Sherritt International Corporation is a diversified natural resource company that produces nickel, cobalt, thermal coal, oil and gas, and electricity. It also licenses its proprietary technologies to other metals companies. A low-cost operator across all segments, Sherritt’s success is built on utilizing proven technologies and financial and operational expertise to increase productivity and profitability. Sherritt’s 293.1 million common shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol S. Sherritt is a world leader in the production of nickel from lateritic ore, with operations in Cuba and Canada, and a significant project under development in Madagascar. With nine surface mines, Sherritt is the largest thermal coal producer in Canada, and is developing Canada’s first coal gasification project. The company also produces oil from assets in Cuba, Spain and Pakistan, and manages 356 megawatts of power generation capacity in Cuba.Sherritt is committed to the highest standards of environment, health and safety practices at all of its operations, while making valuable contributions to local communities.

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.

Allegheny Ludlum Corporation is a world leader in the technology, production and marketing of specialty materials - stainless steels, silicon electrical steels, tool steels, titanium, nickel alloys, as well as other advanced alloys. Allegheny Ludlum serves customers in diversified consumer and capital goods markets in more than 30 nations.Our metallurgists regularly visit customers and make joint visits with service centers to define customer requirements. A thorough understanding is essential so we can deliver a consistent supply of the required product.In 1993, our quality system was certified to ISO 9001, which recognizes our capability to design and develop new alloys and specialty steelmaking processes. That’s why we can provide countless technical solutions so your products work better and last longer.

Hillsborough Resources is in the rocky business of mining lumps of coal. The company mines coal through its principal property, the Quinsam mine on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The underground mine produces thermal coal (used mainly to produce steam for generating electricity) which is then transported from its Middle Point facility to industrial customers (primarily in the cement industry) located in Canada and the US. It has another thermal coal mine in Tennessee under development. Hillsborough Resources is also acquiring holdings in coking coal development projects in other areas of British Columbia. In 2009 a unit of Swiss trading entity Vitol Group acquired Hillsborough.

Altos Hornos de Mexico S.A. de C.V. (AHMSA) is steel crazy after all these years. Altos Hornos company is Mexico's largest steelmaker, with a production capacity of more than 3 million tons a year. It makes flat products (plate, hot- and cold-rolled coil, tin-free steel) and long products (heavy and light structural sections, wire rod, wire products). A former government-controlled company privatized in 1991, AHMSA mines its own iron ore and coal to produce steel, and it also produces steam coal. Being vertically integrated gives AHMSA flexibility when raw materials prices vary. AHMSA's parent company is Mexican industrial conglomerate Grupo Acerero del Norte.

Keeping a stiff upper lip is mandatory for Corus Group, one of the world's largest steel companies. Corus makes coated and uncoated strip products, sections and plates, wire rod, engineering steels, and semi-finished carbon steel products. Customers include the automotive, construction, engineering, and household-product manufacturing industries. Corus Group company ranks behind ArcelorMittal among Europe's largest steel concerns, producing about 20 million tons annually. Corus is owned by emerging Indian giant Tata Steel and is responsible for that company's European operations.

Noble Biomaterials, Inc. is a global leader in bacterial management solutions. Noble develops, manufactures, sells and markets advanced antimicrobial technologies designed to manage all forms of bacterial contamination. Noble has more than 200 global licensees for products in the medical, defense, industrial and consumer markets. Noble's headquarters and manufacturing facility are located in Scranton, PA, with global offices in Europe, Asia and South America.

National Aluminium is among India's largest producers of aluminum and related products. Founded in 1981, the company's operations encompass the entire aluminum production process, from bauxite mining to alumina refining to aluminum smelting and casting. Its business also includes power generation and port activities. National Aluminium manufactures a line of aluminum products that includes rolled aluminum, wire rods, cast strips, billets, and alumina hydrate. In addition to engaging in a healthy domestic trade, National Aluminium exports its products elsewhere in Asia, the Persian Gulf, and the US; exports account for more than a third of business.

Deutsche Steinkohle is Germany's Old King Coal. The operating subsidiary of Germany's RAG Aktiengesellschaft, Deutsche Steinkohle (DSK) is the country's largest coal mining company. Its coal is used primarily for steel production and power generation. DSK operates seven mines in NorthRhine-Westphalia, one in the Saarland, and a coking plant in NorthRhine-Westphalia. RAG and Deutsche Steinkohle are owned by the state-run RAG Foundation, which was set up to oversee the dissolution of the German coal industry. The German government decided in 2007 that economic and environmental conditions make it infeasible to continue coal production in the country going forward, and so the industry will wind down by 2018.

SLAM Exploration Ltd. is a mineral resource company based in Miramichi, New Brunswick and is focused on mineral properties with demonstrated ore grades in mineral belts that have proven potential for mining. SLAM Exploration Ltd. Company has well developed expertise for gold and base metal exploration and has an extensive digital database on the Bathurst Mining Camp. This combination has proven effective and allows SLAM to advance its known deposits and at the same time come up with new discoveries with huge blue-sky potential. SLAM Exploration Ltd. Company has an active portfolio of gold properties in Ontario and silver-copper-lead-zinc properties in New Brunswick.SLAM Exploration Ltd. Company recently announced drilling results from its Silverjack silver-copper-lead-zinc property located adjacent to the Nash Creek property and 12 km from the Belledune smelter and seaport in the Bathurst mining area of New Brunswick. From its initial 20-hole program, the Company reported grades ranging up to 653 g/t silver (19.05 oz/ton), 2.69% copper, 14.60% zinc and 12.8% lead.SLAM's wholly owned Nash Creek zinc-lead deposit contains a 43-101 compliant resource estimate published in February 2009 by Wardrop Engineering Inc. SLAM also owns the Costigan, Nepisiguit and Nash Creek zinc-lead-silver deposits in the Bathurst mining area.SLAM recently completed a 2000m drilling program to follow up significant gold intercepts reported from its 2008 drilling programs in the gold producing Uchi Sub-province of northwest Ontario and is eagerly awaiting assay results on several geologically promising holes, 4 of which had reported visible gold!SLAM Exploration Ltd. Company is seeking partners with both technical expertise and financial resources to continue with its strategies for project development. SLAM's long-term success depends on making discoveries, and the development of deposits into mines. While the company's current portfolio has excellent potential, SLAM continually searches for new properties and potential acquisitions. SLAM's future may rest on the ability of management to select promising properties and to finance exploration on these properties.

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