Welcome to Hoeganaes, iron powder manufacturing. Hoeganaes specializes in powder metallurgy, and as the world’s leader in the production of ferrous powders, has been certified by DNV under the ISO/TS 16949:2002 quality management system and the ISO 14001 Environmental management system.Hoeganaes has fueled that growth with successive waves of technology which have expanded the use of prealloyed metal powders for a wide variety of applications. While the single largest application for ferrous powders is in the production of pressed and sintered parts, Hoeganaes serves a diverse set of industries, including casting, brazing, photocopy, chemical, EMI shielding and metallurgical applications. Hoeganaes commenced operations in Riverton, New Jersey in 1953.Hoeganaes creates high quality iron and steel powders, which are important raw materials in the creation of structural parts, filters and bearings. The manufacturing of these parts is accomplished through the powder metallurgy process consists of taking iron powders such as Ancorsteel 1000 and mixing them with graphite, alloys and lubricants.The metal powder mixture is then transferred to a die cavity and compacted to the desired shape. Compacting pressures for ferrous powders range from 415 to 690 MPa (30 to 50 tsi). The as-compacted part is called a “green” compact, which is sintered in a controlled atmosphere furnace in order to metallurgically bond the metal particles to each other. Some parts are used in the as-sintered condition but many are subjected to secondary operations such as sizing, tumbling, heat treatment, or machining.

Corus Engineering Steels is usually pretty solid, but it can be a little spacey at times. Corus Engineering Steels company makes high-grade steel, including alloy, carbon, stainless, and free cutting, for automotive, aerospace, energy, engineering, and machining companies. Producing steel under thousands of international and customer specifications, Corus Engineering Steels makes such brands as Durehete high-temperature bolting steel, Vanard micro-alloyed steel, and XLCut free-machining steel. It also offers services that include heat treatment and hire work rolling and processing. Steel made by Corus Engineering Steels company will be used to construct a new NASA space shuttle.

SDB Trade International the product pipeline more than a buzzword. An international metals trading company, SDB Trade International deals in steel pipe, ferrous and non-ferrous scrap, coils, and beams. SBD Trade provide import and export services for its products, sourcing its materials primarily from mills in India and China. Specializing in metal pipes for the Oil and Gas delivery and transmission industry -- the company products include seamless tubing and casing, electric resistance welded steel pipes, seamless steel pipes, and large diameter pipes. SDB Trade serves clients located around the world and provides shipping, trucking, storage, repair and inspection services upon request.

Mediterranean Resources Ltd (TSX -- MNR) is developing four projects located along the 12 kilometre Yusufeli Property in northeastern Turkey. Current NI 43-101 compliant resource estimates for the Tac and Corak projects, 8 km apart, total 1.58 million ounces gold Indicated and 0.29 million ounces Inferred. These estimates, completed in April 2009 by SRK Consulting are constrained within Whittle pit shells, providing a materially enhanced level of confidence in the economic potential of the Yusufeli Property. The new resource estimates demonstrate that both Corak and Tac are amenable to open-pit mining with a reasonable assumption of economic viability.To date, less than 20% of the 100 square kilometre Yusufeli Property has received drill exploration, and several targets remain to be addressed. In December 2008 MNR announced initial drilling results from the Celtik project area, located at the eastern end of the Yusufeli Trend. Assays from three holes confirmed a significant new discovery at Celtik, with multiple intercepts from surface to 314 metres. An intercept of 18.4 metres assayed 6.51 g/t gold and 0.9% copper.MNR acquired the Corak and Tac properties from Teck in 2005, and currently controls these core areas under a mining license. Acquisition of contiguous areas has been conducted by obtaining new exploration licenses. The properties are well serviced by roads, water and access to power, providing for highly cost-effective exploration. To date, exploration costs have averaged less than $8 per ounce. As well, Turkey's modernized mining code and permitting process provide attractive incentives to exploration ventures, including rebates on expenditures.MNR's plans for 2009 include 6,000 metres of diamond core drilling to an average depth of 300 metres at Corak and Tac to upgrade and expand resources within the new pit shell modeling, and a drill program to follow up on the significant new discovery at Celtik.

Lakeside is a diversified steel pipe and tubing manufacturer. Lakeside’s list of customers includes large oil and gas, mining, automotive and commercial and industrial supply companies. In addition to supplying its products in these industries, Lakeside manufactures pipe and mechanical tubing for the resale market, which is sold to distributors in Eastern Canada and the Northeastern United States. Lakeside manufactures a variety of products for these industries including oil well tubing and casing, mechanical tubing, pressure tubing, automotive tubing, hollows for redraw, line pipe, heating and plumbing pipe, drill rod and specialty tubing. Lakeside serves customers worldwide supplying products, either directly or indirectly, in Canada, China, Australia and the United States.Located in Welland, Ontario, Lakeside is well positioned to serve the domestic as well as international markets. Its close proximity to the United States border allows direct shipping access to the United States and has access to inland waterways which could accommodate shipping through major ports in Canada and the United States for service to international markets in the future.

Franklin Mining, Inc., an exploration stage company, holds mining and energy interests in the United States and Bolivia. It has a joint venture agreement with Planet Resource Recovery Inc. to develop and operate the San Antonio de Turiri antimony mine in Bolivia. Franklin Mining, formerly known was WCM Capital, Inc., was founded in 1864 and is based in San Antonio, Texas.

