Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. operates as a coal producer primarily in the central Appalachian and northern Appalachian regions. Alpha Natural Resources engages in underground room and pillar mining, and surface mining operations, with a focus on high bituminous, low sulfur steam coal and metallurgical coal reserves. It supplies and exports metallurgical coal for use in the steel-making processes; and thermal coal to electric utilities and manufacturing industries fuel for electricity generation. Alpha Natural Resources operates 61 mines and 14 coal preparation plants in Northern and Central Appalachia and the Powder River Basin. Alpha Natural Resources also involves in the purchase and resale of coal. Alpha Natural Resources serves electric utilities, steel manufacturers, industrial customers, and energy traders and brokers. Alpha Natural Resources was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Abingdon, Virginia.

Dynamic Materials Corporation is the world’s leading provider of explosion-welded clad metal plates. Its products, which are typically used in industrial capital projects, include explosion-welded clad metal plates and other metal fabrications for use in a variety of industries, including oil and gas, petrochemicals, alternative energy, hydrometallurgy, aluminum production, shipbuilding, power generation, industrial refrigeration and similar industries. Based in Boulder, Colorado, the Company operates three business segments: Explosive Metalworking, which uses proprietary explosive processes to fuse different metals and alloys; Oilfield Products, which manufactures, markets and sells specialized explosive components and systems used to perforate oil and gas wells; and AMK Welding, which utilizes various technologies to weld components for use in power-generation turbines, as well as commercial and military jet engines.

Nyota Minerals has stars in its eyes. Nyota Minerals company explores and mines for diamonds in South Africa and platinum and gold in Ethiopia. It also explores for diamond deposits in India through an alliance with BHP Billiton. Nyota Minerals produces aggregate, concrete, cement bricks, and pavers as by-products of its mining operations. In 2009 it spent about $3 million to buy gold miner Minerva Resources and changed its name from Dwyka Resources soon thereafter. Nyota translates from Swahili as "star" or "good fortune."

Breakwater is a mineral resource company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and mining of base metal and precious metal deposits in the Americas. Breakwater has three producing zinc mines: the Myra Falls mine in British Columbia, Canada; the El Mochito mine in Honduras; and the El Toqui mine in Chile. The Langlois mine in north western Quebec, Canada has temporarily suspended operations effective November 2, 2008. The operation is being maintained on a care and maintenance basis. Breakwater will continue to monitor economic and market conditions as they relate to any decision to continue the temporary suspension or to restart the mine. Breakwater is listed on the TSX under the ticker BWR.

Lapham-Hickey Steel is committed to meeting or exceeding customer expectations and increasing customer satisfaction through continual improvement of our Products, Services and our Quality Management Systems.At Lapham-Hickey Steel, quality is dictated by strict adherence to the ISO 9001 quality system. These standards are maintained and managed by our Quality Department and reviewed regularly by the Corporate Executive Committee.One of our main goals here at Lapham-Hickey Steel is to insure total customer satisfaction. Customer feedback is the best tool we have to determine if we are meeting all expectations. You are invited to participate in our Customer Satisfaction Survey, your feedback will be used as a tool in our venture for continuous improvements.

Altos Hornos de Mexico S.A. de C.V. (AHMSA) is steel crazy after all these years. Altos Hornos company is Mexico's largest steelmaker, with a production capacity of more than 3 million tons a year. It makes flat products (plate, hot- and cold-rolled coil, tin-free steel) and long products (heavy and light structural sections, wire rod, wire products). A former government-controlled company privatized in 1991, AHMSA mines its own iron ore and coal to produce steel, and it also produces steam coal. Being vertically integrated gives AHMSA flexibility when raw materials prices vary. AHMSA's parent company is Mexican industrial conglomerate Grupo Acerero del Norte.

Massey Energy Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, A.T. Massey Coal Company, Inc., produces, processes, and sells bituminous coal primarily in the United States. As of January 31, 2010, it operated 56 mines, including 42 underground mines and 14 surface mines in West Virginia, Kentucky, and Virginia. Massey Energy company also owns and operates approximately 160 wells, 200 miles of gathering line, and various small compression facilities in Appalachian Basin. Massey Energy Company’s customers include electric utilities, steel manufacturers, industrial customers, and energy traders and brokers. It distributes its products through freight and terminal agreements with various providers, including railroads, barge lines, ocean-going vessels, bulk motor carriers, and terminal facilities. Massey Energy company was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.

African Minerals Limited (“the Company”, “African Minerals”, or “AML”), the mineral exploration and development company with significant iron ore and base metal interests in Sierra Leone, West Africa. The Company holds an extensive portfolio of mineral rights in Sierra Leone, a country in which it has been actively investing since 2003. Sierra Leone is a mineral rich country which has been largely unexplored and has recovered quickly from a period of instability. Elections held in Sierra Leone during 2007 resulted in a smooth handover of power demonstrating a successful African democracy. African Minerals completed the country’s first aeromagnetic survey during 2004 and subsequent exploration programmes and multi-element sampling analysis have resulted in the Company assembling a large mineral exploration portfolio in Sierra Leone. The Company is particularly excited by the progress at its flagship project, the Tonkolili iron ore project, where a JORC compliant magnetite resource of 10.5 Billion tonnes has been prepared by SRK Consulting (UK) Limited. This is the world’s largest reported JORC compliant magnetite iron ore mineral resource and African Minerals is in a very strong position to realise the full potential of the Project and compete alongside leading iron ore producers in supplying international steel markets. Additional exploration activities at Tonkolili have also confirmed the potential for 800 Million tonnes of hematite mineralisation. The Company signed a lease agreement with the Government of Sierra Leone in November 2008 over key rail and port infrastructure. Dependent upon the results of engineering studies, the Company will refurbish and construct rail and port facilities to accommodate its iron ore production and shipping capacity requirements and provide third party access at commercial rates.

Premier Steel processes and distributes flat bar and plate products made from hot-rolled carbon and alloy steels. It operates from facilities in Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Premier Steel company also acts as a sales agent for the Norwegian Fundia Profiler, a supplier of steel products for shipbuilders. Premier Steel was founded in 1992 by president and CEO Steven Bergman.

X-CAL has a significant NI-43-101 gold and silver resource at its Sleeper Gold Property in Nevada. The Company’s gold properties include: The Sleeper Gold Property, located in Humboldt County, The Mill Creek and Reese River Properties located in the Cortez Area and the WR Property located in the Spring Valley Area. All properties are 100% owned by X-CAL and are located in Nevada.

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