Santa Fe Gold hopes it has the Midas touch. In 2006 the company, previously called AZCO Mining, bought Lordsburg Mining Company from Imagin Minerals; the deal brought Santa Fe Gold company the Summit silver-gold mining project in New Mexico. Santa Fe Gold immediately began to develop further the Summit property as well as the Ortiz gold property, also located in New Mexico. With an increased emphasis on those two projects, Santa Fe Gold transformed itself into a precious metals miner. Its focus had been on the Black Canyon mica project in Arizona, though those operations had been idle since 2002. The shift in company focus preceded the company's 2007 name change and relocation of its headquarters to New Mexico.

Tertiary Minerals plc ("the Company") is a UK based public mineral exploration and development company. Its shares trade on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange ("AIM") and on PLUS Markets under the trading symbol "TYM".The Company aims to provide capital growth for shareholders through the cost effective exploration and development of mineral deposits. The Company’s objective is to become a major European supplier of fluorspar, an essential raw material for the fluorine chemicals business. In 2008 Tertiary Minerals Company acquired the Storuman fluorspar project in Sweden and, in July 2010, after a programme of drilling and metallurgical testwork completed a positive scoping study for the development of the project.Also in July 2010 Tertiary Minerals Company acquired rights to explore the Lassedalen fluorspar project in Norway which it intends to evaluate as a second potential fluorspar mining operation.Tertiary Minerals Company portfolio also includes exploration targets for gold, iron and tantalum in the politically stable Nordic countries and, subject to a resolution of licence issues, the world's largest deposit of tantalum-niobium (and rare-earths) in Saudi Arabia where a development project is being evaluated in conjunction with Saudi joint venture partners. The Company is currently awaiting the re-issue of an exploration license over Ghurayyah before continuing further work on this project.he Directors’ policy is to progress its "flagship" fluorspar projects towards production and to maintain a portfolio of exploration projects such that Tertiary Minerals Company has, as far as is possible, continuing exposure to the opportunity for the discovery of commercial ore-bodies.The Company also works through joint venture or farm-in agreements with other mineral companies on its projects where this would allow it to accelerate exploration and/or development of a project beyond the financial resources available to it, or in order to explore further its projects at minimal cost.In 2005 the Company sponsored the formation and AIM admission of Sunrise Resources plc and remains a major shareholder in that company.

Founded as North Shore Supply in 1955 by William and Lou Beth Nemzin, North Shore Supply Company company started in the salvage and scrap business. During the early years, the Nemzins met the growing needs of the Houston Ship Channel industrial sector by supplying a large range of products, including steel, pipe, fittings, flanges, and valves, as well as industrial tools, equipment, and supplies. It was the Nemzins’ idea to be the “supermarket for industry,” and with grit, determination, and hard work, their vision became a reality.In the early 1980s, the second generation of family entered the business and planted the seeds for further growth. Using the latest in computer technology, exercising fiscal responsibility, and leveraging a workforce dedicated to customer service, the second generation helped to expand North Shore Steel into a premier provider of steel products and services to the Gulf Coast region.

Kazakhmys PLC is an international natural resources company, listed in the UK, with its principal operations in Kazakhstan and the surrounding region. The core business is the production and sale of copper. Kazakhmys is fully integrated from mining ore through to the production of finished metal. The copper division also produces significant volumes of other metals as by-products, including zinc, silver and gold. Kazakhmys is the largest copper producer in Kazakhstan and in the top ten worldwide. The copper division has operating sites across Kazakhstan with 15 open pit and underground mines, 10 concentrators and two smelting and refining complexes. The Copper division owns coal mines and power plants, which supply sufficient energy for its operations and markets excess capacity commercially. Fully integrated production and good by products, make Kazakhmys one of the lowest cost copper producers in the world. These advantages, combined with a large reserve base give the Group a strong platform for future growth and development. The Group has two major growth projects, Bozshakol and Aktogay. They should start production in 2014 and 2015. Kazakhmys owns 50% of Ekibastuz GRES-1, the largest power station in Kazakhstan. Together with the captive power plants, the Group manages over 20% of Kazakhstan power supply.

