Dorato Resources Inc. ("Dorato") is a mineral exploration company focused on the highly prospective Cordillera del Condor Gold District in northern Peru and adjacent to the border with Ecuador -- one of the most important gold-bearing districts in the region since pre-Incan times. Modern exploration on the Ecuadorian side of the border has successfully delineated a number of world-class gold and copper deposits including Kinross Gold's Fruta del Norte gold deposit with inferred resources of 13.6 million contained ounces of gold averaging 7.23 g/t gold. The Peruvian portion of the Cordillera, while sharing key geological features and stratigraphy, has remained almost entirely unexplored...until now. Dorato, through a series of option agreements, has the right to wholly acquire an extensive land package of approximately 1,050 square kilometres -- providing the Company a highly strategic position in this emergent gold district. Dorato is well funded and possesses experienced management with a proven track record.

Globe Specialty Metals Inc. (NASDAQ: GSM), is among the world's largest producers of silicon metal and silicon-based specialty alloys – critical ingredients in a host of industrial and consumer products with growing markets.Our customers include major silicone chemical, aluminum and steel manufacturers, producers of photovoltaic solar cells and computer chips, the auto industry, ductile iron foundries and concrete producers.We have major manufacturing facilities in the U.S. states of Ohio, West Virginia, Alabama and New York, as well as in Mendoza province Argentina and Ningxia province China. Our headquarters are in New York City. Our principal operating subsidiaries are Globe Metallurgical, Inc. and Solsil, Inc. in the U.S.; Globe Metales S.A. in Argentina; and Ningxia Yonvey Coal Industry Co., Ltd., in China.

Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of steel and related products primarily in Japan. The company’s products include hot strip, cold strip, electromagnetic steel sheets, hot-dip galvanized steel sheets, electrolytic galvanized steel sheets, high-tensile-strength steel plates and sheets, pre-painted steel sheets, precoated steel sheets, steel plates for structural uses, steel plates for low-temperature service, steel plates for line pipe, H-shapes, fixed outer dimension H-shapes, lightweight welded beams, sheet piles, steel pipe piles, slabs, steel billets, pig iron for steel making, and titanium products. It also offers seamless steel tubes and pipes, electric resistance welded tubes and pipes, large-diameter arc-welded pipes, hot ERW, specially shaped tubes, coated tubes and pipes, and stainless steel tubes and pipes.In addition, Sumitomo Metal Industries company provides railway, automotive, and machinery parts, including wheels, axles, bogie trucks, and gear units for electric cars and couplers; and materials for molds, die forged crankshafts, aluminum wheels, flange for transmission tower, crane wheels, and rolls. Additionally, it offers special quality bars, cold heading wire rods, spring quality bars, machining steel, bearing steel, stainless bars and wire rods, and stainless steel precision rolled strips. Further, Sumitomo Metal Industries offers steel bridges, steel structures for civil engineering, pipelines, and thermal plant and pipeline engineering services. The company also provides IC packages and electronic modules, as well as involves in the lease and sale of real estate; and research and testing specializing in materials analysis and evaluation. In addition, it engages in the land and sea transport of steel materials; and electric power supply. Sumitomo Metal Industries was founded in 1897 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.

Yieh Phui Enterprise Co. is gripping Taiwan and other Asian countries with its fistful of steel. The company produces, processes, and sells a variety of coated steel products with a number of applications in the electronics and consumer products industries. The company produces coils from pickled steel, cold-rolled steel, galvanized steel, and hot dip coated steel; it also makes steel pipes and assorted other galvanized and pre-painted steel products. Yieh Phui exports about three-quarters of its products, reaching customers in China, South East Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Australia.

The Fresnillo Group hunts for buried treasure throughout Mexico. Fresnillo focuses primarily on silver and gold mining, but also mines for lead and zinc. Its assets include three operating mines in Fresnillo, Cienega, and Herradura, as well as further development projects at Fresnillo and Herradura. Fresnillo produces nearly 280,000 ounces of gold each year and more than 34 million ounces of silver, making it one of the largest silver producers in the world; it also operates a variety of exploration projects. Its operations formerly comprised the precious metals business of Industrial Penoles, but that company spun off Fresnillo in 2008 while retaining majority ownership of it.

Zambia Copper Investments isn't sure what it wants to do, but it knows it likes copper. The company's primary asset had been a 28% stake in copper and cobalt mining company Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), but it sold that investment to another KCM shareholder, Vedanta Resources, in 2008. The following year it spent about $10 million for an 80% stake in African Copper PLC. Copperbelt Development Foundation has a 44% stake in Zambia Copper.

Barrick Gold Corporation is the gold industry leader, with interests in 26 operating mines and a pipeline of projects located across five continents, in addition to large land positions on some of the most prolific mineral districts. Barrick Gold Corporation conduct our business around the world, we have always been guided by our commitment to responsible behavior. In practice, this translates into bringing long-term benefits to the communities where we operate, and fostering a culture of excellence and collaboration among our employees. By upholding the Barrick Core Values in everything we do, we open up opportunities to earn the trust of our stakeholders and to create shared value.

Alcoa Alunimio is rich in aluminum. The company focuses on producing alumina (aluminum's principal ingredient, processed from bauxite) and aluminum in Brazil. Alcoa Alunimio's production locations provide mining, refining, and smelting operations to produce alumininum, as well as other products such as sheet and foil, aluminumn powder, and wiring harnesses. Customers use Alcoa's products for a wide variety of applications, including building construction, automobiles, spaceships, and beverage packing materials. The company, which produces about 300,000 tons of primary aluminum each year, opened its first aluminum plant in Brazil in 1970.

Though the story of Alamos Gold is not a long one in terms of time, it is one that is rich in terms of accomplishments. Alamos Gold was formed on February 21, 2003, as a result of the amalgamation of Alamos Minerals and National Gold. Prior to the merger, both Alamos Minerals and National Gold were involved primarily in mineral exploration activities in North America. Alamos Gold owns 100% of the 30,325-hectare Salamandra concessions, which are located within the Mulatos District in the State of Sonora of northwestern Mexico. These concessions contain the Mulatos Mine and a growing portfolio of more than a dozen exploration targets. Since declaring commercial production in 2006, Alamos Gold has continually focused on making operating improvements, resulting in record production of 178,500 ounces of gold in 2010.

Founded in 1970, Unimin Corporation has grown from a small glass sand mining company to become one of the world's leading industrial mineral producers. Our products are the essential raw materials utilized in nearly every manufacturing process. Always cognizant of that critical role we play, our objective is to produce engineered industrial minerals which add function and value to our customers' processes.Moreover, we are more than simply a mining company. We are global transportation specialists, applications engineers and technical advisors, research and development experts, and international marketers drawing from a synergistic product portfolio and global production capability.With an emphasis on corporate family, investment in the health, safety and development of our employees and in the communities in which we operate is paramount. Through leadership, commitment and active participation we endeavor to be a good corporate neighbor, as well a trustworthy corporate partner.

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