Corriente Resources has hitched itself to a copper belt. The company explores and develops copper and gold projects in Latin America. Its primary operations consist of its four copper deposits all in the exploration and development stages along the Corriente Copper Belt in Ecuador. Its Mirador project is the furthest along and closest to production. At the end of 2009 Chinese companies Tongling Nonferrous Metals and China Railway Construction Corp. acquired Corriente for C$680 million ($650 million).

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.

Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in mining, milling, processing, and marketing molybdenum products in Canada and the United States. Thompson Creek Metals company owns the Thompson Creek Mine and mill in Idaho; a metallurgical roasting facility in Langeloth, Pennsylvania; and a 75% joint venture interest in the Endako Mine, mill, and roasting facility in British Columbia. It also holds an option to acquire a 75% interest in the Mount Emmons molybdenum property located in Colorado; and a 100% interest in the Davidson molybdenum property situated in British Columbia. Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. produces primarily molybdenum products, including pure oxide, molybdic oxide, powder and briquettes, ferromolybdenum, and high performance molybdenum disulfide. As of December 31, 2009, its consolidated recoverable proven and probable ore reserves totaled 556.0 million pounds of contained molybdenum in the Thompson Creek Mine and the Endako Mine. Thompson Creek Metals company was formerly known as Blue Pearl Mining Ltd. and changed its name to Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. in May 2007. Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. has its main executive office in Denver, Colorado.

Nyrstar is a Belgian publicly-listed company, created on 31 August, 2007 by combining the zinc smelting and alloying operations of Zinifex (an Australian mining company) and Umicore (a Belgian materials technology company). We listed on the Euronext Brussels Stock Exchange on 29 October 2007.Our name, Nyrstar, is a combination of ‘nyr’, an old Norse word meaning new, and ‘star’ a leading light. For us, Nyrstar means a bright new star, brilliant and fresh.Our vision is to be the partner of choice in essential resources for the development of a changing world. Our strategic direction is to focus on the pursuit of value creation for our stakeholders through initiatives that improve and expand our existing assets whilst selectively pursuing opportunities in mining.The zinc we produce is most commonly used to protect steel from corrosion. It is used in a wide range of industries, the largest consumers being the construction and transport sectors.Nyrstar also produces significant quantities of lead. Lead and zinc are very much sister metals, tending to occur together geologically. Lead is mainly used to produce lead-acid batteries, used primarily in motor vehicles.Given the mineral nature of zinc and lead concentrates, when they are processed they produce a number of valuable by-products such as copper, gold, indium and silver. Sulphuric acid is another valuable by-product of the zinc smelting process.Nyrstar's plants are located close to its key customers and adjacent to major transport hubs to allow easy delivery of raw materials and distribution of finished products.

Kobe Steel, Ltd. is one of Japan's leading steelmakers, as well as a major supplier of aluminum and copper products. Other business segments consist of wholesale power supply, machinery, construction machinery, real estate, and electronic materials and other businesses.The Kobe Steel Group is comprised of numerous consolidated and equity-valued companies in Japan, the Americas, Asia and Europe.KOBELCO is the corporate logo mark and brand name of the Kobe Steel Group. Behind the KOBELCO mark is Kobe Steel's commitment to excellence and quality.

Natural Resource Partners L.P. (NRP) is a master limited partnership that is principally engaged in the business of owning and managing coal properties, and coal handling and transportation infrastructure in the three major coal producing regions of the United States: Appalachia, the Illinois Basin and the Powder River Basin. NRP also owns and manages aggregate reserves in Arizona, Texas, West Virginia and Washington. In addition the partnership manages oil and gas properties and timber assets in Appalachia.The partnership does not actively engage in the mining of any of its minerals or natural resources, but rather leases its properties to various operators in exchange for royalty payments.Natural Resource Partners is headquartered in Houston, TX with its operational headquarters in Huntington, WV.

Archipelago Resources Plc (Archipelago) is a UK incorporated company formed in 2002 to acquire, explore, develop and mine gold and other metal deposits in south east Asia. Archipelago was listed on AIM in September 2003 and as a result of a number of capital raisings has 493,019,334 shares in issue. Archipelago’s registered office is in London but the Company is managed from Perth, Western Australia and all project development personnel are located at the Company’s principal project at Toka Tindung in North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Ferragon processes flat-rolled steel using techniques such as decambering, pickling, leveling, and slitting. Ferragon company is a toll processor, meaning that it processes customers' material for a fee rather than buying material, processing it, and reselling it. Ferragon operates primarily in Ohio and Michigan, but subsidiary FerrouSouth is based in Mississippi. The company's Ferrous Metal Transfer division transports processed steel. Other group companies include Ferrolux Metals, Metalux, and Ferrous Metal Processing. Ferragon president Eduardo Gonzalez founded Ferragon company in 1983.

Founded in 1978, Kreher Steel Company, LLC is one of the largest distributors of a full range of carbon, alloy, and stainless steel bar products, and cold heading quality carbon and alloy rod and wire products. For the past 32 years, the strength of Kreher Steel has been our people, and we are proud to carry on this time-honored tradition. The knowledge and unique flexibility provided by our sales people allows us to adapt to our customers’ exact specifications. Our sales people are backed by a dynamic support staff. They work hand-in-hand to build close working relationships with each customer.From the beginning, Kreher Steel was an innovator in just-in-time programs. We cultivate and maintain close relationships with a nationwide web of warehouses and processors, which results in products that are delivered on time and within your budget, anywhere in the country.

Industrias Nacobre, through its operating subsidiaries, manufactures and distributes a variety of metal and plastic products for industrial, construction, and agricultural uses. Subsidiaries Nacobre and Almexa produce copper tubes, sheets, bars, wires, fittings, valves, flexible hoses, and forged parts as well as aluminum rolls and sheets, disks, foil, and machined parts. The group's third operating company is Tubos Flexibles, which makes PVC tubes and fittings primarily for use in hydraulic, irrigation, and sewer systems. Owned by Grupo Carso, Industrias Nacobre is part of that company's Condumex business segment.

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