Inca Pacific is a mineral exploration company focused on the development of the Magistral copper and molybdenum deposit in Peru. Peru hosts some of the world's most profitable mines and remains one of the mining industry's first choices for exploration and development of mineral deposits with robust economics. The Company's directors and officers have extensive experience in all aspects of the mining industry, from exploration and mine development to mine management and finance. Inca's head office is in Vancouver, BC, Canada and exploration headquarters are in Lima, Peru. Inca Pacific's common shares are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange and the Lima Exchange under the symbol "IPR".

Lihir Gold Limited (LGL) is a major global gold producer with operations in Papua New Guinea (PNG), West Africa and Australia. The company’s head office is located in Port Moresby, PNG, and in 2005 LGL established its global corporate base in Brisbane, Australia.Lihir Gold Limited company is incorporated in PNG, where it operates one of the world’s largest gold mines and processing facilities on Lihir Island in New Ireland province. In June 2008, LGL finalised a merger with Perth-based gold producer Equigold NL. Through the merger, LGL now has operations at Mount Rawdon in Queensland and in Côte d’Ivoire in West Africa. Combined from its three producing operations, LGL has more than 30 million ounces in gold reserves.In 2009 LGL produced 1.12 million ounces of gold, joining an elite group of gold miners producing in excess of 1 million ounces annually. This comprised a record 853,000 ounces from Lihir Island, 150,000 ounces from Bonikro in its first full 12 months of production and 108,000 ounces from Mount Rawdon.LGL is publicly listed, with its shares traded on the Australian, Port Moresby and NASDAQ stock exchanges. Lihir Gold Limited company presently has 2.4 billion shares on issue and a market capitalisation exceeding A$8 billion.

Riverstone Resources Inc. is a Vancouver based Canadian company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange with the symbol RVS and quoted on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange with the symbol 3RV. The company holds extensive interests in gold exploration permits in Burkina Faso, West Africa -- an under-explored country with a highly attractive geological setting conducive to the discovery of mineral deposits. Four new gold mines were opened in the country in 2007-2008, as well as two new mines in 2010. Riverstone is well established in Burkina Faso and has been actively involved in exploration of its gold permits since 2003. Riverstone has completed an initial NI43-101 resource estimate on its flagship project, Karma, with indicated gold resources of 820,500 ounces and a further inferred resource of 320,300 ounces. (See "Karma Project" for detailed information). A feasibility study is planned to start at Karma in Q4 2010. There are currently 90,229,190 shares issued with a fully diluted issue of 121,902,066 shares. Management and insiders hold approximately 14% of the capital.

The American Industrial Revolution was well underway. The year was 1895. And in the quiet northwestern New Jersey town of Asbury, an important American enterprise was born. Harry M. Riddle founded what is today Asbury Carbons, Inc. He became a hard worker at an early age, doing chores on the family farm, and then walking some five miles to work at a general store. By the time he was 24, he was part owner of two general stores, one in Asbury, New Jersey, and another located in the nearby village of Hampton. He was also Asbury's postmaster. However, he had much greater ambitions, and when a friend told him about the wide applications of graphite and its untapped industrial potential he was determined to become involved in the business. In 1895, Riddle leased an Asbury flour mill that was owned by a relative and powered by the swiftly flowing Musconetcong River. The mill had been built in 1865 to replace one constructed in the late 1700s. Riddle then hired a miller and transformed the operation so that instead of grist it now milled refined graphite, produced from raw material, some of which he bought from a small Rhode Island mine. Most raw graphite, however, was imported from Korea and Ceylon by New York City brokers. The barrels of raw graphite came by rail to a nearby New Jersey train station and transported the final miles to the mill by horse and wagon. Riddle called his new company Asbury Graphite Mills. To market his product, Riddle, not surprisingly, relied on the U.S. mail. He wrote letters to potential customers�foundries and manufacturers of such goods as paint and stove polish�and enclosed a sample. It proved an effective technique, as sales grew rapidly, from 36 tons of material to 144 tons during the first three years. Business was so strong that in 1903 Riddle paid $2,000 to buy the mill, and five years later bought another mill across the river. Known as "Plant No. 2," this facility would be continually upgraded and become the hub of Asbury's operation. The original plant, on the other hand, was used only intermittently and was finally closed in the 1970s.

acquet Metals is one of the world's largest distributors of stainless steel and nickel. The French company distributes its metal products to more than 7,500 industrial customers in 60 countries and operates out of about 40 subsidiary and franchise locations throughout the world. It has more than 20 distribution centers, with four located in the US. Jacquet's customers come from a few niche markets including companies in the agricultural, chemistry, energy, environmental, mechanical construction, paper manufacturing, and water treatment industries. Jacquet acquired full ownership of IMS International Metal Service in 2010.

