Amalgamated Metal Corporation (AMC) stays in the mix by trading, distributing, and manufacturing metals, building products, and chemicals for a wide range of industrial applications. Its metals include steel and non-ferrous metals (aluminum and tin), and its chemicals operation distributes paints and coatings, specialty, and food chemicals. AMC operates through about 25 subsidiary companies in 12 countries. In North America, it operates subsidiary Amalgamet, which trades non-ferrous metals, chemicals, and essential oils. Amalgamated Metal Corporation Industrial segment is its largest, accounting for not quite two-thirds of its business. Almost half of AMC's sales are in the UK and continental Europe.

Sterlite Industries India Limited (SIIL) is the principal subsidiary of Vedanta Resources plc, a diversified and integrated FTSE 100 metals and mining company, with principal operations located in India and Australia. Sterlite’s principal operating companies comprise Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL) for its fully integrated zinc and lead operations; Sterlite Industries India Limited (Sterlite) and Copper Mines of Tasmania Pty Limited (CMT) for its copper operations in India/Australia; and Bharat Aluminium Company (BALCO), for its aluminium and alumina operations and Sterlite Energy for its commercial power generation business. Sterlite is India's largest non-ferrous metals and mining company and is one of the fastest growing private sector companies. Sterlite is listed on BSE, NSE and NYSE. It was the first Indian Metals & Mining Company to list on the New York Stock Exchange. Sterlite has continually demonstrated its ability to deliver major value creating projects, offering unparalleled growth at lowest costs and generating superior financial returns for its shareholders. At the same time, it ensures that its expansion projects meet high conservative financial norms and do not place an unwarranted burden on its balance sheet and financial resources. A majority of company’s operations are certified to the International Standards like ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001. SIIL laboratories at Tuticorin and Silvassa have been recognized with ISO 17025:2005 certification from National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL). The company is LME approved copper tester. Our copper products meet the requirement of Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS complied) and certified by Underwriters Laboratories Inc. SIIL’s Central lab at Silvassa is a GoI approved R&D laboratory. The company has also won numerous awards for safety and environment. Sterlite develops and manages a diverse portfolio of mining and metals businesses to provide attractive returns to its shareholders whilst carrying out its activities in a socially and environmentally responsible manner and creating value for the communities where it operates. As one of the largest metals and mining groups in India, Sterlite remains continually committed to managing its business in a socially responsible manner. The management of environment, employees, health and safety and community issues, in respect of its operations is central to the success of company’s business.

Western Standard Metals doesn't mind being left out in the cold as long as there is plenty of ice in the area. The exploration and mining company, formerly Nordic Diamonds, has properties in Finland (Kuopio-Kaavi Diamond Project), Sweden (the Nyborg sulphide and Storsjo uranium projects), and Canada (in the Nunavut region). It also is exploring a potash property in Alberta, a project it acquired in 2008. The next year it bought another property, the Almaden gold project in Idaho, from Freegold Ventures. In 2010 those two companies agreed to merge.

Aquarius Platinum wants platinum lovers to pour it on. The company mines for platinum and other platinum group metals (PGMs) in South Africa's highly productive Bushveld Complex and in Zimbabwe through its 50% stake in Mimosa Investments. PGMs, including palladium and rhodium, are used in electronics, catalytic converters, and jewelry. Aquarius Platinum focuses on small deposits and a capital-intensive (mechanized) rather than a labor-intensive mining model. Founded in 1996, the company produces just about half a million ounces of PGM annually, mostly at its 50%-owned Kroondal mine (a partnership with Anglo Platinum).

Patagonia Gold Plc is a precious metals exploration company with a focus in South America.Management is based in both Argentina (Buenos Aires) and London. The principle exploration office is in Esquel but regional exploration bases in Santa Cruz, San Juan and a new Field base near Perito Moreno are used for field operations. The Company, formerly named HPD Exploration Plc, was originally incorporated in 2000. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Brancote Holdings Plc in order to hold exploration projects other than the Esquel Gold Project in Argentina.Brancote Holdings Plc proceeded to de-merge its subsidiary by way of an offer to shareholders and HPD traded on OFEX from January 2001, before changing its name to Patagonia Gold Plc and floating on AIM in March 2003.Brancote Holdings Plc was subsequently acquired by Meridian Gold Inc. in July 2002 for US$368 million.The stated core focus of Patagonia Gold Plc is the discovery of ore bodies able to host multi million ounce gold deposits in the principle area of operation: South America.Patagonia Gold Plc is focusing primarily on exploration in the Santa Cruz province of Argentina where it has a number of advanced exploration projects containing the potential for gold resources.The Company also holds advanced development properties in the Chubut province where exploration has currently been suspended for three years as a result of a government ban issued on July 2006.

