highly skilled mining industry professionals and a commitment to Respect, Integrity, Action and Results.

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