Bard Ventures Ltd. ("Bard") or (the "Company") is a junior mining and exploration company with mineral interests in British Columbia and Ontario. The Company is publicly listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "CBS". In British Columbia, Bard holds the option to acquire a Lone Pine molybdenum prospect of 1,051 hectares, located in the Omineca Mining Division 15 km northwest of Houston, B.C., as well as an option to acquire the nearby Grouse Mountain zinc-copper-silver-molybdenum prospect, consisting of 7 claims. The Company also has an option with Selkirk Metals Corp. to earn a 50% interest in the Wasi Creek zinc-lead-silver prospect, located 150 km northwest of Mackenzie, also consisting of 7 claims. At January 2009, Lone Pine had measured and indicated resources of 110,340,000 tonnes grading of 0.083% molybdenum, containing 201,733,000 lbs molybdenum. In Ontario, Bard holds a 50% interest in the Opikeigen gold prospect located 145 km east of Pickle Lake. The interest is shared 50/50 with Slam Exploration Ltd. Bard's exploration philosophy is to develop high priority molybdenum targets in established areas and to work with quality joint venture partners to advance the projects. In the Omineca mining division, Bard continues to work on high priority molybdenum and Rhenium targets with the goal of advancing them to the stage where a high quality joint venture partner can be brought in to advance the projects to the next level. Targets on the Lone Pine Property include previous high grade molybdenum values as well as new high grade molybdenum targets developed by Bard's crew. Bard plans to build the company based on its technical expertise and high quality joint venture partnerships.

Canarc Resource Corp. (CCM: TSX, CRCUF: OTC-BB, CAN: DBF) is a growth-oriented gold exploration and mining company focused on the acquisition, discovery and development of strategic gold deposits in North, Central and South America. By seeking a partner to develop its principal asset, the high-grade New Polaris gold mine project in BC, towards feasibility and production and by exploring the attractive new Tay-LP gold project in the Yukon, Canarc aims to deliver resource growth and enhance shareholder value.

Viking Gold Exploration has set off in search of gold in North America. Viking Gold company explores for gold in the Northwest Territories of Canada. Its nearly 30 active claims are in the Yellowknife region, which is known for its productive gold belt that has yielded more than 13 million ounces of gold. Viking Gold's properties include Morris Lake, Max Lake, Ginn Extension, and Peregrine. It has option agreements with Aur Resources and Peregrine Diamonds.

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.

Diamond Fields International Ltd. is a marine diamond producer with a superior portfolio of mineral exploration properties in several areas of the world. Diamond Fields corporate strategy is to maximize cash flow from its Namibian marine diamond concessions and systematically explore and develop its international mineral exploration projects. In addition, the Company continues to explore opportunities to acquire new economic mineral projects worldwide.

From pig iron to animal feed, Balli Group trades a little bit of everything. Through subsidiaries Balli Steel and Balli Trading, the group trades and distributes steel as well as aluminum, chemicals, office products, agricultural goods, and other commodities. Flat-rolled steel makes up about half of total steel sales. Chemicals and aluminum account for the majority of the company's non-steel trading business. Established in 1991, the trading house has grown through the acquisitions such as Klockner Steel Trade (2000), Comvex (2002), and RXI (2003). Comvex is a bulk handling terminal in the Black Sea. Balli also operates alumina refineries and aluminum rolling mills.

ArcelorMittal is the world's leading steel company, with operations in more than 60 countries.ArcelorMittal is the leader in all major global steel markets, including automotive, construction, household appliances and packaging, with leading R&D and technology, as well as sizeable captive supplies of raw materials and outstanding distribution networks.With an industrial presence in over 20 countries spanning four continents, the Company covers all of the key steel markets, from emerging to mature. Through its core values of Sustainability, Quality and Leadership, ArcelorMittal commits to operating in a responsible way with respect to the health, safety and wellbeing of its employees, contractors and the communities in which it operates. It is also committed to the sustainable management of the environment and of finite resources. In 2009, ArcelorMittal had revenues of $65.1 billion and crude steel production of 73.2 million tonnes, representing approximately 8 per cent of world steel output.ArcelorMittal is listed on the stock exchanges of New York (MT), Amsterdam (MT), Paris (MT), Brussels (MT), Luxembourg (MT) and on the Spanish stock exchanges of Barcelona, Bilbao, Madrid and Valencia (MTS).

Gippsland Limited is an Australian based international resource company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange where it trades under the codes "GIP" (Shares) and "GIPO" (Options). Gippsland is managed by Directors who provide a complimentary blend of technical and commercial skills, and having a long history in the successful running of technically complex private and ASX listed companies.Because of the Directors' international experience, Gippsland focuses on world-scale projects which have been over-looked by major resource groups. Projects which have undergone detailed exploration and which have the potential to be brought into production quickly are a prime target for the Company. Gippsland's success in this area is due in part to the Company's philosophy of entering into equitable joint venture arrangements with overseas nationals.The Company's prime assets are the 40 million tonne Abu Dabbab and the 98 million tonne Nuweibi tantalum-tin projects located in the Central Eastern Desert of Egypt, adjacent to the western shore of the Red Sea.An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) completed to World Bank standards has been approved by the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency. A Bankable Feasibility Study undertaken by Lycopodium Engineering Ltd determined that the Abu Dabbab project has the potential to become a major tantalum supplier to the steadily expanding global tantalum industry. The Lycopodium BFS indicated that the project will produce in excess of 650,000 pounds of tantalum pentoxide per year over a likely mine-life of 20 years. Gippsland Limited has executed an offtake agreement with the tantalum major HC Starck GmbH of Germany for the sale of 600,000 pounds of tantalum pentoxide per year for a 10 year period.Gippsland Limited is presently negotiating with the German government owned KfW Bankengruppe for project finance which is anticipated will be arranged on a most favourable 80% debt and 20% equity basis.Tantalum metal powder is an indispensable intermediate for the production of capacitors without which modern cell phones, laptops or flat screens would not be possible. HC Starck in particular is a specialist for high capacitance tantalum powders which are above all indispensable for the latest generation of modern electronic appliances. Tantalum metal is also an essential metal in the production of high temperature applications such as jet engine turbine blades. Tantalum has a high level of bio-acceptability which makes it the preferred metal of medical implants (orthopaedics). Due to its extreme resistance to acid corrosion it is used in chemical plant and equipment.

The Doe Run Company assures us that no female deer are harmed in the production of its metal products. The fully integrated company is primarily involved in the entire lead production process, from mining to milling to smelting and refining. It is also engaged in the recycling and fabrication of lead and lead products. The company's recycling unit handles about 150,000 tons of lead annually. Doe Run has operations in Arizona, Missouri, and Washington. The Doe Run company also has an affiliate, Doe Run Peru, which mines lead and other nonferrous metals in Andes region. It's a part of the Renco Group, which also owns a stake in auto maker AM General among several other businesses.

Kimber Resources Inc. is an advanced gold-silver explorer focused in Mexico, that is seeking to grow shareholder value by building gold and silver mineral resources through systematic exploration. Kimber Resources Inc. strategy is to excel as an exploration company specializing in the discovery, definition and development of gold and silver deposits in Mexico, building resources and advancing our projects into valuable assets capable of becoming profitable mining operations. Kimber Resources Inc., is based in Vancouver, British Columbia and trades on the NYSE AMEX under the symbol “KBX” and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “KBR.”

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