Niocan has a can-do attitude when it comes to mining niobium. The company explores for niobium, a talc-like mineral that is used in the production of steel and superalloys, at its Oka ferroniobium project in Quebec. Niobium competes with other minerals such as vanadium and molybdenum. Niocan company is looking to get authorization from the government to begin production at its Oka project. In 2005 co-founder Rene Dufour retired as chairman and CEO. Founded in 1995, Niocan is 20%-owned by Electrum Ferrometals.

Companhia Brasileira de Aluminio (CBA) has more than enough energy for its aluminum business. In fact, the company distributes excess electricity to homes across Brazil. Its operations span the aluminum production process, from mining bauxite to producing primary aluminum to processing coils, ingots, billet, and bars as well as such fabricated products as cables and roof tiles. Clients include such industries as transportation, packaging, electric utilities, constructions, and consumer products. The intensive electrical requirements for aluminum processing led the company to to invest in hydroelectric power generation. It now operates nearly 20 power plants and supplies more than half of its own electricity.

Newcrest is Australia’s largest gold producer and one of the world’s top 10 gold mining companies by production, reserves and market capitalisation. Newcrest has a portfolio of low cost, long life operating mines, a strong pipeline of growth projects and highly prospective brown and greenfield exploration projects. The company has a substantial reserve and resource base combined with a long reserve life. As at 30 June 2009, it had gold reserves of 42.8Moz and copper reserves of 4.67Mt and gold resources of 80.0Moz and copper resources of 14.36Mt.Following the completion of the hedgebook buy-back in June 2008 Newcrest is now an unhedged gold producer. Low gearing and a strong balance sheet places the company in a good position to fund major development projects and to capitalize on external growth opportunities.The company's current activities include six operating mines: Cadia Valley Operations, comprising Cadia Hill and Ridgeway (near Orange, NSW), Telfer Open Pit and Telfer Underground (Pilbara Region, Western Australia), Cracow (Gladstone Region Central Queensland) and Kencana (Indonesia). The company has an extensive development pipeline of projects including Cadia East, Ridgeway Deeps, Gosowong Extension Project and Hidden Valley.In addition, Newcrest is currently exploring for gold and gold-copper deposits in Australia, Indonesia, Fiji, the United States, Canada and Peru. The world class exploration team has an enviable track record of discovery as all Newcrest’s mining projects were discovered by the company. Metals Economic Group ranked Newcrest as the most successful company at discovering major gold deposits between 1992 – 2005.For the financial year ended 30 June 2009, Newcrest produced 1.63 million ounces of gold at a cash cost of A$468 per ounce (US$350 per ounce), placing it in the lowest quartile of the global cost curve. In addition, the company produced 89.9 kilo tonnes of copper. For 2009-2010, Newcrest is targeting gold production of 1.81-1.91 million ounces and copper production of 83 – 87 kilo tonnes.Headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, Newcrest is among the top 20 companies listed on the Australian Stock Exchange by market capitalisation. The Company has around 5,100 employees and long term contractors. The origins of Newcrest date back to 1966, when Newmont Mining Limited established an Australian subsidiary, Newmont Australia Limited. In 1990, Newmont Australia Limited acquired Australmin Holdings Ltd, and subsequently merged with BHP Gold Limited in late 1990, changing its name to Newcrest Mining Limited. Newcrest Company has been listed on the ASX since 1987 (initially as Newmont Australia Limited).

Triple Plate Junction plc is a gold and mineral exploration company which listed on the Alternative Investment Market on the 19th of January 2004 at which time it completed a fundraising of £4.2 million.On Listing Triple Plate Junction acquired Larchland Limited, which has interests in Mineral Exploration Licence Applications in Vietnam. During the first half of 2004 Triple Plate Junction extended its focus it Papua New Guinea signing a number of Joint Ventures and securing three licences with five applications pending. Triple Plate Junction has secured higly prospective exploration areas which have the potential to host world class gold and copper-gold deposits.

