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.

Vancouver-based Augusta Resource Corporation is a base metals company focused on advancing the Rosemont copper-moly deposit near Tucson, Arizona. Rosemont currently hosts a large copper/molybdenum reserve that may account for about 10% of US copper output once in production in 2012. The exceptional experience and strength of Augusta’s management team, combined with the developed infrastructure and robust economics of the Rosemont project, will propel Augusta to become a solid mid-tier copper producer within the next three years. Augusta is traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the NYSE Alternext under the symbol AZC, and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol A5R.

Canada Gold doesn't actually mine for gold in Canada. In fact, it doesn't mine for gold anywhere else either. Its 2009 acquisition of Canadian Ore Processors gave the company a 50% stake in a gold ore processing facility in Peru that will serve companies that do all the mining. The other half is owned by Grafton Resources Investment Trust, which retains the option to sell its stake to Canada Gold by 2012. Now under construction, the facility is scheduled to begin operations by the end of 2010; it's located in northern Peru and would be the first of its kind in the mineral-rich area. Canada Gold changed its name from Metalquest Minerals after buying Canadian Ore Processors.

Keeping a stiff upper lip is mandatory for Corus Group, one of the world's largest steel companies. Corus makes coated and uncoated strip products, sections and plates, wire rod, engineering steels, and semi-finished carbon steel products. Customers include the automotive, construction, engineering, and household-product manufacturing industries. Corus Group company ranks behind ArcelorMittal among Europe's largest steel concerns, producing about 20 million tons annually. Corus is owned by emerging Indian giant Tata Steel and is responsible for that company's European operations.

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.

Orsu was formed on 19 June 2008 upon the Company’s completion of the acquisition of Lero Gold Corp., pursuant to which the Company accrued additional interests in exploration projects located in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. Orsu is a dual listed London-based precious and base metal exploration and development company which, through its subsidiaries, is exploring advanced copper-gold deposits in the Tien Shan gold belt in the Kyrgyz Republic, one of the largest and most prolific gold belts in the world and the Rudny Altai copper belt in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Orsu is registered in the British Virgin Islands.Orsu's properties within the Tien Shan gold belt in the Kyrgyz Republic occur in the same belt of rocks with similar geology and structural setting as Centerra Gold Inc.’s Kumtor Deposit. Since 1997, Kumtor has produced over 5.5 million ounces of gold and is estimated to contain a remaining 3.2 million ounces of reserves and 3.4 million ounces of resources, making it the largest gold mine in Kyrgyzstan and one of the largest gold deposits in the World.

Thundermin Resources Inc. is a Canadian-based mineral exploration company focused on the exploration for and discovery of economically viable base metal and gold deposits in Canada. Thundermin’s corporate objective is to become a profitable, producing mining company in the years ahead.Thundermin currently has an interest in, or the right to acquire an interest in, 11 base metal and gold properties in Canada. Thundermin also has royalty interests in a further 28 base metal and gold properties located in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Quebec and British Columbia. In total, these properties host three gold deposits and nine base metal deposits as well as other gold and base metal mineralizaton of significance.

Headquartered in Beijing and Founded on the basis of those gold operations and institutions that previously belonged to the central government, China National Gold Group Corporation (CNGGC, or China Gold) is a large scale state-owned enterprise with China National Gold Corporation as its predecessor.As an investment organization authorized by the central government China Gold directly reports to the central government and it is also a pilot company that the government is as the sole shareholder. The subsidiaries of China Gold include the following: the gold operations and institutions that previously belonged to the central government, the enterprises invested by China National Gold Corporation, and those enterprises that are formed by the investment of government funds for the gold industry which are turned into the ownership China Gold. Being the earliest company in doing gold mining in China, and possessing a total assets of RMB10..2 billions, China Gold has rich management experiences and strong strength in both technology and capital. It has set up a complete research and development system of its own and made quite a few research achievements with independent intellectual properties. In particular, in the areas of exploitation and use of resources of refractory gold ore, and gold refinery, China gold is at the advanced level of world standard. China Gold has its gold operations all over China, and contributes 20% of total gold production in China, meanwhile, controls over 30% of the total reserve in China, which guarantees a promising prospects. China National Gold Group Corporation is the council member of Shanghai Gold Exchange, and Zhongjin Gold Co Ltd., with China Gold as the major shareholder, is a leading company in the gold mining industry. Besides gold mining, the group corporation is also active in other businesses such as international trading, radiation processing, news media, outdoor advertisement, storage and transportation and so on, which all run well produce good results. China Gold enjoys high credits in both China and abroad, and sets up close business relationship with those large gold mining houses in the world. China gold is exclusive company in China that is authorized by the State Council to do gold loan in the world gold market and the only Chinese member of the World Gold Council.

Avocet is a gold mining company that was originally admitted to the Official List of the London Stock Exchange in 1996 and moved its listing to the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) - part of the London Stock Exchange, in July 2002. Following the takeover of Oslo-listed Wega Mining ASA in June 2009, a significant proportion of the Company’s shareholders are now based in Scandinavia. As a result, the Company has now listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (ticker: AVM), and began trading in June 2010. Avocet is committed to becoming a leading gold mining and exploration company. The Company aims to be at least a 300,000 ounce per annum gold producer, with a portfolio of operations, which include long life mines and a broadly sustainable reserve base, all underpinned by a strong financial base and world class practices with regard to health and safety, people, community, the environment and operational performance criteria.In late June 2009, Avocet completed the acquisition of Wega Mining ASA - an Oslo-listed gold development and exploration company. The acquisition of Wega brings Avocet majority ownership of the Inata gold project in northern Burkina Faso, West Africa. As of April 2010 commenced commercial production, at an annualised rate of over 120,000 ounces per annum, following first gold pour on 20 December 2009. In the Wega-takeover, Avocet also acquired over 20 exploration licences in Burkina Faso, Guinea and Mali, including the Tri-K gold exploration project in Guinea, which has a NI 43-101 compliant gold Indicated Mineral Resource of 666,500 ounces. Avocet believes local knowledge and experience, technical expertise, well established relationships with the respective governments and local communities, combined with a pro-active approach to environmental issues, are vital to ongoing success.

The Fresnillo Group hunts for buried treasure throughout Mexico. Fresnillo focuses primarily on silver and gold mining, but also mines for lead and zinc. Its assets include three operating mines in Fresnillo, Cienega, and Herradura, as well as further development projects at Fresnillo and Herradura. Fresnillo produces nearly 280,000 ounces of gold each year and more than 34 million ounces of silver, making it one of the largest silver producers in the world; it also operates a variety of exploration projects. Its operations formerly comprised the precious metals business of Industrial Penoles, but that company spun off Fresnillo in 2008 while retaining majority ownership of it.

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