Metal Connections, Inc. is a privately owned and operated metal distributor. Founded by John Wolf and Joe Papol in 1999, we carry full lines of 6061, 7075 and Cast Tool and Jig domestic plates. Metal Connections is also a supplier of stainless steel, extrusions, brass, copper and other specialty metals. Metal Connections can provide many advantages to your operations. We provide superior service, quality metals and convenience, but what really sets us apart from other metal distributors is our knowledgeable sales staff. With services such as custom cutting, no minimum purchase, next day and same day delivery it's easy to make us "your connection for superior service and quality metals."

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.

Rio Tinto plc engages in finding, mining, and processing mineral resources. It produces aluminum products, including bauxite, alumina, specialty aluminas, and aluminium; copper, gold, molybdenum, silver, and nickel; diamonds; industrial minerals, such as borates, titanium dioxide feedstocks, talc, salt, metal powders, zircon, and rutile; thermal and coking coal, and uranium; and iron ore. Rio Tinto company has operations in Australia, North America, South America, Asia, Europe, and Africa. Rio Tinto company was founded in 1873 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. Rio Tinto plc operates as a subsidiary of Rio Tinto Group.

Monterrico Metals plc (Monterrico) is a resource development company incorporated in the UK. Monterrico's Corporate HQ is in Hong Kong, and its principle operations are in Peru. The Company's principal asset is the large, wholly owned Rio Blanco copper/molybdenum deposit in northern Peru. This deposit has resources of 1.257 billion tonnes at 0.57% copper & 228 ppm molybdenum, making it one of the largest undeveloped copper resources in the world. Monterrico plans to develop Rio Blanco as a conventional open pit mine producing copper and molybdenum concentrates. At planned production rates, as defined in the Detailed Feasibility Study, (see announcement of 5 February 2007), Rio Blanco will be amongst the 20 largest copper mines in the world, producing on average of 191,000 tonnes of copper per annum and 2,180 tonnes of molybdenum per annum during the first five years of operation. The target date for mine start-up is 2011. The Company also has a number of other exploration properties in Peru. On 27 April 2007, a Chinese consortium, Xiamen Zijin Tongguan Development Co. Ltd (the "Zijin Consortium") acquired a majority shareholding (89.9%) in Monterrico. This was the result of a cash offer of 350p per share, which was agreed between the Boards of Zijin Consortium and Monterrico. Under the terms of the offer, the Consortium announced that it intended to retain the listing of Monterrico on AIM and planned to reduce its shareholding in the Company to not more than 70%. On 21 September 2007, the Consortium sold down its shareholding from 89.9% to 79.9%. The Zijin Consortium consists of a partnership of three strategic Chinese companies: 45% Zijin Mining Group Co Ltd, 35% Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Holdings Co Ltd and 20% Xiamen Construction and Development Co Ltd. The takeover by the Zijin Consortium brings the important benefits of technical expertise and financial strength, to Monterrico at the time when the Company is undergoing the transition from an exploration company to a major copper producer. As majority shareholder, the Consortium will provide Monterrico with its expertise in large scale mine development and operation, a market for the concentrate product, as well as the solid financial support needed for the development of Rio Blanco and its associated infrastructure. Following the acquisition by the Zijin Consortium, a new Board of Directors of Monterrico Metals plc was appointed with effect from 1 June 2007. Monterrico is committed to creating capital growth for shareholders. It is also dedicated to contributing substantially to the local community in Peru and to promoting sustainable development in the area of the Rio Blanco project.

Hinterland Metals is on a quest for precious and base metals in the hinterlands of Canada. The exploration and development company is acquiring interests in properties with potential for gold, silver, copper, nickel, platinum, and palladium. Its main properties include the Plateau Project in Quebec (platinum and palladium), the Revell Project in Ontario (gold and platinum), and the Teck and Lockout gold properties in Ontario. Hinterland Metals also has three uranium properties in Nunavut and Manitoba, Canada as well as partial interests in nine base metal and diamond projects. It participates in alliances with Dianor Resources, RJK Explorations, and Freewood Resource Canada.

Penoles is a mining group with integrated operations in smelting and refining non-ferrous metals, and producing chemicals. Penoles is the world’s top producer of refined silver, metallic bismuth and sodium sulfate, the leading Latin American producer of refined gold, lead and zinc. Penoles was founded in 1887. Penoles’s shares have traded on the Mexican Stock Exchange since 1968 under the ticker PE&OLES.

Lithic Resources isn't interested in stone, but it is interested in the minerals attached to the stone. Lithic Resources explores the zinc/indium/copper Crypto property in Nevada. The Crypto project has been in development since its acquisition in 2005 from EuroZinc, which has since merged into Lundin Mining. Lithic Resources was founded in 2002 through the restructuring of Berland Resources.