Minerali Industriali is based in Novara, Italy, and has been established in 1984. Minerali Industriali was set up following the merger of two historic Italian groups in the mining sector: Maffei, founded in the early 1900s and Gruppo Minerali operating since the ‘70s and involved in the mining, processing & trading of industrial mineral products.

Excellon Resources Inc. (TSX: EXN),a mineral resource company operating in Durango and Zacatecas States, Mexico, is committed to building value through production, expansion and discovery. Excellon Resources is producing silver, lead and zinc from high-grade manto deposits on its Platosa Property, strategically located in the middle of the Mexican silver belt. In fiscal 2010, Excellon's focus remains on increasing its Mineral Resources at Platosa through an aggressive $12.7-million exploration program, and expanding its operating capacity to maximize the value of the recently acquired Miguel Auza mill. The Platosa Property, not fully explored, has several geological indicators of a large carbonate replacement deposit (CRD) mineralized system, the tracking of which Excellon believes will lead to the discovery of a world class deposit. At Miguel Auza, located in the northern portion of the Zacatecas-Fresnillo silver belt, an initial exploration program to evaluate the potential of this largely underexplored property, the site of considerable historic and recent production from epithermal precious and base metal veins began in the fall of 2009.

Uranium One has uranium production and development projects in Australia, Kazakhstan, South Africa, and the US. Its primary in-production project is the majority-owned Akdala Mine in Kazakhstan. Other projects in Kazakhstan, South Africa, and the US are in the late stages of development. Uranium One sees uranium demand increasing due to nuclear reactors being built in Asia and Europe. Since 2005 the company has changed its name (from Southern Cross Resources, among others) and acquired Aflease Gold, Uranium Resources (with mining assets in South Africa), UrAsia Energy, (uranium operations in Central Asia), and Energy Metals (uranium in the US). The deals have created a company that is among the world's leaders.

Arch Coal, Inc. engages in the production and sale of steam and metallurgical coal from surface and underground mines to power plants, steel mills, and industrial facilities in the United States. As of December 31, 2009, the company operated 19 active mines; and owned or controlled approximately 3.9 billion tons of estimated proven and probable recoverable reserves. It owned or controlled primarily through long-term leases, approximately 100,100 acres of coal land in West Virginia; 107,800 acres of coal land in Wyoming; 98,900 acres of coal land in Illinois; 72,100 acres of coal land in Utah; 46,200 acres of coal land in Kentucky; 21,800 acres of coal land in New Mexico; and 18,500 acres of coal land in Colorado. The company, formerly known as Arch Mineral Corporation, was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

Gibraltar Industries is a leading manufacturer and distributor of products for building markets. Gibraltar Industries Company serves a large number of customers in a variety of industries in all 50 states and throughout the world from facilities in the United States, Canada, England, Germany, and Poland.Gibraltar's goal is to establish a leadership position in all of its businesses. Currently, we are North America’s leading manufacturer of roof and foundation ventilation products, mail storage (single and cluster), rain dispersion, bar grating, expanded metal, and metal lath. We are also the second-largest manufacturer of anchors and structural connectors.

Teck is Canada’s largest diversified mining, mineral processing and metallurgical company. Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, we are a world leader in the production of copper, metallurgical coal and zinc, molybdenum and specialty metals, with interests in several oil sands development assets.Teck Company owns, or has interests in, 13 mines in Canada, the USA, Chile and Peru, as well as one metallurgical complex in Canada. We have expertise across the full range of activities related to mining, including exploration, development, smelting, refining, safety, environmental protection, product stewardship, recycling and research. Teck Company is actively exploring in countries throughout the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe and Africa.Teck is committed to creating value for its shareholders while continually improving its performance as a responsible corporate citizen and a leader in its industry. We pursue development of new technologies that make mining more economically and environmentally sustainable and strive to be a Partner of Choice wherever we operate and with whomever we are associated.

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