UC Resources (TSX-V: UC) is a Canadian exploration, development and production company which has an opportunity-driven acquisition strategy. Its main focus is on production and exploration opportunities in Mexico. However, it will also be active in Canada on a very select basis on exploration projects, which have the potential to add significant shareholder value. The Company’s Canadian exploration program is at the McFauld’s Lake volcanic-hosted massive sulphide (“VMS”) project in the James Bay Lowlands of Ontario. This areas has recently received significant interest by the investment community due to some significant results by Noront Resources (TSXV:NOT). To date, in excess of $9 million has been expended on the project, of which 47 drill holes, totaling nearly 15,000 meters have been drilled on the McFauld’s #1 and #3 occurrences. Some of the highlights of this drill program in past years includes: McF-04-57 18.8 meters of 8.02% Copper and Mc-03-18 discovery hole intersected multiple zones, enriched in Zinc, averaged 4.83% Zn over 25.75 meters (also 0.51% Cu). UC Resources Company currently has an option to earn-in up to 55% undivided interest in the McFauld’s Lake Project.The current exploration program by UC has returned some significant results, including an intersection of 4.35% Zn, 2.69% Cu, 0.35 g/t Au and 6.63 g/t Ag over 19 metres.

ThyssenKrupp Stainless International (Krefeld) is a wholly owned subsidiary of ThyssenKrupp Stainless AG. Its two business units complement the direct sales activities of ThyssenKrupp Nirosta in Germany and ThyssenKrupp Acciai Speciali Terni in Italy. ThyssenKrupp Stainless International sells cold-rolled and hot-rolled stainless steel in all market regions worldwide with the exception of North America.ThyssenKrupp Stainless International company has around 440 employees and sells approximately 700,000 metric tons of material worldwide each year. In fiscal 2006/2007 ThyssenKrupp Stainless International generated sales of 1,570 million euros. ThyssenKrupp Stainless International currently has service centers in the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Poland, Hungary and Turkey as well as a sales company in the Benelux states and a warehouse with processing facilities in southern China. In addition, ThyssenKrupp Stainless International has sales offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Brazil, Singapore and Vietnam. The service centers are equipped with cut-to-length and slitting lines and can provide various surface treatments including grinding and brushing. ThyssenKrupp Stainless International is not just a materials supplier, it is a true service provider. ThyssenKrupp Stainless International company provides solutions for wide-ranging applications, offers product-support services and operates close to customers by constantly expanding and optimizing its global sales and service center network.

Queenston Mining is searching for Pandora's box, and hoping there is gold to be found within. Queenston Mining company owns, wholly and through joint ventures, about 20 gold properties in Canada. Its Wood-Pandora project includes 45 mineral claims in Quebec's top gold producing area. The Kirkland Lake project comprises 855 claims in one of Ontario's top gold producing camps. Queenston has joint venture agreements with Kirkland Lake Gold and with Globex Mining Enterprises. In 2010 Queenston Mining company agreed to buy Vault Minerals, which also owns properties in the Kirkland Lake region.

Corriente Resources has hitched itself to a copper belt. The company explores and develops copper and gold projects in Latin America. Its primary operations consist of its four copper deposits all in the exploration and development stages along the Corriente Copper Belt in Ecuador. Its Mirador project is the furthest along and closest to production. At the end of 2009 Chinese companies Tongling Nonferrous Metals and China Railway Construction Corp. acquired Corriente for C$680 million ($650 million).

Globe Specialty Metals Inc. (NASDAQ: GSM), is among the world's largest producers of silicon metal and silicon-based specialty alloys – critical ingredients in a host of industrial and consumer products with growing markets.Our customers include major silicone chemical, aluminum and steel manufacturers, producers of photovoltaic solar cells and computer chips, the auto industry, ductile iron foundries and concrete producers.We have major manufacturing facilities in the U.S. states of Ohio, West Virginia, Alabama and New York, as well as in Mendoza province Argentina and Ningxia province China. Our headquarters are in New York City. Our principal operating subsidiaries are Globe Metallurgical, Inc. and Solsil, Inc. in the U.S.; Globe Metales S.A. in Argentina; and Ningxia Yonvey Coal Industry Co., Ltd., in China.

Sojitz Corporation is trading in all kinds of places. The company's 500 subsidiaries trade in a wide array of businesses, ranging from steel and automobile parts to apparel, making it one of the largest trading houses in Japan. Sojitz's other major businesses include aerospace, foods, oil and gas, chemicals and plastics, retail property development, and construction materials. The rest of Asia and North America (through its Sojitz Corporation of America unit) are major contributors to its overseas trading operations. Sojitz was formed by the 2003 merger of two Japanese trading powerhouses, Nissho Iwai and Nichimen Corporation.

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