International Bethlehem Mining Corporation is a mineral resource company focused upon exploration in the highly mineralized terrane near the City of Revelstoke in southeastern British Columbia, Canada. The Company holds interests in seven mineral properties totalling approximately 40,500 hectares, known as: Tsar, Rift, Goldstream, Cottonbelt, Rain, Copper Queen, Willa-LH. The properties are all part of a regional exploration and development program the Company refers to as the "Big Bend Metals Project".The Project area has an extensive array of logging roads and clear-cuts providing good mineral exploration access. The area is also well serviced with electric power from the Mica dam and is close to the Revelstoke service area. Revelstoke is primarily a resource industry city (timber, power, mining), located on main rail and road routes, and has a population of 8,050. In addition, the Company owns the centrally located 1,360 metric ton per day Goldstream Mineral Processing Plant presently held on care and maintenance by the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Bethlehem Resources (1996) Corporation.

Nucor Corporation and Yamato Kogyo produces structural-steel shapes, such as wide-flange beams, H-piling, sheet piling, and standard I-beams. Produced at the largest structural steel mill in the Western Hemisphere, the company's products are sold throughout the US and exported worldwide. Annual production capacity at the mill is 2.5 million tons of steel. Founded in 1987, Nucor-Yamato Steel serves steel-service centers and companies in the fabrication, construction, and manufacturing industries.

Canadian Zinc Corporation is a Toronto listed junior exploration company, trading under the symbol CZN. The company’s main project is the Prairie Creek Silver, Lead & Zinc mine in Canada. The Company has an experienced Executive and Board based in Vancouver BC. Canadian Zinc’s long-term aim is to bring the 100%-owned Prairie Creek Mine in the Mackenzie Mountains of the Northwest Territories into production at the earliest possible date. The mine, which has a fascinating history, is a silver and base metals property already in the advanced stages of development, with substantial resources of high-grade silver, zinc, and lead. Exposures of mineralized vein structures, which overly thicker Stratabound mineralization, both of which are included in the present resource, are known to occur over a distance of 16 KM's through the property.

Carpenter Technology Corporation manufactures, fabricates, and distributes specialty metals primarily in the United States, Europe, the Asia Pacific, Mexico, and Canada. Carpenter Technology company operates in two segments, Advanced Metals Operations and Premium Alloys Operations. The Advanced Metals Operations segment manufactures and distributes metal alloys, stainless steels, and titanium in the form of small bars and rods, wire, narrow strip, and powder. It offers its products in various end-use markets, including the aerospace, industrial, consumer, automotive, and medical industries. This segment sells its products under the Carpenter, Dynamet, Talley, Carpenter Powder Products, and Aceros Fortuna brand names. The Premium Alloys Operations segment provides metal alloys and stainless steels in the form of ingots, billets, large bars, and hollows. It primarily serves the aerospace and energy industries under the Carpenter brand name. This segment also offers conversion processing of metal for other specialty metals companies. Carpenter Technology company distributes its products directly from its production plants, and through distribution network and independent distributors. Carpenter Technology Corporation was founded in 1889 and is based in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania.

Dorato Resources Inc. ("Dorato") is a mineral exploration company focused on the highly prospective Cordillera del Condor Gold District in northern Peru and adjacent to the border with Ecuador -- one of the most important gold-bearing districts in the region since pre-Incan times. Modern exploration on the Ecuadorian side of the border has successfully delineated a number of world-class gold and copper deposits including Kinross Gold's Fruta del Norte gold deposit with inferred resources of 13.6 million contained ounces of gold averaging 7.23 g/t gold. The Peruvian portion of the Cordillera, while sharing key geological features and stratigraphy, has remained almost entirely unexplored...until now. Dorato, through a series of option agreements, has the right to wholly acquire an extensive land package of approximately 1,050 square kilometres -- providing the Company a highly strategic position in this emergent gold district. Dorato is well funded and possesses experienced management with a proven track record.

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