ATH Resources is an AIM-listed operator of surface coal mines and has mines in production in East Ayrshire, Dumfries and Galloway and Fife. The Company is one of the largest producers of coal in the UK producing 2 million tonnes per annum. Coal was used to generate 36 per cent of the UKs electricity in 2008 and the Company holds coal supply contracts with three of the UK's main electricity generating companies. The Group commenced operations in 1998 when it acquired the rights to operate (and subsequently acquire) the Skares Road mine. The Garleffan mine was acquired in November 2003 and ATH Resources became a public company in June 2004 when it listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM). In June 2005 the Group funded two new surface sites, Grievehill and Glenmuckloch in Scotland for 18 million by way of an Open Offer to shareholders. The acquisition increased the Group's coal reserve base by 160% and provided greater diversity to the business. In May 2006 the Group acquired Doncaster-based A Ogden & Sons Limited a successful coal recovery, land remediation and regeneration business with a particular focus on colliery spoil heap reclamation projects. In July 2010, the Group sold the assets of ATH Regeneration Ltd, the proceeds of which could total some £17m over a seven year period comprising £6.5m in cash on completion plus royalties. The assets were sold to RecyCoal Ltd, a newly formed company that is funded by a substantial investment fund and its partners and has amongst its shareholders Tom Allchurch and Steven Beaumont, who at that time were the Group's Chief Executive and Finance Director respectively. In October 2006, following a successful planning application the Group commenced work on its new Laigh Glenmuir surface mine in East Ayrshire and obtained further consent to extract 800kt from an extension into Duncanziemere land in June 2010. Planning permission was also granted to extract up to 4 million tonnes of coal from the company's Netherton site near Cumnock, East Ayrshire in June 2010. This site is located close to the company's Skares Mine and work is due to start in the Autumn and will ultimately employ up to 110 personnel directly. In addition to its operating mines, the Group also has a number of other coal mining projects in Scotland and two through its French subsidiary, SRMMC including a series of six existing coal concessions in south-central France, covering an area of 36km, 2 with an estimated resource of approximately 4.5 million tonnes of recoverable coal.

Among the largest Russian steelmakers, Severstal produces numerous kinds of steel, such as cold-rolled steel, hot-rolled steel (structural steel for the construction industry), roll-formed shapes and pipes (angular shapes, C-shapes, and electric welded pipes), and rolled sections (hot-rolled channel bars, reinforcing bars, and wire rod). It operates primarily in Russia but also maintains operations worldwide. Its Severstal Resources unit also operates coal and iron ore mines. OAO Severstal company produces more than 19 million tons of steel, about 5 million tons of iron, and 4 million tons of coal annually. CEO Alexei Mordashov is Severstal's majority owner, controlling 83% of the company.

Lake Shore Gold is a rapidly growing mining company with a goal to become a North American mid-tier gold producer through the successful exploration, development and operation of three wholly owned mines in Timmins, Ontario: Timmins Mine, Thunder Creek and Bell Creek Complex. Lake Shore Gold Company is currently carrying out an underground advanced exploration program at the Timmins Mine project, where it has both a shaft and a ramp, and is drifting from Timmins Mine to the adjacent Thunder Creek property. Progress is also being made with an underground advanced exploration program at its Bell Creek Complex, located on the east side of Timmins. The Bell Creek Mill has been refurbished to a capacity of 1,500 tonnes per day with plans in place to expand the Mill incrementally to 3,000 tonnes per day. Lake Shore Gold Company continues to invest aggressively in exploration primarily in Timmins and in select other areas of Northern Ontario and Quebec, and owns a large land position in Mexico. The Company’s common shares trade on the TSX under the symbol LSG.

In 2010 Norsk Hydro agreed to buy the Brazilian aluminum operations of Vale SA in a $5 billion deal. You may find the oil business fascinating, but Norsk Hydro no longer has any interest in the industry. Until 2007 its operations were divided more or less equally between aluminum and energy products. Norsk Hydro is now focused almost exclusively on its aluminum operations, which are strong throughout Asia, Europe, and North and South America, and rank among the world's top five, along with the likes of Rio Tinto Alcan, RUSAL, and Alcoa. In 2006 it combined its energy operations with Norwegian state-owned Statoil, though it still owns a small energy business with 17 hydroelectric power stations in Norway.

Feroleto Steel Company, Inc., founded by Frank V. Feroleto in 1958, processes flat rolled steel for companies large and small. In December of 1990, the company became a wholly owned subsidiary of Toyota Tsusho America, Inc. Since the acquisition, Feroleto has expanded to Knoxville, TN and Weirton, WV to meet customer’s needs.Feroleto specializes in value added products and maintains close ties with vendors and customers in order to maximize value to customers. The company is financially strong and built around servicing customers’ needs.Feroleto adheres to the highest safety and environmental standards in the industry. We have earned, rightfully so we believe, the reputation as a knowledgeable, respected and responsible business partner.

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