Pacific Steel & Recycling is the Intermountain Northwest’s largest Steel Service Center and Scrap Metals Recycler. We are a 100% employee owned ESOP corporation that has been in business for more than 100 years. Pacific has thrived throughout the years by catering to our customers’ needs. We know that by putting customers first and adapting to their needs, we will continue to succeed.We are headquartered in Great Falls, MT, and have 38 branch offices in Washington, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Wyoming, South Dakota and Montana. Pacific offices are uniquely committed to serving their communities--by providing exceptional steel and recycling services and supporting local schools, youth sports teams and charitable causes.

Brazilian Diamonds (formerly Black Swan Resources) hopes to be transformed into wealthy prince. As the new name suggests, it now explores for and acquires diamond properties in Brazil. Its projects include Serra da Canastra, Santo Antonio do Bonito, and Abaete River. Brazilian Diamonds acquired several of these projects from De Beers Brazil and is working with local mining companies to develop these properties. In 2005 Brazilian Diamonds company sold its holding in Hidefield Gold, but Brazilian Diamonds still works with the gold company in a precious metals exploration joint venture.

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.

The kind of powders produced by H.C. Starck have nothing to do with ski slopes or Miami Vice busts. H.C. Starck (the US unit of German-based H.C. Starck GmnH, dba H. C. Starck Group) manufactures metal powders, thermal spray powders, metal products, and specialty chemicals. Its powders go into everything from concrete to sporting goods, from pigments and plastics to medical and dental supplies. Starck also makes electroconductive polymers and colloidal silica for the electronics industry. H. C. Starck Group has more than a dozen plants located in Europe, North America, and Asia. It is owned by private investors Advent International and The Carlyle Group.

Aurubis sure hopes you upgrade kitchenware to include some copper pots. The company operates two main business segments. The company's copper production unit produces 1 million tons of copper cathodes (a 99.9%-pure form of copper) from ore, recycling materials, and scrap. Its second business unit, copper processing, then uses this copper to cast wire rod and shapes, copper alloys, and rolled products. The company produces another 1.2 million tons of copper products each year. Customers include companies in the chemical, electronics, automotive, and construction industries. Aurubis bought Belgian copper company Cumerio for about $1 billion in 2008 and changed its name from Norddeutsche Affinerie the next year.

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.

Mediterranean Resources Ltd (TSX -- MNR) is developing four projects located along the 12 kilometre Yusufeli Property in northeastern Turkey. Current NI 43-101 compliant resource estimates for the Tac and Corak projects, 8 km apart, total 1.58 million ounces gold Indicated and 0.29 million ounces Inferred. These estimates, completed in April 2009 by SRK Consulting are constrained within Whittle pit shells, providing a materially enhanced level of confidence in the economic potential of the Yusufeli Property. The new resource estimates demonstrate that both Corak and Tac are amenable to open-pit mining with a reasonable assumption of economic viability.To date, less than 20% of the 100 square kilometre Yusufeli Property has received drill exploration, and several targets remain to be addressed. In December 2008 MNR announced initial drilling results from the Celtik project area, located at the eastern end of the Yusufeli Trend. Assays from three holes confirmed a significant new discovery at Celtik, with multiple intercepts from surface to 314 metres. An intercept of 18.4 metres assayed 6.51 g/t gold and 0.9% copper.MNR acquired the Corak and Tac properties from Teck in 2005, and currently controls these core areas under a mining license. Acquisition of contiguous areas has been conducted by obtaining new exploration licenses. The properties are well serviced by roads, water and access to power, providing for highly cost-effective exploration. To date, exploration costs have averaged less than $8 per ounce. As well, Turkey's modernized mining code and permitting process provide attractive incentives to exploration ventures, including rebates on expenditures.MNR's plans for 2009 include 6,000 metres of diamond core drilling to an average depth of 300 metres at Corak and Tac to upgrade and expand resources within the new pit shell modeling, and a drill program to follow up on the significant new discovery at Celtik.

Inmet Mining believes it has a solid base for growth in base metals. The mining company emphasizes base metals such as copper and zinc, though it also produces gold. Inmet is involved in five producing mines: Troilus, a wholly owned gold mine in Quebec; the Çayeli mine in Turkey, which produces copper and zinc concentrates; Ok Tedi, an 18%-owned copper mine in Papua New Guinea; the Spanish Las Cruces copper mine; and Pyhasalmi, a copper and zinc mine in Finland. It also has a Panamanian copper/gold project in development, acquired in 2008 when it bought Petaquilla Copper. In 2010 Inmet entered a joint agreement with Millrock Resources for a 70% interest in San Jose and Dry Mountain copper operations in Arizona.

Founded as North Shore Supply in 1955 by William and Lou Beth Nemzin, North Shore Supply Company company started in the salvage and scrap business. During the early years, the Nemzins met the growing needs of the Houston Ship Channel industrial sector by supplying a large range of products, including steel, pipe, fittings, flanges, and valves, as well as industrial tools, equipment, and supplies. It was the Nemzins’ idea to be the “supermarket for industry,” and with grit, determination, and hard work, their vision became a reality.In the early 1980s, the second generation of family entered the business and planted the seeds for further growth. Using the latest in computer technology, exercising fiscal responsibility, and leveraging a workforce dedicated to customer service, the second generation helped to expand North Shore Steel into a premier provider of steel products and services to the Gulf Coast region.

HudBay Minerals looks below the surface to find profits. The company focuses on the exploration and production of zinc and copper, primarily in Canada's Manitoba province. HudBay operates several mines, production plants, and refineries located in Manitoba, Ontario, and Michigan. In addition to zinc and copper, it also produces silver and gold. HudBay attempted to expand through an $800 million combination with Canadian mining company Lundin Mining in 2008. The combined company would have been among the top three Canadian base minerals companies, but the two companies called off the deal early in 2009.

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