Eti Maden is on top of the world when it comes to producing borates. The Turkish state-owned company, through Eti Mine Works, is a world-leading miner and processor of boron. (Turkey holds about 60% of the world's boron reserves.) Eti produces about 2.5 million tons of boron concentrate from its mines and processes much of that to be used in products such as soaps, detergents, glass, fertilizers, and nuclear materials. Eti Maden also produces perlite, which is used as a construction material, scrubbing sand in refineries, and for growing in greenhouses, among other applications.

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.

Agnico-Eagle is a Canadian-based gold producer with operations in Canada, Finland and Mexico, and exploration and development activities in Canada, Finland, Mexico and the U.S. Our LaRonde mine is Canada’s largest operating gold mine in terms of reserves. Agnico-Eagle has full exposure to higher gold prices consistent with its policy of no-forward gold sales. It has paid a cash dividend for 28 consecutive years. Agnico-Eagle was formed in 1972 through the merger of Agnico Mines Limited, a prominent silver producer in Cobalt, Ontario, and Eagle Gold Mines Limited, a successful gold exploration company.

Monument Mining Limited (“Monument”) is a Canadian gold mining production and exploration company operating in Malaysia. The company's two 100% owned principal properties- Selinsing Gold Mine Project ("Selinsing") and Damar Buffalo Reef Prospect ("Buffalo Reef") - are located in Pahang State in the Central Gold Belt District in Malaysia, which is in the same district as the operating Penjom Mine and Raub Gold Mine.At the Selinsing Gold Mine Project Monument has developed an open-pit gold mine and 400,000 tons per annum capacity gold treatment plant. Currently the gravity circuit is in pre-commercial production pouring over 18,000 ounces of gold since October 2009, while the CIL circuit is in the final stages of commissioning. The annual production from the initially targeted 40,000 ounces is planned to be ramped up by twinning the mill to allow targeted annual gold production of between 75,000 and 80,000 ounces. Damar Buffalo Reef Prospect is an exploration project adjacent to the Selinsing land with a present estimated gold resource. The company completed two drill programs for 11,871 metres of reverse circulation drilling ("RC drilling"). The assay results announced show a positive outlook and confirm historic drill results. The company plans to extend the mine life at Selinsing through an ongoing exploration and drilling program at Damar Buffalo Reef. The property is a 3.2 kilometre adjacent extension to Selinsing that is mineralized over most of its length, based on drill results to date.The company will also be strategically advancing it's land position in Malaysia to significantly grow its shareholder's value.

United Stars has earned its stripes by working with metal. Through its subsidiaries, the company operates in three main business areas. United Industries and United Stainless together manufacture welded stainless steel tubing. Electric Materials fabricates copper components for use in electrical equipment. United Gear & Assembly manufactures gears and shafts from carbon and alloy steel. The subsidiaries operate locations throughout the Midwest as well as in Tennessee.

Teryl Resources Corp. is one of the main landowners in the Fairbanks Mining District, Alaska.The Gil project is a joint venture with Kinross Gold Corporation (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) (80% Kinross/20% Teryl). To date USD$9 million has been expended on exploration by Kinross and Teryl on the Gil joint venture claims. A USD$1.6 million budget has been completed for 2009 to draft test several gold anomolies on the Gil Claims.The Company’s other Alaska holdings also include the Fish Creek Claims, 50% optioned from Linux Gold Corp. (OTC BB: LNXGF); the Stepovich Claims, where Teryl has a 10% net profit interest from Kinross; and a 100%-interest in the West Ridge property.Teryl also has one joint venture silver prospect located in Northern BC, Canada.Teryl Resources Corp. has revenue from oil and gas projects in Texas and Kentucky.

Cloud Peak Energy Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in coal mining operations in the Powder River Basin of the United States. It produces sub-bituminous steam coal with low sulfur content for electric utilities and industrial customers. Cloud Peak operates two surface coal mines in Wyoming and one surface coal mine in Montana. It also owns a 50% interest in a surface coal mine in Montana. As of December 31, 2009, it had approximately 1.0 billion tons of proven and probable coal reserves. In addition, Cloud Peak holds a 50% joint venture interest in the Decker Coal Company. Cloud Peak Energy, Inc. was founded in 1993 and is based in Gillette, Wyoming.

Searchgold is dedicated to creating wealth by discovering and mining the earth's resources in an efficient and environmentally responsible manner. Searchgold's entire management team and board have significant experience with gold and diamond exploration and production. Most analysts predict a long period of rising and higher gold and diamond prices, due to the weakening US dollar, global economic and political uncertainty, shortages of supply, and increasing demand for gold and diamonds.

Belgonucleaire fuels the nuclear world. Belgonucleaire company produces mixed oxide (MOX), a combination of depleted uranium oxide and plutonium oxide that is used as fuel in nuclear power plants. Belgonucleaire also has a nuclear engineering branch, which researches nuclear fuels, builds equipment for MOX production factories, and develops systems to dispose of nuclear waste safely. The engineering branch also works with other nuclear firms to neutralize plutonium left over from dismantled nuclear weapons. The Belgian national government owns 50% of Belgonucleaire company, which was founded in 1957.

Macsteel Service Centres SA forms the integral and significant African component of the global Macsteel Holdings Group, which operates in 31 countries worldwide.The Macsteel Service Centres SA Group is Africa's leading merchandiser and distributor of steel and value added steel products, with sales well in excess of a million tons per annum.Macsteel Service Centres SA consists of 10 dynamic business units operating a strategic network of 68 service centres and branches serving the entire Sub-Saharan African region. We employ in excess of 5 500 people.At Macsteel the customer is at the centre of our focus. Exceptional levels of personalized service result in us 'partnering' our clients at every level of delivery, ensuring repeat business and client satisfaction.

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