Stillwater Mining Company is engaged in the development, extraction, processing, smelting, refining, and marketing of palladium, platinum and associated metals from a geological formation in southern Montana known as the J-M Reef. This is the only know significant source of platinum group metals in the United States and one of the significant resources outside Russia and South Africa. Stillwater Mining Company’s corporate office is located in Columbus, Montana.Stillwater Mining Company conducts mining operations at the Stillwater Mine near Nye, Montana and the East Boulder Mine South of McLeod, Montana. Both mines are located on the J-M Reef. Concentrating plants are operated at both mines to upgrade ore to a concentrate. The company also operates a smelter, refinery and laboratory at Columbus, Montana to further upgrade the concentrate to a platinum group metal rich filter cake. Spent catalyst material is also recycled at the smelter and refinery to recover platinum group metals. Platinum group metals are rare precious metals that are used in diverse applications for auto catalysts, fuel cells, hydrogen purification, electronics, jewelry, dentistry, medicine, water treatment, coinage and other uses.

Gibbs Wire & Steel would like nothing better than to tear off a new strip for its customers. Gibbs Wire & Steel company processes and distributes specialty steel wire and strip products. Its products include a wide range of stainless steel and chrome/nickel stainless steel strip, carbon steel strip, and alloy steel strip (using bronze or copper) in various widths and gauges. Gibbs Wire & Steel also produces and stockpiles a range of steel, chrome, and alloy steel wire products, including music wire. Gibbs Wire & Steel company sells to springmakers and metal formers, as well as to makers of medical and electronics products. Its metal service centers are located across the US and Canada.

TUBACEX, S.A. is an industrial Group founded in 1963, dedicated to the manufacture and sale of special seamless stainless steel tubes, exporting to over 60 countries all over the world. Total sales have converted TUBACEX into the the second producer worldwide, a leadership where total integration of the production processes has demonstrated being a key factor in success.The Head Office located in Llodio (Alava), Spain has branches in Austria and USA with delegations in Italy, France, Holland, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Canada, China, Brazil, Dubai and Russia.The actual workforce in the companies that form the TUBACEX Group total 1,797. The main clients of the TUBACEX Group belong to the oil, petrochemical, chemical, power producing, machining, car manufacturing, food producing, aircraft, nuclear and capital goods industries.

North Star BlueScope Steel is a 50-50 joint venture between BlueScope Steel (Melbourne, Australia) and Cargill, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN). BlueScope Steel is Australia’s largest steel producer. The company also is known worldwide for its coated and painted steel products with facilities in Australia, Asia and North America. In 2004, BlueScope Steel acquired Butler Manufacturing, the leading pre-engineered steel buildings manufacturer in the United States and China.Cargill, Inc. is America’s second largest private company, the world’s largest grain trader and food processing company. The company has over 150,000 employees working in 68 countries throughout the world.The partnership brings together expertise in electric furnace steel making, slab casting and hot rolling technology in a synchronous flat rolled mini-mill. The steel mill is designed with a unique combination of proven technology to provide our customers a superior hot rolled product.

Troxel manufactures steel tubing and fabricates tubular products. Those products are used by the automotive and agricultural industries as well as in home appliances, HVAC equipment, and industrial transformers. Troxel manufactures products in profiles including rounds, squares, ovals, and rectangles. It also provides secondary cutting, fabrication (bending, swaging, flattening, etc.), and powder coating services. It no longer has any connection to its former equestrian and cycling helmet subsidiary, still called Troxel LLC, which it sold in 1997. The Troxel Company was founded in 1898.

The nickel business is a significant component of our overall portfolio, setting standards of excellence in mining, processing and marketing products that meet society’s needs and contribute to improved quality of life.Nickel is widely used to produce stainless steel and special alloys. It is an essential ingredient in the products we use every day, including electronics, construction materials and medical equipment.We have more than 12,000 employees working with nickel in Canada, the United States, Indonesia, Asia, New Caledonia, the United Kingdom and Brazil.Our goal is to grow nickel production for the world, responsibly.Please explore our website to learn more about Vale’s nickel business.

Palmaris Capital Plc was originally incorporated in Scotland in 1988 as a mining investment company, however, following a capital re-structure in 2001 most of the investments have been realised with only one major investment remaining in Scottish Resources Group Ltd, previously Mining Scotland Ltd. A substantial shareholding in Perseverance Corporation Ltd, a gold mining company operating in Victoria, Australia was distributed to our shareholders as a dividend in specie in February 2007.

Evraz Inc. NA, part of the Evraz Group S.A., is one of the most diversified steel manufacturers in North America, producing over 5 million tons of specialty and commodity steel products annually.Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, we operate manufacturing facilities in eight locations: Portland, Regina Saskatchewan, Pueblo Colorado, Claymont Delaware, Calgary, Camrose, and Red Deer Alberta, Surrey British Columbia, and a sales office in Calgary. We also process scrap in several locations across the Canadian prairie provinces and North Dakota.Our diverse range of manufacturing capabilities allows us to produce a wide array of specialty steel products currently in high demand: plate, coiled plate, welded and seamless pipe for oil and gas applications, structural tubing, rail and wire rod/bar.We take a dynamic approach to manufacturing, using the production flexibility of our facilities to respond quickly to changes in the market for maximum efficiency and cost savings.The Regina Research and Development complex, together with the Frontier Pipe Research Unit, enhances our ability to develop high strength steel and pipe products for the most demanding applications. Evraz Inc. NA not only has the right facilities and equipment capabilities to meet our customers' needs, we also have outstanding people who are committed to continuously improving quality, customer service, efficiency, and safety on the job.

Through its various subsidiaries, Yamato Kogyo manufactures steel products, railway track materials, and heavy-duty fabricated products. The company's main steel products include cast steel products, elevator guide rails, hot- rolled shapes, spliced H-shapes, and shapes for shipbuilding. Yamato Korea Steel makes concrete reinforcing bar, which is used in the construction industry. Products made by the Yamato Trackwork System unit include expansion joints, fishplate, rack rails, railroad bolts, and railroad scissor crossings. Nucor-Yamato is a joint venture between Yamato Kogyo and Nucor Corporation. Yamato Kogyo also operates Siam Yamato Steel as a partnership with Siam Cement.

Minco Gold Corporation is a pioneer among western mining companies in China. Minco Gold Corporation has engaged a dynamic, proven management team and has cultivated strong relationships with key Chinese mining organizations. Minco has acquired an impressive asset portfolio and works directly with strategically select joint venture partners whose expertise adds significant value to Minco's operations. We have established joint ventures in the provinces of Hunan, Guangdong and Inner Mongolia. Minco Mining (China) Corporation, incorporated in China for the purposes of managing the Company's projects in China, enhancing the Company's management team in China, and expanding upon certain mining activities (such as staking) in China.

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