Anatolia Minerals is an emerging gold producer and leading minerals explorer in Turkey. The Company discovered and is developing the Çöpler Gold Project, which hosts gold reserves and resources in excess of 6 million ounces and remains open. Construction for the initial oxide phase at Çöpler is fully permitted and funded. First gold pour is slated for the 4th quarter 2010. Growth opportunities for Anatolia Minerals drive from a pipeline of precious and base metals properties and a strategic alliance with Çalik Mining -- a member company of a leading Turkish conglomerate. Near term expansion of both oxide and sulfide potential at Çöpler are being advanced. Longer-term prospects include two nearby copper/gold porphyry deposits -- Cevizlidere and Karakartal - and numerous grassroots prospects throughout Turkey. Anatolia Minerals is dedicated to ethical and responsible mining and exploration practices, with its employees committed to implementing and continuously improving standards for safety, health, environmental and community stewardship.

Shagang Group is a key enterprise group in Jiangsu Province, a superking-sized National Industrial Enterprise, the Largest Private Steel Enterprise in China, and is headquartered in Zhangjiagang City, Jiangsu Province.Shagang Group currently possesses total assets of RMB132 billion and more than 35,000 employees. Its annual production capacity is 29 million tons of iron, 35 million tons of steel and 33 million tons of rolled products. Shagang has been awarded the honors of the titles such as “Nationwide Customer Satisfaction Enterprise”, “Grade AAA Enterprise for Quality, Service and Reputation”, “China’s Enterprise Brand of Quality and Sincerity”, “ National Innovation-oriented Enterprise”, “Model Unit for Environmental Protection in China”, “New High-Tech Enterprise of Jiangsu Province”, “Circular Economy Construction Model Unit of Jiangsu Province”, and so on.Its leading products of wide heavy plate, hot rolled strip coil, hot and cold rolled stainless steel sheet, high speed wire rod, large bundle of wire rod, ribbed steel bar, special steel round bar have formed 60 series and more than 700 varieties with nearly 2000 specifications, among which high speed wire rod and ribbed steel bar products etc. have been awarded the titles of “Gold Cup Award of Internationally Advanced Physical Product Quality”, “National Customers’ Satisfactory Products” and so on. Ribbed steel bar product has obtained certification of CARES; high quality wire rod won “Chinese Famous Brand” products and “Inspection-free Export” commodity and other titles. The total annual production volumes and exportation of prime wire rods have both ranked the first in China for consecutive years; hot rolled strip coil has passed the CE Certification by the European Union; shipbuilding steel plate has passed through the classification society authentication of 9 countries. The trademark “Shagang” has won “the Well-known Trademark of China”. In 2009, Shagang Group was the 35th on the list of the Top 500 Chinese enterprises; the 11th in the Top 500 China Manufacturing Enterprises, ranked the first in National Private Enterprises and became the unique private enterprise from Mainland China entered into the Fortune Top 500 of the World.In 2009, Shagang Group took full use of its comprehensive advantages of its process equipment, product mix/structure, company branding strategy, modern logistics etc. to optimize its product structure, promote its technological innovation, pay close attention to reducing cost and improving efficiency, innovate its marketing mechanism, expand the markets with its great efforts, actively respond to the challenges and tests, so that the Company’s production operation has remained a good momentum of development. For the Year 2009, Shagang Group has fulfilled producing 22.14 million tons iron, 26.39 million tons of steel (which ranked the 7th in the world’s steel counterparts; the 5th in China’s steel counterparts), 23.28 million tons of rolled products, and RMB146.3 billion of sales income, RMB7.3 billion of profit and tax.Shagang Group will conscientiously implement the State policy concerning the steel industry development. With the guidance of Scientific Outlook on Development, Shagang would pursue the sustainable development strategy, take a new road to industrialization, speed up transformation and upgrading, vigorously promote the readjustment of product structure, further extend its industrial chain, pay an adequate attention to supporting enterprises, build modern logistics, implement capital operation, constantly improve its overall competitiveness in order to further make Shagang perfect, strong and excellent and try our best to build Shagang as a famous brand of “Hundred-year Old Factory”. Also Shagang people will make new contributions to building harmonious Jiangsu and making China become a powerful steel country.

Codelco is a different kind of high-energy copper top. State-owned Corporacion Nacional del Cobre de Chile (Codelco) is the world's top producer of copper (ahead of Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold), controlling some 20% of the world's known copper reserves and mining around 1.5 million tons of copper annually. Among the companies Codelco sells to are units of such diverse multinational giants as LG (South Korea), Outokumpu (Finland), Southwire (the US), and Wieland Werke (Germany). It is also a major producer of molybdenum (used for ferroalloys). Codelco's joint development partners on projects include the Canadian gold producer Barrick and the Mexican miner Industrias Penoles.

Darnley Bay Resources thinks there's nothing wrong with combining something base with something sparkling. Darnley Bay Resources company explores and develops diamond deposits as well as properties containing the base metals nickel, copper, and platinum/palladium, primarily in the Northwest Territories of Canada. Darnley Bay Resources' primary project is in a region near Paulatuk, Canada in the Northwest Territories. It explores there through a joint venture agreement with mining property developer Diadem Resources.

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