St Barbara is an Australian gold producer and mineral explorer. St Barbara's key assets include its Leonora and Sothern Cross Operations, both of which are located in Western Australia. It has Mineral Resources of 9.4 million ounces of gold including Ore Reserves of 2.6 million ounces of gold as at 30 June 2009, as well as an extensive landholding comprising granted tenements and tenement applications of approximately 6,000 square kilometres.The Leonora Operations comprise the Gwalia 1.2 Mtpa processing plant and the Gwalia Underground mine as well as nearby development opportunities. St Barbara's Gwalia gold mine was successfully commissioned in October 2008, with full production expected to be achieved in financial year 2012. Gwalia is the cornerstone asset for St Barbara with an indicative mine life exceeding eight years and high grade mineralisation below the current reserves.The Southern Cross Operations comprise the Marvel Loch 2.4 Mtpa processing facility, the Marvel Loch Underground mine and a number of development opportunities. The Southern Cross Operations have produced between 150,000 - 171,000 ounces for each of the last three years.Currently the two gold operations produce n aggregate over 200,000 ounces of gold per annum.St Barbara Company is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ticker symbol SBM).In addition to the two Western Australian gold producing operations, the corporate office is based in Melbourne, Victoria, with an operations support team based in Perth.

African Minerals Limited (“the Company”, “African Minerals”, or “AML”), the mineral exploration and development company with significant iron ore and base metal interests in Sierra Leone, West Africa. The Company holds an extensive portfolio of mineral rights in Sierra Leone, a country in which it has been actively investing since 2003. Sierra Leone is a mineral rich country which has been largely unexplored and has recovered quickly from a period of instability. Elections held in Sierra Leone during 2007 resulted in a smooth handover of power demonstrating a successful African democracy. African Minerals completed the country’s first aeromagnetic survey during 2004 and subsequent exploration programmes and multi-element sampling analysis have resulted in the Company assembling a large mineral exploration portfolio in Sierra Leone. The Company is particularly excited by the progress at its flagship project, the Tonkolili iron ore project, where a JORC compliant magnetite resource of 10.5 Billion tonnes has been prepared by SRK Consulting (UK) Limited. This is the world’s largest reported JORC compliant magnetite iron ore mineral resource and African Minerals is in a very strong position to realise the full potential of the Project and compete alongside leading iron ore producers in supplying international steel markets. Additional exploration activities at Tonkolili have also confirmed the potential for 800 Million tonnes of hematite mineralisation. The Company signed a lease agreement with the Government of Sierra Leone in November 2008 over key rail and port infrastructure. Dependent upon the results of engineering studies, the Company will refurbish and construct rail and port facilities to accommodate its iron ore production and shipping capacity requirements and provide third party access at commercial rates.

Hunan Valin Iron & Steel Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Valin Group) is the end of 1997 three major iron and steel by the HunanEnterprise - Xiangtan Steel, Lianyuan Steel, Hengyang Steel Tube joint formation of large enterprise groups. Group under the jurisdiction of Xiangtan Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd., Lianyuan Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd., Hunan Hengyang Steel Tube (Group) Co., Ltd. and three other wholly-owned subsidiary of Hunan Valin Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. and other information on more than ten Valin be directly or indirectly owned subsidiary, the existing 4.5 million in staff and workers, of which 1.2 million people in various professional and technical personnel.In the ten years of development, Valin Group from reality, take a system full of vigor and vitality of innovation, to capital assets as a link, build large groups operating system. Group to implement the dual layered business model, the parent company to establish a scientific and efficient management system; rely on capital markets, and steadily promote business assets, the incremental Zhengti listed; the implementation of the International Development Strategy, 2005 share transfer of the way through the world steel giant Mittal Steel for strategic cooperation, in 2009 in the context of the financial crisis has successfully acquired FMG17.34% stake in Australia's efforts to integrate into the global steel industry and the world economic cycle. Group by deepening the reform, innovation management, strengthen capital operation, and promote structural optimization and industrial upgrading, to achieve a sustained and coordinated by leaps and bounds. In 2009, the year finished steel 11.81 million tons, 10.64 million tons of iron, steel 11.15 million tons, sales income of 500 billion yuan and profits 2.7 billion. Total assets, sales revenue, total profit and tax of three main economic indicators for many years into the national 100 key industrial enterprises.Valin Group will take the content based on expanded reproduction, intensive management development path, through the implementation of differentiation strategy, continue to seek industry potential, focusing on strategic adjustment of product structure, in order to digest Security - meter Company technical core, to high value-added, high-tech, alternative and terminal products imported into, concentrate on building "The Four projects, a base, nine-quality products"; vigorously promote the construction of Valin consortium to accelerate the fuel to build a large logistics and the original base Industrial Development for the Group; steady implementation of the low-cost expansion strategy, expanding the scale of strength of the Group, built up a strong international competitiveness of the modern iron and steel enterprises, and strive to scale Valin Group's steel production reached 30 million tons more sales of more than 100 billion yuan . Into the world top 500 enterprises, to accelerate the process of industrialization in Hunan Province, to promote China's iron and steel from iron and steel power to a power shift continued to make new contributions.

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