Orvana is a gold producer with significant growth opportunities and a strong balance sheet. Orvana owns and operates the Don Mario Mine in Eastern Bolivia and is developing two promising assets: the recently acquired El Valle-Boinás/Carlés gold-copper project in Northern Spain and the Copperwood copper project in Upper Peninsula of Michigan, United States.With a growing pipeline of promising mineral assets and an experienced management team, Orvana is poised to become a mid-tier, multi-mine gold and copper producer. Orvana is focused on building long-term value for its shareholders through production growth and strategic acquisitions.

Troxel manufactures steel tubing and fabricates tubular products. Those products are used by the automotive and agricultural industries as well as in home appliances, HVAC equipment, and industrial transformers. Troxel manufactures products in profiles including rounds, squares, ovals, and rectangles. It also provides secondary cutting, fabrication (bending, swaging, flattening, etc.), and powder coating services. It no longer has any connection to its former equestrian and cycling helmet subsidiary, still called Troxel LLC, which it sold in 1997. The Troxel Company was founded in 1898.

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.

Yukon Zinc Corporation (YZC) is a privately owned mine development and exploration company based in Vancouver, Canada. YZC has mining reserves and resources in the Yukon Finlayson and Rancheria Districts.The core focus for YZC is to advance the underground zinc-silver Wolverine Mine into production. All of the development and operations permits have been issued and there is an established working relationship with the Kaska First Nation. Current work at Wolverine includes final installation of infrastructure and commissioning at the Industrial Complex. Mine operation is scheduled for 2010.

CITIC Resources invests in energy and minerals exploration, development, and trading, focusing on oil exploration in mainland China, Indonesia, and Kazakhstan. The company was formerly engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of plywood but switched gears in 2004, the same year that China-owned investment group CITIC took a controlling stake. Since then it has built up an international portfolio of holdings including interests in Portland Aluminum Smelter (one of the largest in the world), the Coppabella and Moorvale coal mines in Queensland, and commodities trader CITIC Australia Trading. CITIC Group indirectly owns 54% of CITIC Resources.

The Special Metals Corporation group of companies was created in the latter part of 1998 when Special Metals Corporation of New Hartford, New York, acquired Inco Alloys International, including its Huntington Alloys and Wiggin Alloys divisions. In 2006, Special Metals Corporation became a part of Precision Castparts Corp., a worldwide manufacturer of complex metal components and products. With a history of alloy technology now going back some 100 years, our company continues to provide solutions to difficult materials problems through such time-tested products as our world-recognized INCONEL, INCOLOY, NIMONIC, UDIMET, MONEL and NILO alloys.Today's Special Metals is a world leader in the invention, production and supply of the high-nickel, high-performance alloys used for the difficult jobs in engineering. These alloys are highly engineered to offer a superior combination of heat resistance, high-temperature corrosion resistance, toughness and strength and are used in the world's most technically demanding industries and applications. Special Metals offers the largest range of nickel alloys and product forms, as well cobalt alloys, to more than ten worldwide markets. We produce nickel alloys in all standard mill forms, from large ingots and billets to plate, sheet, strip, tubing, bar and wire, the latter of which includes core and filler wires for welding products. Special Metals company has manufacturing and research facilities in the USA and Europe, sales offices in North America, Europe and Asia, and a distribution network including most of the industrialized countries of the world.

CBR Gold is a Canadian exploration company, seeking gold primarily in the prolific Committee Bay greenstone belt located in Nunavut. Since 2004 CBR Gold has expanded its exploration activities to Argentina and the US. In 2008 CBR Gold expanded into Alaska with the acquisition of Niblack Mining. It shortened its name, formerly Committee Bay Resources, the following year.

Aditya Birla rivals even Shiva's many incarnations. With nearly 70 manufacturing units, service operations, and subsidiaries the Indian conglomerate produces fabrics, industrial gases, aluminum and copper, cement, palm oil, branded apparel, carbon black, chemicals, fertilizers, sponge iron, and insulators. Aditya Birla is the #1 producer of viscose staple fiber (a manmade fiber akin to cotton) in the world as well as the world's #1 producer of rolled aluminum and is among Asia's largest makers of primary aluminum. It also provides business, financial, and IT services. Subsidiaries include metals company Hindalco, industrial giant Aditya Birla Nuvo, and the minority-controlled IDEA Cellular.

North Bay Resources Inc. (OTCQB: NBRI) is a junior mining company with over 150 mineral and placer claims encompassing approximately 60,000 acres throughout British Columbia, Canada. The Company’s mission is to build a portfolio of viable mining prospects throughout the world and developing them through subsidiaries and JV partners to their full economic potential.North Bay's business plan is based on the Generative Business Model, which is designed to leverage its properties into near-term revenue streams even during the earliest stages of exploration and development. This provides shareholders with multiple opportunities to profit from discoveries while preserving capital and minimizing the risk involved in exploration and development.North Bay Resources Company has recently filed registration documents with the SEC to become a fully-reporting company. Once the registration is effective, the Company will then be eligible to have its stock listed on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (OTCBB).

Mitsui Mining and Smelting (known as Mitsui Kinzoku), a member of the Mitsui "keiretsu," supplies nonferrous metals for industrial uses. Formed in 1950, Mitsui Mining company smelts, refines, and fabricates copper, zinc, and other nonferrous metals from ores produced at its own mines or purchased from outside sources. Mitsui Mining company is Japan's top producer of zinc, popularly used as a protective coating for steel. It makes die-cast parts from zinc, aluminum, and magnesium primarily for the automotive industry; it also makes copper foil, ceramics, and packaging tapes for the electronics industry. Mitsui Kinzoku's services groups are involved in environmental engineering, and metals recycling.

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