VSMPO-AVISMA (formerly Verkhnaya Salda Metallurgical Production Association if that helps at all) is a leading producer of titanium and magnesium alloys, including ingots and mill products. The Russia-based company also produces aluminum alloys, ferrotitanium, and other metal products. Subsidiary Tirus distributes products throughout Europe and North America, as well as provides services such as cutting, heat treating, precision grinding, and machining to customer specifications. Its NF&M International unit makes titanium billet and bar stock. VSMPO-AVISMA exports about 70% of its produced titanium; customers include leading aerospace companies such as Airbus, Rolls-Royce, Pratt & Whitney, GE, and Boeing.

Tsodilo Resources Limited is a diamond, base and precious metal exploration company concentrating its exploration efforts on the southern portion of the Angola / Congo craton in northwest Botswana. Tsodilo's prospecting licences are held through its Botswana registered subsidiary companies, Newdico (Pty) Limited ("Newdico') and Gcwihaba Resources (Pty) Limited ("Gcwihaba'). Newdico holds 9 diamond Prospecting Licenses (license map), covering an area of some 3,940 square kilometers, in the northern Ngamiland Project area. Tsodilo has a 95% stake in Newdico, while Trans Hex Group, a South African diamond mining and marketing company, holds the remaining 5%. Exploration in the Newdico Ngamiland project area is at an advanced stage, with completion of kimberlite indicator mineral sampling on a regional scale and ground geophysical surveys focusing on two primary areas within the larger License area. The Nxau Nxau kimberlite field is the principal location, with 40 known and drilled kimberlites, while several further first-order magnetic anomalies await drill investigation. The Guma district is the second location in the east of the license area where 10 first-order magnetic and indicator mineral anomalies await drill investigation. Both the Nxau Nxau and Guma areas have many second-order magnetic anomalies and the dolerite dyke swarm area south of the Nxau Nxau field provides further potential kimberlite drill targets.Gcwihaba holds 9 diamond prospecting licenses (license map) covering an area of some 6,856 square kilometers immediately adjoining and south of the Newdico licenses. In addition to the diamond prospecting licenses, Gcwihaba has also been granted 18 prospecting licenses for metals (base, precious, platinum group, and rare earth) (license map) covering an area of some 13,500 square kilometers.

Wise Alloys wants to stay smart when it comes to aluminum. The company is a leading maker of aluminum can sheet, which is used primarily to produce packaging for beverages and food. The aluminum can sheet made by Wise Alloys is transformed into more than 16 billion beverage cans per year, representing about 15% of the total market. Along with aluminum can sheet, Wise Alloys makes wide aluminum sheet, which is used in architectural applications and to make roofs for truck trailers. Though a part of the former Reynolds when it was founded in 1948, Wise Alloys has been a part of Wise Metals Group since 1999.

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.

Atlantic Copper smelts and refines copper mined by its parent company, global metals and minerals giant Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold. The company's metallurgical complex is located in Huelva, where it produces about 500,000 tons of copper anodes and cathodes annually. Those copper products are then sold to copper rod and brass mills, primarily located in Europe. Atlantic Copper purchases copper concentrate from fellow Freeport-McMoran subsidiary PT Freeport Indonesia.

New Gold Inc. engages in the acquisition, exploration, extraction, processing, reclamation, and production of mineral properties. New Gold company primarily focuses on gold, silver, and copper deposits. Its operating properties include the Mesquite gold mine in the United States; the Cerro San Pedro gold-silver mine in Mexico; and the Peak gold-copper mine in Australia. New Gold company also has development projects, including the New Afton copper-gold project in Canada; and a 30% interest in the El Morro copper-gold project in Chile. New Gold was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

The earth suffers a little death every time Climax Molybdenum pulls its product out of the ground. The company produces molybdenum from its underground and open-pit mines in Arizona and Colorado. The company also operates molybdenum processing and roasting facilities in the US and Europe (in the UK and the Netherlands). Molybdenum is used primarily by the steel industry as an anti-corrosive and, on a smaller scale, the chemical industry. Founded in 1916, Climax Molybdenum was a subsidiary of Phelps Dodge until Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold bought that company in 2007. Climax makes Freeport-McMoRan the world's #1 molybdenum producer.

Imperial Metals wants to rule its share of the mining business in British Columbia. The company explores, develops, and produces base and precious metals, mainly copper, gold, and molybdenum. Its primary properties are located in British Columbia -- the Mount Polley mine (copper/gold), the Huckleberry mine (copper/molybdenum), and the development stage Red Chris property. It also owns a mine in Nevada (Sterling gold property). Imperial Metals was formed in 2001. It bought Selkirk Metals in 2009, hoping to apply its development experience to that company's portfolio of exploration projects.

Cambridge-Lee Industries entered the copper tube industry in 1955 as a small distributor serving the U.S. plumbing market. Over the years, the company has evolved into one of the world's largest distributors of copper with sales offices in every corner of the globe. During 1993, Industrias Unidas S.A. de C.V. (IUSA), one of Mexico's largest conglomerates, acquired Cambridge-Lee. IUSA has a modern, state-of-art copper refinery and tube mill in Pasteje Mexico. In 1996, Cambridge-Lee purchased Reading Tube Corporation, a major U.S. producer of copper tube. As a result of the merger and acquisition, Cambridge-Lee has become one of the world's leaders in the manufacture and distribution of copper tube for water supply, air conditioning, refrigeration and a variety of commercial applications.Cambridge-Lee has grown to be a world leader because we understand that customer satisfaction requires not only quality products but also a high level of service. Our employees take pride in ensuring we meet our customer needs and requirements: from on-time deliveries, to well-trained sales and service departments, to utmost product quality.

Gammon Gold Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and mining of gold and silver deposits in Mexico. Gammon Gold, Inc. owns and operates the Ocampo mine in Chihuahua State, and the El Cubo mine in Guanajuato State, as well as the Guadalupe y Calvo advanced exploration property in Chihuahua State, Mexico; and leases the Las Torres gold-silver mine in Guanajuato State, Mexico. Gammon Gold, Inc. was formerly known as Gammon Lake Resources Inc. and changed its name to Gammon Gold Inc.

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