While Highveld Steel and Vanadium was once one of the world's leading producers of vanadium, now that it's a part of Russian steel producer Evraz, it's concentrating more on its steel assets. Highveld Steel mines its own ore for its steelworks, which produces plate, coil, billets and slabs. Those products go to the construction, shipbuilding, and rail industries, among others. Until the 2008 disposal of most of its vanadium operations, Highveld had gotten about a third of sales from that unit. But since 2006, Highveld Steel company has sold most of its ferro-alloy businesses as well as its 50% stake in South Africa Japan Vanadium and wholly owned subsidiary Vanchem.

Zaruma Resources believes that a mine is a terrible thing to waste. The public Canadian company operates mines for the exploration and development of gold in Mexico and Venezuela; the Mexico operation also explores for copper at its Luz del Cobre copper deposit. Its San Antonio property (in the Sonora State of Mexico) is estimated to hold approximately 300,000 ounces of gold, and its El Foco property (in Venezuela) contains nearly 100,000 ounces of gold.

Exco Technologies manufactures die-casting and aluminum extrusion products and services for the automotive industry. The company's casting and extrusion technology unit manufactures die casting machines, high precision tooling for small die casting and plastic injection molding machines, and single cell die ovens. Its automotive solutions unit (through its Neocon, Polydesign, and Polytech divisions) makes such items as door pockets, restraint systems, and slide-out tables, primarily for passenger cars and light trucks. Exco operates 10 manufacturing facilities in Canada, Mexico, Morocco, and the US. It has engineering offices in France and the US, and a global sales network.

Thomas Steel Strip has a few cold ones for automakers and other hard-working companies. The subsidiary of British steel producer Corus Group manufactures cold-rolled specialty steel strip for the appliance, automotive, battery, electrical/electronic, office products, and other industries. Brand names include NiZn-Cote, NICOR, and HILUMIN (steel strip for battery makers). The company's products are primarily sold in North America. It is a part of its parent's Corus Special Strip division. Corus itself is owned by Tata Steel.

Daido Steel excels in the manufacture of specialty steel products and components for automobiles as well as industrial and electrical machinery. Founded in 1916, Daido markets a lengthy supply of specialty steel parts to the likes of Nissan Motor, Honda Motor, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Its products include tool steel, stainless steel, die forgings, welding wire, mechanical construction steel, and nickel alloys. Daido boasts an international network with locations throughout Asia as well as in Germany and the United States. Nippon Steel, Toyota, and Honda are among Daido Steel companies holding stakes in Daido Steel.

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.

Anshan Iron and Steel Group Corporation (Ansteel) is situated in Anshan, Liaoning Province. The Anshan area abounds with the rich iron ore resources. The proved reserves make up one fourth of the total reverses in the country. Additionally, the rich magnesite, limestone, claystone, manganese are distributed over the Anshan area, which are the uncommon auxiliary materials for the metallurgical industry. Anshan has convenient communications. Zhong-Chang railway and Shen-Da expressway pass through the urban area of Anshan, linking with Dalian Port, Yingkou Port and Bayuquan Port in the vicinity and opening into the world.Initially came into being in 1916 and grew out of Anshan Ironworks and Shouwa Steelworks, Ansteel was established in 1948 and rebuilt into an earliest large-sized iron and steel production base in New China, thus having the reputation of the cradle of the Chinese steel industry and the eldest son of the Republic’s steel industry.Ansteel has made great contribution to the national economic construction. In 60 years, Ansteel cumulatively produced 375 million tons of pig iron, 381 million tons of raw steel and 277 million tons of rolled steel, and paid the tax and profit of 124.5 billion yuan, equivalent to 23 times of the State’s investment for Ansteel, and also delivered nearly 60000 outstanding cadres, engineers, technicians and skilled workers to the various parts of the country and provided the training of more than 11 thousand people across all kinds of talents.After the 60 years construction and development, Ansteel has formed a development pattern of three major production bases respectively located in Anshan, Bayuquan and Chaoyang, with an annual integrated capacity of 25 million tons of pig iron, raw steel and rolled steel, which are the production bases for leading products and high-quality rolled steel, mainly including the auto sheet, electric household appliance sheet, container plate, ship plate, heavy rail, oil tubing, pipeline plate, vessel plate, cold-rolled silicon steel, etc. Ansteel can produce 16 types, 120 sub-types, 600 steel grades and 42000 specifications of steel products which are widely used in various fields of the national economy. Ansteel has the certification of ISO 9002 Quality Management System, the certification of ship plates by the classification societies of nine countries, the API approval of oil country tubing, certificate for building materials of Approval for CE Marking by Lioyd's Register Quality Assurance, and the certifications of ISO 14000 Environment Management System and GB/T28001 Occupation Safety and Health Management System.

Castrip understands that steel can never be too thin. The joint venture of minimill titan Nucor, BlueScope Steel, and Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries offers a technology that aids steelmakers in the manufacture of flat-rolled, carbon, and stainless steel sheets at very thin gauges. The Castrip technology is based on an invention devised by Henry Bessemer in 1857. Steel produced through the Castrip process may be used in a wide variety of products, including appliances, furniture, grain bins, racking, and structural tube. Castrip was established in 2000.

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.

Gladstone Pacific Nickel Limited (GPNL) is a dynamic publicly-listed, Australian mining development company, which is establishing a US$3.65 billion long-life, nickel and cobalt refinery at the Gladstone State Development Area (GSDA) in Central Queensland, Australia. GPNL is planning to build the refinery at the deepwater Port of Gladstone, treating high-grade nickel laterite ores from New Caledonia and other south-west Pacific Islands, underpinned by beneficiated ores from its own Marlborough deposits. The Project has the potential to be one of the largest nickel refineries in the world. Initially as Stage 1, the Project is looking to produce some 63,000 tonnes of nickel and 5,000 tonnes of cobalt per annum. GPNL’s Feasibility Study for Stage 1 of the Project (completed 2008) shows US$538 million profit after tax and interest in first year of full production. The Gladstone Nickel Project (GNP) will comprise of; a high pressure acid leach (HPAL) plant and metal refinery in the Yarwun Precinct of the GSDA; nickel mines and loadout/shipping facilities in New Caledonia and potentially other south-west Pacific islands; ore importation facilities at the Port of Gladstone; a modern nickel mine at Marlborough with ore railed to the refinery at Gladstone; and a long-term residue storage facility located in the Aldoga Precinct of the GSDA

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