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.

United Steel Service, Inc. (UNISERV) is a full-line service center handling a broad range of carbon and stainless steel products, specializing in custom and production slitting and rail industry component fabrication.Every member of the UNISERV team understands that satisfying the needs of our customers is key. We are first, last and always a customer-driven company.

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.

Opawica Explorations Inc. (TSX.V: OPW) is a junior exploration company actively engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral resource properties. In addition, the Company controls approximately 36% of Upper Canada Gold Corporation (TSX.V symbol "UCC") which is represented by 11,744,752 Upper Canada Gold shares owned by Opawica. The principal asset of UCC is the Dingman gold-aggregate deposit located in southeastern Ontario.The Company's current exploration and development efforts are concentrated on its 100% owned Atikwa Lake-Maybrun gold and copper project located about 120 kilometres southeast of Kenora, Ontario. The Company commissioned Golder Associates Ltd. (“Golder”) to prepare an NI 43-101 report on the Atikwa Lake property which included modeling of the mineralization associated with the resources at Atikwa Lake, as well as independent resource calculations. This initial report was completed in March 2009. On August 31, 2009, the Company filed a new NI 43-101 report by Robert Laakso, P.Eng, which included new resource estimates on the Atikwa Lake Project.The Atikwa Lake Project is a former 500 tpd producing gold and copper mine that has been on stand-by care and maintenance since 1973. Opawica is currently carrying out a Preliminary Scoping Study that initially will be limited to the existing historic Maybrun Mine footprint and infrastructure.The study will determine if preliminary economic considerations may be applied to at least 1,800,000 tonnes of higher grade open-pit resources that are within the larger overall Maybrun Main Indicated Resource. This preliminary study will use a production rate of up to 500 tpd for a minimum 10 year period.

This Eagle doesn't make steel fly, but Eagle Steel Products company will arrange for its products to be transported by barge, train, or truck. Eagle Steel Products operates a steel service center on the Ohio River that has access to multiple modes of transportation. Eagle Steel Products company processes strip steel into a variety of products. Processing services include coil decanning, cutting-to-length, pickling and leveling, and slitting. Its products are used to make cars and household appliances and are also used by the office equipment manufacturing and construction industries. Eagle Steel Products was founded in 1982.

Troon Ventures Ltd. (TSX-V:TVN) is a well funded exploration and development company intent on establishing growth through an aggressive acquisition business model. Troon Ventures Company has assembled an experienced group of directors who possess a proven track record of creating shareholder value by successfully completing numerous mergers and acquisitions, raising over $2 billion in capital and bringing several projects to production. Troon is currently focused on acquiring mineral properties with established resources and exploration upside that will create significant shareholder value.

Gem Diamonds is a global diamond company that has been pursuing a long term growth strategy through targeted acquisitions and the development of existing assets. Under current market conditions, the Group is focused on the development of its cash generative assets and has curtailed all non-essential capital and development expenditure.The Group’s portfolio comprises producing kimberlite and lamproite mines, development projects and exploration assets, as well as diamond beneficiation capabilities. Operations and projects are situated in Angola, Australia, Botswana, the Central African Republic, Dubai, Lesotho, Mauritius and Indonesia.With Letšeng’s production of the world’s most remarkable white diamonds and Ellendale’s production of rare fancy yellow diamonds, Gem Diamonds is focused towards higher value diamonds. This segment of the market is expected to deliver attractive long term returns.Gem Diamonds’ strategic intent remains to be one of the world’s leading diamond companies with a specific focus towards higher value gem quality diamonds. Principally through Letšeng and Ellendale, the Group has moved a long way to implementing that strategy in the rough diamond market.Over the medium to long term, this strategy will be pursued in the polished diamond market with the development of the Group’s cutting and polishing business to beneficiate only high end quality diamonds.Due to the market conditions at the end of 2008, the Group decided in early 2009 to delay the roll out of these cutting and polishing facilities. However, the Group may further develop these facilities in the future as and when market conditions allow.

Rod, wire, and tubing are the specialties of Ansonia Copper & Brass. The company casts, extrudes, and draws copper and copper alloys. The result is semi-finished products that undergo additional modification by the company's customers. It manufactures and tests more than 70 high quality alloys, including specialized, customer defined specifications in rod, bar, wire, flat-wire, extruded and large diameter seamless tube shapes. End users include the aerospace, automotive, consumer appliance, and telecom industries. Ansonia Copper & Brass operates one plant in Connecticut.

Bull markets and bear markets come and go, and through them all Joseph Behr and Sons sticks to the scrap metal business. Through subsidiaries Behr Iron & Steel and Behr Metals, Joseph Behr and Sons company buys, processes, and sells scrap iron, steel, and nonferrous metals such as aluminum and copper. In addition, Behr is engaged in construction and demolition work, via its G&M Construction unit. The company's Behr Trucking unit provides freight transportation services. The company was founded by Joseph Behr, grandfather of CEO Richard Behr, in 1906.

Kinross Gold Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the gold mining and related activities. Kinross Gold Corporation also involves in the exploration and acquisition of gold-bearing properties, the extraction and processing of gold-containing ores, and reclamation of gold mining properties. Its gold production and exploration activities are carried out principally in the United States, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, and the Russian Federation. As of December 31, 2009, its proven and probable mineral reserves were 51.0 million ounces of gold, 102.9 million ounces of silver, and 2.9 billion pounds of copper.

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